Employee Action Plans for Construction

Each of your supervisors must know what to dohappened, the specific location, whether anyone
during an emergency and must be certain that hiswas injured, and their name and phone number in
or her workers understand their roles. Aaddition to any other applicable information.
responsible person must be designated for eachJobsite Alarm Systems
workplace or jobsite. Generally, your supervisor isAn employee alarm system shall be in accordance
the person in charge of a workplace or jobsite.with CFR Part 1926.159. Your designated person
This designated person has specific responsibilitymay determine the particular alarm system to be
for the preparation, updating, and implementationutilized for each jobsite to alert all workers in the
of the emergency plan.area of an emergency. In most cases this may
Each plan should contain the following informationbe simply honking a vehicle's horn say, in three
and procedures as appropriate for eachlong blasts. Other, more complex jobsites, for
workplace. Naturally, some jobsites would notinstance in large industrial locations, an alarm would
require much of the following features dependingbe accomplished by setting off a building's alarm
on its size and complexity.system's horns.
Emergency Escape ProceduresTypes Of Evacuation
Floor plans showing evacuation routes, the locationYour designated person shall review each
of shutoff switches and valves for the utilityparticular jobsite or workplace to determine the
systems (water, gas, electricity), and the locationstype of evacuation to be utilized in emergency
of emergency equipment and supplies (includingcircumstances.
medical) shall be determined prior to the start ofEmployee Responsibilities
work at each at each jobsite or workplace.Employees, other than emergency-response
Emergency Operator Personnelgroups, involved in any emergency greater than a
A list of people with specific duties during anminor incident (such as an injury to a worker that
emergency and a description of their duties shalldoesn't affect the jobsite as a whole- as opposed
be provided. For example, specific people shouldto a major incident such as a fire onsite) are
be assigned to supervise evacuation and to carryexpected to act as follows:
out a rapid search of the area (if this can be doneYour workers must comply with all guidelines and
safely).procedures as outlined by your designated person
Accounting For All Employeesregarding the Emergency Action Plan. In an
Designation of a primary assembly point foremergency situation your workers may, if there
evacuees that is well away from the building -is threat of further injury or further exposure to
such as the jobsite trailer, or the employees'the hazard, remove all injured persons if possible
vehicles. An alternate site should also beand leave the immediate vicinity. If there is no
designated in case the first choice cannot be used.threat of further injury or exposure, your
Rescue Medical Dutiesworkers should leave seriously injured personnel
Proceed with first aid or attempt to control thewhere they are.
incident only if your workers can do so safely andTraining Requirements
if they have been trained in the first aid or theYour designated person needs to review the
emergency response necessary to control theEmployee Emergency Action Plan with each
incident.affected employee initially when the plan is
Reporting Fires And Other Emergenciesdeveloped, when the workers' responsibilities or
Naturally have your supervisors report thedesignated duties change, and, whenever your
emergency immediately. Have them state whatplan is changed.