Emergency Planning

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Mohammad Ashfaqur RahmanCompliance Professional

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Workspace Emergency

A workspace emergency is an unforeseen situation that threatens employee, customers, or the public; disrupts or shutdown your operations; or causes physical or environmental damage.

Emergencies may be natural or manmade and include the following

Floods Hurricanes, Tornadoes Fires, Explosions

Toxic gas releases Chemical spills, Workplace violence

resulting in bodily harm and trauma

Emergency Action Plan

An Emergency Action Plan (EAP) covers designated actions employers and employees must take to ensure employee safety from workspace or industrial or emergencies.

It beneficial to include the management team andemployees in the process. Explain the goal of protecting lives and property in the

event of an emergency, and ask for their help in establishing and implementing the emergency action plan.

Minimal EAP Requirement

At a minimum, the emergency action plan must include the following

– A preferred method for reporting the emergencies– An evacuation policy and procedure– Emergency escape procedures & route

assignments• Floor plans• workplace maps• safe or refuge areas

Minimal EAP Requirement

– Names, titles, departments, and telephone numbers of individuals both within and outside of the company to contact

• for additional information or • explanation of duties and responsibilities

under the emergency plan– oraganization also may want to consider

designating an assembly location and procedures • to account for all employees after an

evacuation.

Minimal EAP Requirement

Emergency Response Team An incident response team or emergency response team

(ERT) is a group of people who prepare for and respond to any emergency incident

such as a natural disaster or an interruption of business operations.