EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS

YAWAR HASSAN KHANEMERGENCY ACTION PLANS

WHAT IS AN EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN An action plan to organize employee and employer action during workplace emergencies

COMPONENTS OF AN EFFECTIVE EMERGENCY ACTION PLANWays to report fires and other emergenciesEvacuation proceduresEmergency escape route assignmentsProcedures to account for all employee after an emergency evacuation has been completedName or job titles of personas who can be contacted for further information or explanation of duties under the plan.

NATURAL DISASTERSAvalancheBiologicalDroughtSand stormsEarth quakesExtreme heat / coldFireFloodHurricaneLandslide / MadslideLightningSnow / Ice / hailTornando Volcanic eruptionTsunami

TECHNOLOGICAL EMERGENCIESAircraft crashStructural collapseBusiness interruptionCommunicationLevee failure Explosion/fireExtreme air pollutionFinancial collapse Fuel .resource shortageHazardous material releasePower / utility failureRadiological / nuclear accidentsTransportation accidents

WHAT ARE THE STEPS IN DEVELOPING EAPDevelopment of emergency action planEstablish authorityConduct employee training and plan review Review , coordinate and update the plan

Make sure EAP meets specific needs

Consider and list potential natural or man made emergencies

Develop resue and medical assistance strategies

Consider communication

Identify methods for reporting fires

Develop methods to alert employees

Identify methods to alert employees

Identify how and when the employees will be trained

Address how and when drills and retraining will be conducted

One policy doesnt fit all situations

Designate someone who will stay to shut down critical operations during an evacuation

Determine specific evacuation routes and exits

Designate evacuation coordinates and workdens

Conduct EAP employee training

Update the EAP regularly

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