Emergency Action Plan (EAP) Basics
Workplace Emergency
A workplace emergency is an unforeseen situation that:
- threatens your employees, customers, or the public;
- disrupts or shuts down your operations; or
- causes physical or environmental damage.
Emergencies may be natural or man-made and include the following:
Emergencies may be the result of natural, technological, or man-made causes including the following examples:
Natural
- Avalanche
- Disease
- Earthquakes
- Extreme weather
- Wildfires
- Flood/Tsunami
- Hurricane/Tornado
- Lightning
- Snow/Ice/Hail
- Volcanic eruption
Technological
- Aircraft crash
- Structure collapse
- Business interruption
- Dam/Levee breaks
- Explosion/Fire
- Air pollution
- Fuel/Food shortage
- Hazard materials release
- Power/Utility failure
- Transportation failure
Human
- Arson
- Civil unrest
- Economic downturns
- Enemy attack
- General strike
- Workplace violence
- Sabotage
- Terrorism
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
1-1. Business interruption is considered a _____ emergency.
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