INTRODUCTION
Types of Workplace Emergencies
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Several Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards explicitly require employers to have Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) for their workplaces. Emergency preparedness is a well-known concept in protecting workers' safety and health. To help employers, safety and health professionals, training directors, and others, the requirements for emergencies are compiled and summarized in this course.
Fire safety becomes everyone's job at a worksite. Employers must develop Fire Prevention Plans (FPPs) and train workers about fire hazards in the workplace and what to do in a fire emergency. If you want your workers to evacuate, you should train them on how to escape. If you expect your workers to use firefighting equipment, you must give them appropriate equipment and train them to use the equipment safely.
The EAP and FPP, along with the Preventing Workplace Violence , should all be combined into an overall Emergency Preparedness Program to protect employees and help ensure continuity of the organization's business services.
This short course provides an overview standards for emergencies contained within . It is not intended to alter or determine compliance responsibilities in standards or the Occupational Safety and Health Act of Please review the current standards applicable to your work operations to ensure your compliance.
