Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
emergency Procedures
All.employees.will.be.provided.with.the.locations.of.the.irst.aid.stations.on.each.
worksite/jobsite..Instructions.for.using.irst.aid.equipment.are.located.in.each.station..
In.the.event.of.an.emergency,.employees.should.contact.any.supervisor.or.individual.
who.is.trained.in.irst.aid..Supervisors.and.employees.trained.in.irst.aid.will.be.vis-
ible.by.a.irst.aid.emblem.on.their.hard.hat.or.jacket.
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irE
Fire. is. one. of. the. most. hazardous. situations. encountered. on. a. worksite/jobsite.
because.of.the.potential.for.large.losses..Prompt.reaction.to,.and.rapid.suppression.
of,.any.ire.is.essential..
Name of Company
.will.develop.a.ire.protection.program.for.
each.worksite/jobsite..The.program.shall.provide.for.effective.ireighting.equipment.
to.be.available.without.delay.and.designed.to.effectively.meet.all.ire.hazards.as.they.
occur..In.addition,.each.ire.protection.program.shall.require.that:
•. All.ireighting.equipment.be.conspicuously.located.and.readily.available.
at.all.times.
•.
All.ireighting.equipment.be.inspected.and.maintained.in.operating.condition.
•.
All.ire.protection.equipment.be.inspected.no.less.than.once.monthly.with.
documentation.maintained.for.each.piece.of.equipment.inspected.
•.
Discharged.extinguishers.or.damaged.equipment.be.immediately.removed.
from.service.and.replaced.with.operable.equipment.
•.
All.supervisors.and.employees.seek.out.potential.ire.hazards.and.coordi-
nate.their.abatement.as.rapidly.as.possible.
•.
Each.individual.assigned.safety.responsibilities.receive.the.necessary.train-
ing.to.properly.recognize.ire.hazards,.inspect.and.maintain.ire.extinguish-
ers,.and.the.proper.use.of.each.
•.
A.trained.and.equipped.ireighting.brigade.be.established,.as.warranted.by.
the.project,.to.assure.adequate.protection.to.life.
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vACuAtion
Some.emergencies.may.require.company.personnel.to.evacuate.the.worksite/jobsite..
In. the. event. of. an. emergency. which. requires. evacuation. from. the. workplace,. all.
employees. are. required. to. go. the. area. adjacent. to. the. project. that. has. been. desig-
nated. as. the. “safe. area.”. The. safe. area. for. this. project. is. located:.
Description of
location.
.Employers.should.have.a.written.evacuation.plan.and.it.should.be.drilled.
or.practiced.
summAry
This.is.a.sample.written.safety.and.health.program.and.should.be.used.as.a.template.
that.would.be.added.to.or.revised.to.meet.the.speciic.needs.of.a.company..No.one.
example.like.this.one.would.meet.the.needs.of.all.companies.
