Emergency Action Plans Focus Observation

Contractor Safety Management

Emergency Action Plans Focus Observation

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High-hazard work sites require emergency action plans consistent with the risks currently present, and likely to be created, at the worksite. The plan contains procedures and specifies resources for scenarios that may arise on the site.

These are emergency situations that can occur on high-risk worksites:

• Major injuries to workers, visitors or the public
• Spills or release of chemicals
• Fire and explosion
• Structural failure
• Incidents involving vehicles and moving equipment
• Crane and lifting equipment failure
• Trench and excavation collapse
• Extreme weather conditions and natural disasters such as tornados, floods, or extremes of hot or cold temperatures
• Bomb threats and active shooter events

The Emergency Action Plans Focused Observation assesses the project-level planning requirements, resources, and quality of site communications. These elements are necessary to establish an effective site emergency plan.

Key content includes setting the emergency action plan, identifying personnel and their roles, training, resources, and worker communication. Having a plan, trained personnel and required equipment is the path to gaining the needed onsite capacity and meeting OSHA requirements.

Contractor Assessment using Leading Indicators

Using focused observation of high-risk tasks is a high-value contractor management activity. It is also a leading indicator of management control of the workplace. By proactively managing compliance to safe work standards, prime contractors help meet their OSHA obligations on multi-employer worksites.