Emergency Action Plan

Many companies house hazardous substances, such as anhydrous ammonia, that could potentially be released at their facilities.  Other disasters such as fires, earthquakes, tornados, or various other types of inclement weather could occur at a facility as well.  Since these events are beyond our client’s control, it is necessary to develop an Emergency Action Plan as specified by OSHA, so our clients have a way to promptly and safely respond to any emergency situation.   

An Emergency Action Plan is based on anticipated events, therefore both OSHA and the EPA enforce regulations regarding evacuation procedures.  This plan must address the methodology to help control the situation at hand.

This course covers:

• Emergency escape procedures
• Emergency escape route assignments
• Procedures to be followed by employees who remain to operate critical plant operations before they evacuate
• Procedures to account for all employees after emergency evacuation has been complete
• Rescue and medical duties for those employees who are going to perform them
• The plants means of reporting fires and other emergencies

Members of management, maintenance, safety, production, human resources and security. A good cross section can contribute greatly to the overall effectiveness of any emergency action plan.

The following items are some of the actions that must be addressed in the EAP:

• Designated safe places of refuge
• Accountability procedure for all personnel that are on site at the time of the emergency
• Necessary calls to the fire department and local and state emergency numbers
• Evacuation procedures
• Facility site assessment

Industrial Consultants, LLC has helped to prepare Emergency Action Plans for many facilities.  This preparation includes the development of the plan or a review of the client’s developed plan.  It also includes recommendations to comply with any OSHA-required elements.