Emergency Action Plans
EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS
At 2 a.m., nobody has time to work out who calls 911 and who shuts the valve. An Emergency Action Plan settles it ahead of time.
It covers how an emergency gets reported, the alarm, the evacuation routes, the head count, and who has been trained. OSHA's standard is 29 CFR 1910.38, and the plan is reviewed with every employee.
Ten or fewer employees may pass it along by word of mouth. A written copy is what you hand over when someone asks.
We write it around your office, shop, plant or yard from one form, about an hour of your time.
Get your Emergency Action Plan
BUILDING YOUR EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.38 is the standard behind it. Written down, it's the plan your newest hire can follow at 2 a.m. without calling you first.
Get your Emergency Action Plan
Listen in the truck: six written plans, under 10 minutes. For each one: who needs it, the rule behind it by section, and what it costs you to go without.
The emergency action plan starts at 6:22. The 2 a.m. part is at 7:05.
OSHA Emergency Action Plan Requirements
Emergency Action Plan Training
Propane marketers must designate and train employees to follow Emergency Action Plan procedures to assist in a safe and orderly evacuation of other employees.
Employee Alarm System
Propane marketers must have and maintain an employee alarm system. This system must use a distinctive signal for each purpose.
Protocol and Procedures for Emergencies
This includes procedures for reporting a fire or other emergency, procedures for emergency evacuation and exit route assignments, procedures to be followed by employees who remain to operate critical plant operations before evacuation, and procedures to account for all employees after evacuation.
Regular Review of Emergency Action Plan
Propane marketers must review the Emergency Action Plan with each employee covered by the plan:
- When the plan is developed or the employee is initially assigned to a job
- When the employee’s responsibilities under the plan change
- When the plan is changed
An Emergency Action Plan is critical to meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and promote a safe work environment at your bulk plant facility. Our experts can help create your Emergency Action Plan that is completely customized to your bulk plant facility’s specific needs — contact us to get started.
Straight answers
What is a propane emergency action plan?
The written people-out file: how you report, which exits, who shuts what down, how you account for people, who does rescue or medical, and who is the contact. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.38(c) names those six elements. It is not a fire safety analysis.
Do I have to write it?
Shops with 10 or fewer employees may communicate it orally under 1910.38(b); more than 10 must write it. Insurers and fire marshals still ask for paper. Other OSHA standards that apply to the shop can also require an EAP.
Is this the fire safety analysis?
No. An EAP is the people-out file. The fire safety analysis is the plant fire-risk file. Keep them separate. Confirm what your state and AHJ will ask to see.