107 Emergency Action and Fire Prevention Plans

Introduction

This short course gives an overview of OSHA emergency standards, specifically OSHA 1910.38, Emergency Action Plans, and 1910.39, Fire Prevention Plans. This course doesn't aim to change or define your compliance responsibilities under OSHA standards or the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. To ensure you're compliant, please check the current OSHA standards that apply to your work.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, you should be able to:

ID	Objective
TO 1.0	Achieve a minimum score of 70% on the final course assessment.
LO 1.1.1	Describe the requirements for development of the Emergency Action Plan (EAP).
LO 1.1.2	List the required elements within the EAP.
LO 1.1.3	Discuss procedures for reporting emergencies and coordinating with emergency services.
LO 1.1.4	Describe evacuation policies, procedures, and EAP evacuation assignments.
LO 1.1.5	Summarize the requirements for exit routes.
LO 1.1.6	Discuss the responsibilities of employees who are required to remain behind during an evacuation.
LO 1.1.7	Describe what evacuation assembly areas are and what they are used for during an evacuation.
LO 1.2.1	Describe the requirements for development of the Fire Prevention Plan (FPP).
LO 1.2.2	Discuss each of the components of the FPP.
LO 1.2.3	List and describe employee best practices to limit the risk of fires in the workplace.
LO 1.2.4	Identify the various hazards in the workplace that may cause fires.
LO 1.2.5	Discuss and contrast fixed and portable fire extinguishing systems.
LO 1.2.6	Describe training requirements for the FPP.

Key: Terminal Objective (TO), Learning Objective (LO)