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Emergency Evacuation Plans

Emergency Evacuation Plans (as prepared for AMI). Sam Wilson Guy E. Braxton. 29 CFR 1910.38 May 2012. Emergency Evacuation Plans Types of Plans : A) Emergencies that require evacuations of the building .

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Emergency Evacuation Plans

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  1. Emergency Evacuation Plans (as prepared for AMI) Sam Wilson Guy E. Braxton 29 CFR 1910.38 May 2012

  2. Emergency Evacuation Plans Types of Plans: A) Emergencies that require evacuations of the building. (1) Fires (2) Gas or strange odors (3) Smoke B) Emergencies that involves Outside Weather Conditions (1) Hurricanes (2) Tornadoes (3) Heavy snow or rain (4) Earthquakes C) Emergencies that involve any type of Violence (1) Employee on Employee (2) Customer on Employee (3) Spouse on Employee (4) Stranger on Employee OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.38 Employee Emergency Plans and Fire Prevention Plans. Action Plan must be in writing. A review of the plan is required: (1) When the plan is developed (2) When the Employees responsibility changes (3) When the plan changes

  3. Emergency Evacuation Plans Emergencies that require evacuations of a building. (1) Fires (2) Gas or strange odors (3) Smoke When there is an Emergency in your facility that involves Fire, Gas, Strange Odors or Smoke. Everyone must exit the building. Leave through the nearest exit. Designated meeting areas must be established. Everyone must meet at these designated areas. Someone at each of these designated meeting area must be responsible for the head count from each group leader. If there is any reports of missing people, it must be communicated immediately to the Safety Leader. No one is permitted in their car. Nor is anyone permitted to leave, to go to your locker, or to leave your group. You must account for all venders or visitors. Smoking is NOT permitted during any Evacuation Designate Meeting Areas

  4. Emergency Evacuation Plans Emergencies that require evacuations of the building. (1) Fires (2) Gas or strange odors (3) Smoke (A) Establish “Designated Meeting” Areas (B) Establish who will collect the head counts at each designated meeting areas. (C) Establish means of communication - both for indoor and outdoor (D) Who calls “911” Everyone should not call 911. Decide who does.

  5. Emergency Evacuation Plans Emergencies that involves Outside Weather Conditions (1) Tornadoes (2) Hurricanes (3) Snow (4) Heavy Rain (5) Strong Winds (6) Earthquakes Establish who monitors the weather conditions Who makes the call to send employees to Weather Shelters Establish the means of communications to provide the information to the leadership team. Establishing locations of Weather Shelters Establish how much time is needed to get all employees to shelters What do you do to communicate to employees on the road? (drivers on the road) Provide training for groups leaders Have flashlights been issued to all group leaders Establish discipline for employees that don’t follow directions

  6. Emergency Evacuation Plans Emergencies that involve any type of Violence Workplace Violence is defined in four categories: (1) Employee on Employee (2) Customer on Employee (3) Spouse on Employee (4) Stranger on Employee (1) Employee on Employee - When an employee attacks another employee, when there is a fight/confrontation between employees. a) How is it handled? b) What is the expectation of the supervisors or managers? c) When should the police be called? d) What is the company’s policy for discipline? (2) Customer on Employee - At your place of business, a customer becomes very angry and starts to raise his voice very loud. a) What should the employee do? b) What if the customer becomes violent? c) When should the police be called?

  7. Emergency Evacuation Plans Emergencies that involve any type of Violence 3) Spouse (significant other) on employee - An employee is in a relationship with someone, who is angry and that angry person comes into your place of business. a) Do you allow the angry person to see your employee b) When is the decision made to call the police? c) What are you prepared to do if it’s about the spouse being angry with an employee that is not the spouse? (at work boyfriend) 4) Stranger on employee - A person walk in off the street. This person is not a family member, an employee, nor a customer.. a) The police should be called immediately if Safely possible b) How do you alert the other employees In any act of violence, getting the employees out of harm’s way is the most important. Looking at the number of employees, the many different places they could be, but also the opportunities someone can have to bring harm. Getting all employees away but being able to account for all employees is something that has to be done! If there is a hostage situation, it must be known how many people are being held!

  8. Fires, gas or others Emergency Evacuation Plans (as prepared for AMI) Weather Workplace Violence

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