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Workplace Emergency Action Plan: What OSHA Expects from Employers

An emergency action plan sets out what employers and employees do during fires and other emergencies. This page summarizes OSHA's guidance on building one, from minimum content to evacuation and training.

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Minimum content of the plan

Not every employer is required to have an emergency action plan, but OSHA recommends one either way, based on a hazard assessment and with one plan per worksite.

At a minimum, the plan must include a way to report fires and other emergencies, an evacuation policy and procedure, escape routes, contacts for more information, procedures for employees who shut down critical operations, and rescue and medical duties. Employers with 10 or fewer employees may communicate the plan orally.

Alarms, routes and evacuation wardens

Alarms must be distinctive and perceivable by everyone, including disabled workers. Evacuation routes should be clearly marked, well lit, wide enough and unobstructed, with primary and secondary options.

A coordinator with clear authority should lead the response, and one evacuation warden for every 20 employees is generally adequate. After evacuating, gather people in assembly areas and take a head count.

Questions fréquentes

How often should employees be trained on the plan?

OSHA suggests considering annual training, plus training when the plan is created, when new employees are hired, when new equipment or layout changes affect evacuation routes, and when procedures are updated.

Should untrained employees take part in rescues?

OSHA advises leaving rescue work to people who are trained, equipped and certified, since untrained rescuers may endanger themselves and others.

What medical arrangements should the plan cover?

Provide a written emergency medical procedure and, if no clinic or hospital is close by, make sure someone on site is trained in first aid. Treatment of a serious injury should begin within 3 to 4 minutes.

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