Introduction
A workplace emergency is an unforeseen situation that threatens plants and industrial facilities including employees and customers. If emergency & evacuation action plan is not in place, disastrous consequences might impact both; private and public sectors. Also, wrong emergency plan might cause industrial operations to be disrupted or shut down or causes physical or environmental damage.
Program Objectives:
Upon course completion, the participants are expected to have acquired an ability to list the elements of an emergency action plan and emergency evacuation floor plans, recognize violations of exit route requirements, determine whether their organization/plants requires an emergency action plan, and develop & implement workplace emergency action and fire protection plans. Moreover, the course will help better understand the following:
- Reasons for emergency action plans and fire prevention plans for industrial safety
- When plans are required for a workplace
- Elements of a good evacuation plan
- Features of design and maintenance of good exit routes
- What is an effective Emergency Action Plan? and how to develop it?
- Emergency Action Plan Necessity for industrial establishments
- Evaluating your workplace
Who Should Attend?
This course is a comprehensive and designed for anyone involved in general industry. Specifically devised for safety directors, foremen, and field supervisors including:
- Program administrators & project engineers
- HSE management managers
- Collateral duty safety personnel
- Supervisors and factories shareholders
- VPP program managers/auditors
- Safety supervisors & plants managers
- Building management
- Emergency responders & maintenance governance
- Health & safety officers and plant operators
- Fire safety managers and HSE supervisors
- Facility managers and plant mangers
- Risk assessors and compliance officers.
- Individuals responsible for fire safety in workplaces or public facilities and oil plants.
- Auditors and consultants focusing on safety and compliance.
- Operations and safety officers
- Maintenance assistant/supervisor
- Fire Prevention officers and Team leaders & engineers
- Oil & gas sector: Manufacturing and construction
Course Outlines:
The Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for Industrial Establishments
- List key elements in the Emergency Action Plan (EAP).
- Discuss reporting requirements under the EAP for your organization
- Describe a typical evacuation procedure if a fire occurs.
- The important requirements for exit routes.
- Describe evacuation warden requirements and duties.
- The requirements for employees who do not evacuate.
- Discuss requirements for accounting for employees and assembly areas.
- Identifying important points when coordinating with fire, rescue, and medical services.
Review, Coordinate & Update
- Coordinating with other organizations
- Coordinate practice with other organizations
- Update the EAP regularly
Developing the Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
- The EAP must meet specific needs
- Potential natural or man-made emergencies
- Develop rescue and medical assistance strategies
- Important communications considerations
- Reporting fires and other emergencies
- Alerting employees
- How and when to train employees
- Conducting drills and retraining
The Fire Prevention Plan (FPP)
- Describe responsibilities for Fire Prevention Plan (FPP) managers and administrators.
- Discuss FPP responsibilities for supervisors and employees.
- Describe the requirement for a written FPP and identify components.
- Identify at least five best practices under the FPP.
- List and give examples of the various fire hazards in the workplace.
- Identify and describe the two primary types of fire extinguishing systems.
- Describe the PASS method for using fire extinguishers.
- Describe FPP education and training requirements for managers, supervisors, and employees,
Policies and Procedures
- Multiple policies
- Duties and responsibilities of the EAP team
- Determine specific evacuation routes and exits
- Assisting people during evacuations
- Accounting for all employees
- Accounting for visitors
Responsibilities & Training
- Establish a chain of command
- Who is in charge?
- Designate evacuation coordinators
- Designate evacuation wardens
- Conduct employee EAP training
- General responsibilities
- Retraining and practice drills
Industrial Health & Safety Considerations
- Hazard communication
- Walking & working surfaces
- Formaldehyde awareness
- Hazardous materials
- Personal protective equipment
- Confined spaces
- Permit required confined spaces
- Lockout/ Tag-out
- Materials handling & storage
- Lead safety in the workplace
- Process safety management of highly hazard materials
- Welding, cutting, and brazing
- Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation safety
- Hazards of asbestos in the workplace
- Ergonomics
- Electrical safety
- Record keeping & reporting
- Workplace violence
- Hazardous substances & industrial hygiene
- Machine guarding safety