OSHA Standards
The following is a brief synopsis of the requirements of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for workplace emergency response planning. OSHA has a number of mandatory standards which apply to private sector and Federal workplaces in Wisconsin which relate directly to workplace emergency response planning. These include:
- The emergency action plan (EAP)
- OSHA Requirements for Fire Prevention Plan
- Employee alarm systems
- Portable fire extinguishers
- OSHA Hazard Communication standard
- OSHA Hazardous Waste Site and Emergency Response standard
The first four of these standards are explained in some detail.
For more information about the hazard communication and hazardous waste site and emergency response standards, click the links above.
OSHA's software program, " Fire Safety Advisor".