OSHA Emergency Response

Plan
29 CFR 1910.120 (q)
 Emergency Response Plan (ERP)

• “An ERP shall be developed

and implemented prior to
commencement of emergency
response operations”
• “The plan shall be in writing
and available for inspection
and copying by employees,
their representatives and
OSHA inspectors”
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(1)
 Elements of and Emergency
Response Plan
1) Pre-emergency planning and
coordination with outside
authorities
2) Personnel roles, lines of authority,
training, & communication
 Elements of and Emergency
Response Plan
3) Emergency
recognition and
prevention
4) Safe distances and
places of refuge

Recommended evacuation distances are

found in the green section of the DOT ERG
 Elements of and Emergency
Response Plan
5) Site security and control
6) Evacuation routes and procedures
 Elements of and Emergency
Response Plan

7) Decontamination
8) Emergency medical
treatment & first aid
 Elements of and Emergency
Response Plan

9) Emergency alerting
& response
procedures
10)Critique of response
and follow-up
 Elements of and Emergency
Response Plan

11)PPE & emergency

equipment
Procedures for Handling an
Emergency Response
 Individual in Charge
• The senior emergency
response official
responding to an
emergency is responsible
for:
– Implementing appropriate
emergency response
operations
– Selecting the appropriate
PPE
– Limiting the numbers of
responders on site
 Individual in Charge
• The senior emergency
response official
responding to an
emergency is responsible
for:
– Designating a safety official
– Implementing appropriate
DECON procedures
 Safety Official (SO)
• The safety officer is
responsible for:
– Identifying & evaluating
hazards
– Providing direction with
respect to operations safety
– Alter, suspend, or terminate
activities if an unsafe
condition exists
 Employees

• Employees engaged in
emergency response
and exposed to actual
or potential inhalation
hazards must wear
PPSCBA’s
 Back-up Personnel

• Back-up personnel
must stand by with
equipment to provide
assistance or rescue
(when personnel enter
an IDLH atmosphere)
 Skilled Support Personnel
• If skilled support personnel
are necessary to operate
specialized equipment:
– They are not required the
regular HAZWOPER training
required for normal employees,
however
– They must be giving safety
briefings on the site including
PPE required and chemical
hazards at the site
 Specialist Employees
• These are employees
who will provide
technical advice within
their expertise
• They must receive
training or demonstrate
competence in their
specialty annually
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