Emergency Action Plan

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Emergency Action Plan
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Emergency escape procedures and escape routes

• Develop emergency escape routes
• Floor plans
• Work-area maps

1a
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Emergency escape procedures and escape routes

• Shelter areas
• locker rooms
• cafeterias
• Head count

1b
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Evacuation

• An adequate number of trained employees
  (wardens) help evacuate others
• There should be at least 1 warden for every 20
  employees

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Evacuation

• The wardens know the workplace layout and escape
  routes
• Wardens know the location of handicapped
  employees

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Evacuation

• Wardens check rooms and enclosed spaces where
  employees could be trapped
• Wardens account for all employees

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Critical plant operations

• Designate workers to shutdown critical systems
• gas
• electrical
• plant equipment
• Monitor plant power supplies

2a
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Critical plant operations

• Monitor water supplies
• Monitor essential services
• chemical processes
• manufacturing processes

2b
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Account for all employees

• Ensure all employees are safely evacuated
• Roll call

3a
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Account for all employees

• Let supervisor know when away from workstation
• Let supervisor know where you are

3b
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Rescue and medical duties

• Designated personnel will perform rescue
  duties
• Designated personnel will perform medical and
  first aid duties

4a
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Rescue and medical duties

• Know the potential emergency situations that
  could occur
• Emergency responders must be trained

4b
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Reporting

• Pull alarms
• Automatic alarms
• Phone call

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Alarm systems

• When there is an alarm, evacuate or perform
  your assigned emergency actions
• Know the different types of alarm signals

6a
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Alarm systems

• Flashing lights may be installed in areas where
  alarms may not be heard
• Alarm systems may use an auxiliary power
  source so they can operate when power fails

6b
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Disaster recovery

• Modified EAP
• evacuation
• employee alarms
• head count