Emergency action plan

Overview

It is good to plan for workplace emergencies because the more prepared you are the more likely you and your co-workers will respond correctly when you have to deal with one.

Does Oregon OSHA require your workplace to prepare an emergency plan? The answer depends on whether another Oregon OSHA standard requires you to prepare one. Sound like a Catch-22? Don't worry. These are the standards require emergency action plans.

Portable fire extinguishers - 437-002-0187
Fixed extinguishing systems – 1910.160
Fire detection systems – 1910.164
Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals – 1910.119
Hazardous waste operations and emergency response – 1910.120
Grain handling facilities – 1910.272
Methylenedianiline – 1910.1050
1,3-butadiene – 1910.1051

Learn more about the requirements for emergency action plans in Oregon OSHA’s emergency action plan rule: 437-002-0042

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Publications

Brochures/Guides
- Expecting the UNexpected: What to consider in planning for workplace emergencies
  Helps employers plan for workplace emergencies. Covers Oregon OSHA's emergency planning requirements, types of emergencies, and how to prepare an emergency plan.
  English Order printed copy 05/05/2022
Checklists
- Emergency Action Plan
  Checklist for emergency action plan.
  English
- Exit doors
  Checklist for exit doors.
  English
- Exits and exit routes
  Checklist for exits (access and egress).
  English
Fact sheets
- Emergencias médicas y empleadores agrícolas de zonas rurales
  Medical Emergencies and Rural Agricultural Employers
  Proporciona a los empleadores rurales información para ayudarlos a crear un plan médico de emergencia eficaz.
  Spanish 10/08/2024
- Fire extinguishers, portable
  Reviews full and partial exemptions to fire extinguisher rules, as well as extinguisher selection and inspections, and required employee training.
  English 06/12/2023
- Medical emergencies and rural agricultural Employers
  Agricultural employers in rural areas often face additional challenges during emergencies. Issues such as distance to emergency medical services, fewer (or less maintained) roads, and little or no cellphone service can make emergencies more difficult, especially when accessing care for sick or injured workers. This fact sheet provides employers with information to help create a strong emergency medical plan.
  English 02/02/2022
Forms
- Emergency action plan sample for small businesses
  Form with an emergency action plan sample for small businesses
  English Word version 10/31/2014
Labels and stickers
- Agriculture Emergency Transport Decision Tree – sticker
  Large sticker with a diagram of what to do when a worker is sick or injured in an agricultural setting. Magnets are also available from our resource center or our online ordering system.
  English Order printed copy 01/04/2023
- Árbol de decisiones sobre el traslado de emergencia en zonas agrícolas
  Agriculture Emergency Transport Decision Tree sticker
  Imán grande con un diagrama de qué hacer cuando un trabajador está enfermo o lesionado en un entorno agrícola.
  Spanish 12/11/2024
- Emergency phone numbers
  Use this sticker to record important emergency contact information and post it near phones and in work areas.
  English Order printed copy 05/10/2023
- Sticker Sheet
  An 8½ x 11 sheet of our most popular stickers.
  English 01/04/2024
References
- Oregon Integrated Contingency Plan and Guidance Outline
  This single-facility response plan is only for accidental releases or spills of oil and non-radiological hazardous substances
  English 04/27/2012
- Rules with requirements
  We get many calls and emails from employers asking the same question. It begins: “Which of your rules have requirements for…” You can finish the sentence with words like “recordkeeping,” “employee training,” and “written documents.” To answer those questions, we’ve organized these rules requirements into a filterable, sortable, searchable table.
  English 05/10/2019

Education and training

Rules and rule-related

Final Rules
- Division 2, Subdivision E, Means of Egress
  12-2001 Word version
- Division 4, Subdivision E, Exits/Plans
  9-2006 Word version

Video Resources

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Emergency Action Plan
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