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What is included in an emergency action plan?

All employers are required to have an Emergency Action Plan that presents the designated actions employers and employees must take to ensure employee safety from fire and other emergencies. All Emergency Action Plans shall be in writing, except employers with fewer than 10 employees may communicate the plan orally to their employees and need not maintain a written plan.

Title 8 General Industry Safety Orders (GISO) Section 3220 presents the minimum elements that must be addressed in the plan. Among others, subsection (c) requires the employer to establish an employee alarm system "which complies with Article 165."

Read more about Emergency Action Plans in the HR Library.

Q&As

May I conduct employee safety training in English only?
Do I have to create a written program for repetitive motion injuries?
I employ fewer than 10 employees. Am I required to have a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program?
Are all employees who have been exposed to hepatitis B required to be vaccinated?
As an employer, what am I required to provide in the way of medical services and first aid?
Can I give aspirin to employees who ask for it?
What am I required to do with regard to ergonomics?
We are a small firm and we are developing our Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). Could you give some examples of the necessary training items that should be included for our particular industry IIPP?