Emergency procedures: alarms, evacuation and first response

Skills you'll practise

• Describe the elements of an emergency action plan and find them for your site
• Respond to an alarm: stop work safely, evacuate by the right route, report to the assembly point and don't re-enter until told
• Explain why accounting for people matters and what to report to wardens
• Decide, within your training and the site plan, whether to use a portable extinguisher or evacuate
• Give first response to an injury or splash within your training: get help, use eyewash or shower, and report

Course outline

1. 1.Emergency procedures: alarms, evacuation and first responseVideo · 2 min
2. 2.The emergency planLesson · 16 min
3. 3.Evacuation and accounting for peopleLesson · 17 min
4. 4.Extinguishers and first responseLesson · 17 min
5. 5.Emergency procedures: alarms, evacuation and first response: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 16 questions
6. 6.Emergency procedures: alarms, evacuation and first response: practical exerciseKnowledge check · 1 question
7. 7.Final exam7 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out

Sources it draws on

The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.

• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.38: Emergency action plans
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.157: Portable fire extinguishers
• OSHA Evacuation Plans and Procedures eTool: Fire extinguisher use
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151: Medical services and first aid
• OSHA interpretation: ANSI Z358.1 guidance for complying with 1910.151(c)
• Your employer's safety procedures, risk assessments and site rules (these govern)