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Emergency Preparedness

Learn the essential steps for creating effective evacuation and shelter-in-place plans for factory emergencies. Ensure compliance, safety, and preparedness for natural disasters, fires, chemical spills, and other emergencies.

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Emergency Preparedness

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  1. Emergency Preparedness

  2. Emergency Preparedness • The #1 factory violation • Includes blocked aisles & exits • Insufficient fire extinguisher • Egress routes not posted • Evacuation Drill not conducted

  3. Natural Emergencies Tornado Hurricane Typhoon Flood Earthquake Chemical Spill Fire Bomb or Terrorist Threats Civil Disturbances Types of Emergencies Environmental / Factory Emergencies

  4. Focus in this presentation Emergency requiring Evacuation Fire Example Housekeeping (Aisles and Exits) Emergency requiring Shelter in Place Earthquake Example Types of Emergencies

  5. EHS Management System Plan Act Do Check • Plan • Laws & Regulations • TOE Requirements • Management Commitment • Do • Risk Assessment • Training • Record Keeping • Corrective Action • Check • Monitor • Audit • Act • Modify • Improve

  6. Emergencies Requiring Evacuation • Plan • Identify all emergencies • Create an emergency preparedness plan Plan • Act • Modify procedures to improve emergency preparedness, based on drills and/or incidents. Act Do • Do • Assignresponsibility for emergency preparedness. • Train workers • Signs are visible Check • Check • Conduct drills of the emergency evacuation procedures. • Test emergency lights on a regular basis.

  7. Fire Preparedness ‘Plan’ Fire Example: • Develop Fire prevention plan • Develop Evacuation plan

  8. Fire Prevention Plan Fire prevention plan includes: • Identify all ignition sources and open flames - Welding and cutting is done away from flammables • Ground and Bond chemical containers to prevent static sparks • Trash and other combustibles are isolated from ignition source • Segregate incompatible chemicals • Secure flammable gas containers • Install fire extinguishers • Battery charging areas are well ventilated

  9. Fire Preparedness Plan • Evacuation plan includes: • Primary and Secondary evacuation routes • Designate and assign assembly area • Designate person to complete a roll call • Designate person to give all clear to return • Alarm system to notify workers to evacuate

  10. Fire Preparedness ‘Do’ • Notify Local Fire Department of Chemicals stored on site (if applicable) • Assign responsibilities, including Senior Management • Senior Manager responsible for fire preparedness • Designate assembly area • Supervisors to take a roll call • Manager to give all clear to return to work • Train employees on procedures • Post evacuation routes • Ensure exit signs are installed • Housekeeping – keep Aisles & Exits Clear

  11. Fire Preparedness ‘Check’ • Practice evacuation drill • Test emergency lights • Ensure all exits signs are visible and replace burnt out light bulbs

  12. Fire Preparedness ‘Check’ • Factories must have enough exits to safely serve the number of workers and the height and type of building or structure • Exit doors must open outward (in the direction of the way out of the building). They must require no special operation. • Exit doors, routes, and aisles must be wide enough to safely evacuate workers in an emergency • Aisles and exits must be kept clear and unblocked at all times. Exits must be unlocked at all times during working hours.

  13. Fire Preparedness ‘Check’ • Exit doors and exit routes must be marked so that they are clearly visible to factory workers throughout the factory: • Exits must be marked with signs that are visible from 30 m (100 ft). • All signs and markings must be in a language (s) that can be understood by all workers. Lettering must be at least 15 cm (6 in) high, brightly colored, contrasting with surrounding surfaces, illuminated to make them more visible. • Any door, aisle, or stairway that is NOT an exit or does NOT lead to an exit and may be mistaken for an exit shall be posted with a sign that reads “NO EXIT.”

  14. Aisles & Exits Blocked Exit route Misleading and confusing exit route.

  15. Aisles & Exits

  16. Aisles & Exits Locked Exit

  17. Fire Preparedness ‘Act’ • Modify and improve evacuation plan if employees can not exit within 3 minutes • Modify plan as necessary, based on lessons learned from evacuation drills • Modify plan based on self inspection results

  18. Emergencies Requiring “Shelter in Place” • Plan • Identify all emergencies • Create an emergency preparedness plan • Identify Shelter Locations Plan • Act • Modify procedures to improve emergency preparedness, based on drills and/or incidents. Act Do • Do • Assignresponsibility for emergency preparedness. • Train workers • Signs are visible Check • Check • Conduct drills of the emergency evacuation procedures. • Test emergency lights on a regular basis.

  19. When to Shelter in Place • During emergency situations when it’s more dangerous to be outside than inside • Earthquake • Flood, Severe Storms • Outside Chemical Spill

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