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EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN AND FIRE PREVENTION PLAN
All office personnel have been instructed to exit the building in the event there is an emergency
that would require the facility to be evacuated. Selected employees that work in the shop area
have been trained on how to respond to emergencies that could occur in their work area. They
are instructed to take appropriate action to control the emergency or evacuate the area. Those
individuals that have been trained to contain an emergency will be under the supervision of the
supervisor on duty.
EMERGENCY ESCAPE
The emergency exits will be clear of all obstructions at all times and will be checked on a regular
schedule. If an evacuation of the building is required all employees will report to the place of
safe refuge: Primary Safe Refuge is located (describe the location in detail ).
Secondary Safe Refuge is located (describe location in detail )
Secondary Safe Refuge is located
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(describe location in detail )
All employees that are not engaged in controlling the emergency
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will report to the Safe Refuge Point and wait for instructions. The supervisor(s) will take
headcount to account for all employees. Diagrams of the building are posted to show all
emergency routes to evacuate the building.
Manager’s name ) or his designated replacement have been identified to direct operations in
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the event of an emergency. His duties include the following:
Evacuation of the facility
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Directing any fire suppression
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Accounting for all employees (Safe Refuge)
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Insuring that all new employees are trained on their duty during an emergency
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EMERGENCY SPILL RESPONSE
All hazardous materials will be stored in the proper storage area. If a spill occurs in this area
response is required immediately. Selected employees have been trained to respond to an
emergency in the storage area. When responding to an emergency in this area you must wear the
proper personal protective equipment. MSDS are available (in the office) to be used for
information when responding to any emergency. Employees have been instructed on how to read
and interpret MSDS information. Effort should be made to prevent any hazardous materials from
running off (name of company) property. Dirt dikes or other means can be used to prevent a spill
from spreading. In the event of a spill the employee must first report the spill to the supervisor
then respond as required. Personal safety is your first concern. In the event a
( fuel or waste oil storage) is leaking a hazardous substance all efforts should be used to contain
the leak.
FIRE
Only trained employees are instructed to respond to incipient fires (fires that have just started).
At this stage you can sometimes extinguish these fires with the proper extinguishing agent and

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