Welcome!

Hi, and welcome to the course. I'm Steve Geigle and I'll be your online instructor for this course. If you are a safety manager, supervisor, committee member, or someone who is getting into the occupational safety and health field, this course will help you understand your important responsibilities.

Here's how it works (Read this... it's important!)

1. Study each course module. Just click on the course "Modules" tab above to get started. It take about 30 minutes to one hour to complete each module, including the quiz.

2. Complete each module quiz. Each quiz is 5-10 questions. When you submit the quiz, a new web page will load with instant feedback on your answers. After you complete the quiz, start on the next module. There is no need to wait! No hurry either. You are in control of the pace of learning.
   If you have questions as you study, just send me an email.

3. Order a certificate. Optional If you want certification of training, order a certificate. The fee is only $11.95 for a emailed PDF certificate or $20 plus shipping plus shipping for a mailed original certificate. The fee covers my exam review, course certificate preparation, and maintenance of your student records.
   Go to the OSHAcademy Store to pay for the course certificate. Tip: You will save up to 50% in course fees if you enroll in a Professional Development Certificate Program.

4. Complete and submit the final course exam.
   • Final exams are 20 questions.
   • To meet OSHA requirements, you must pass the final exam with at least a 70% score.
   • If you do not pass the exam, you may retake the exam.
   • If you pass the exam, you may not retake the exam just to raise your score.
   • Most final exam questions are derived from module quizzes.

OK, Let's go!

Have fun and study hard. To start, just click on "Introduction" tab above.

Why have an Emergency Action Plan?

The importance of an effective workplace safety and health program cannot be overemphasized. There are many benefits from such a program, including increased productivity, improved employee morale, reduced absenteeism and illness, and reduced workers' compensation rates. Unfortunately, workplace accidents and illnesses still occur in spite of efforts to prevent them, and proper planning is necessary to effectively respond to emergencies.

Several Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards explicitly require employers to have emergency action plans for their workplaces. Emergency preparedness is a well-known concept in protecting workers' safety and health. To help employers, safety and health professionals, training directors, and others, the OSHA requirements for emergencies are compiled and summarized in this booklet.

This course provides a generic, non-exhaustive overview of OSHA standards for emergencies. It is not intended to alter or determine compliance responsibilities in OSHA standards or the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Please review the current OSHA standards applicable to your work operations to ensure your compliance.

What are OSHA’s requirements for emergencies?

Some of the key OSHA requirements for emergencies can be found in the following sections of the agency’s General Industry Occupational Safety and Health Standards (29 CFR 1910).

Subpart E -- Means of Egress

• 1910.37 Means of egress
• 1910.38 Employee emergency plans and fire prevention plans
• Appendix Means of egress

Subpart H -- Hazardous Materials

• 1910.119 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals
• 1910.120 Hazardous waste operations and emergency response

Subpart I -- Personal Protective Equipment

• 1910.133 Eye and face protection
• 1910.134 Respiratory protection
• 1910.135 Occupational head protection
• 1910.136 Occupational foot protection
• 1910.138 Hand protection

Subpart J -- General Environmental Controls

• 1910.146 Permit-required confined spaces
• 1910.147 Control of hazardous energy sources

Subpart K -- Medical and First Aid

• 1910.151 Medical services and first aid

Subpart L -- Fire Protection

• 1910.155-156 Fire protection and fire brigades
• 1910.157-163 Fire suppression equipment
• 1910.164 Fire detection systems
• 1910.165 Employee alarm systems
• Appendices A-E of Subpart L

Subpart R -- Special Industries, Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution

Subpart Z -- Toxic and Hazardous Substances

• 1910.1030 Bloodborne pathogens
• 1910.1200 Hazard communication

This course is organized so that you can read each module in the order presented or move about as you choose.

Go to the first module!

To begin your online study, just click on the "Modules" tab. To study off-line, click on the "Study Guide" tab and download the PDF study guide. Download Adobe Reader to open the study guide. The study guide is for your personal use only.

To begin your training, just click on the module links below.

Module 1: Basic Questions Module 2: Developing the EAP Module 3: Policies and Procedures Module 4: Responsibilities & Training Module 5: Review, Coordination & Update

COURSE 717 FINAL EXAM

This is an open book exam. That means you may search high and low throughout the course material for the answers to this final exam. To receive a certificate, you must achieve a 70% score or higher.

It's important to complete each quiz as the final exam questions are derived from the questions within each module quiz. Immediately after submitting the quiz, you will receive a web page containing your answers and the correct "book" answers.

Course Study Guide. Use it for studying off-line and creating a reference binder.

Additional information can be found in: NFPA 1600, Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs Evacuation Plans and Procedures eTool The Emergency Response Safety and Health Database Emergency Management Guide for Business & Industry Protect Your Property or Business from Disaster Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards Additional Resources

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