Emergency action plan

Key points

1. 1Know how to report an emergency on this site: who to tell, how to call 911, and the exact site address to give the dispatcher.
2. 2Learn the alarm signal we use for evacuation, whether it is an air horn, a shout, or a radio call, and stop work right away when you hear it.
3. 3Walk your exit routes today and know at least two ways out from where you are working, including from upper floors and from inside the building.
4. 4Go straight to the meeting point when there is an evacuation, and do not stop to grab tools or move your truck.
5. 5At the meeting point, the foreman does a head count, so stay there until you are told it is clear and tell us if you saw someone still inside.
6. 6Know who is assigned to shut down equipment or gas and who gives first aid, and do not go back in for a rescue unless you are trained and it is safe.
7. 7Keep exit routes, stairs, and access roads clear of material and debris so people can get out and emergency trucks can get in.

Talk it over

• Where is our meeting point on this job, and how would you get there from where you are working today?
• If you had to call 911 right now, what address and directions would you give them to find us?
• What could block an exit or slow down an evacuation on our site this week?

Also in the other language: Plan de acción para emergencias

Official sources

• 29 CFR 1926.35 — Employee emergency action plansecfr.gov

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