Rescue plans

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- (ix) the location of the main electric power switches for the lighting system, elevating devices, principal heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment and other electrical equipment; - (c) a full description of the evacuation procedures to be followed in evacuating the building, with the time required to complete the evacuation, including - (i) activating the fire alarm, - (ii) notifying the fire department, and - (iii) evacuating employees who require special assistance; and - (d) the names, room numbers and telephone numbers of the chief emergency warden and the deputy chief emergency warden of the building appointed by the employer or employers under section 17.7. - (3) An emergency evacuation plan referred to in subsection ( 1 ) shall be kept up-to-date and shall take into account any changes in the building or the nature of its occupancy. - (4) An employer referred to in subsection ( 1 ) shall keep a copy of the up-to-date emergency evacuation plan in the building to which it refers. SOR/94-263, s. 62; SOR/96-525, s. 17; SOR/2002-208, s. 36. ## Emergency Procedures - 17.5 (1) Every employer shall, after consultation with the work place committee or the health and safety representative and with the employers of any persons working in the building to whom the Act does not apply, prepare emergency procedures - (a) to be implemented if any person commits or threatens to commit an act, other than an occurrence of harassment and violence, that may be hazardous to the health and safety of the employer or any of their employees; - (b) if there is a possibility of an accumulation, spill or leak of a hazardous substance in a work place controlled by the employer, to be implemented in the event of such an accumulation, spill or leak; - (c) if more than 50 employees are working in a building at any time, to be implemented when evacuation is not an appropriate means of ensuring the health and safe…

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## 29 CFR 1926 (OSHA) [58 FR [redacted postal code], June 30, 1993] ## §1926.35 Employee emergency action plans. - (a) Scope and application. This section applies to all emergency action plans required by a particular OSHA standard. The emergency action plan shall be in writing (except as provided in the last sentence of paragraph (e)(3) of this section) and shall cover those designated actions employers and employees must take to ensure employee safety from fire and other emergencies. - (b) Elements. The following elements, at a minimum, shall be included in the plan: - (1) Emergency escape procedures and emergency escape route assignments; - (2) Procedures to be followed by employees who remain to operate critical plant operations before they evacuate; - (3) Procedures to account for all employees after emergency evacuation has been completed; - (4) Rescue and medical duties for those employees who are to perform them; - (5) The preferred means of reporting fires and other emergencies; and - (6) Names or regular job titles of persons or departments who can be contacted for further information or explanation of duties under the plan. - (c) Alarm system. (1) The employer shall establish an employee alarm system which complies with §1926.159. - (2) If the employee alarm system is used for alerting fire brigade members, or for other purposes, a distinctive signal for each purpose shall be used. - (d) Evacuation. The employer shall establish in the emergency action plan the types of evacuation to be used in emergency circumstances. - (e) Training. (1) Before implementing the emergency action plan, the employer shall designate and train a sufficient number of persons to assist in the safe and orderly emergency evacuation of employees. - (2) The employer shall review the plan with each employee covered by the plan at the following times: - (i) Initially when the plan is developed, - (ii) Whenever the employee's responsibilities or designated actions under the plan c…

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## Emergency warning system 703.1 (1) An employer must establish and implement an emergency warning system that alerts workers of an emergency that requires workers to be promptly evacuated. 703.1 (2) An employer must ensure the emergency warning system required by subsection (1) is inspected and tested at reasonably practicable intervals to ensure it is operating properly. AR 242/2022 s123 ## Evacuation 703.2 An employer must ensure that - (a) a mock exercise for evacuation of an underground mine is conducted with all workers at least annually, and - (b) a report is made of the exercise, including identifying any remedial actions undertaken to address any deficiencies. AR 242/2022 s123 ## Emergency response station 703.3 (1) An employer must establish, maintain and operate an emergency response station and provide facilities for conducting rescue operations and other emergency work. 703.3 (2) An employer must ensure that sufficient quantities of rescue equipment and personal protective equipment are available to workers for immediate use at an emergency response station. AR 242/2022 s123 ## Respiratory protective equipment for emergency escape 703.4 (1) An employer must ensure that - (a) each worker who goes underground is provided with self-rescue personal protective equipment that complies with Part 18 and is rated at a minimum of one hour, - (b) each worker is in possession of self-rescue personal protective equipment at all times when underground, and - (c) additional self-rescue personal protective equipment is stored and located at strategic places underground between the most distant working face and the exits. ## 703.4 (2) An employer must ensure that each worker - (a) receives training in the proper procedures for the use, donning and switch-over of self-rescue personal protective equipment during an emergency, and - (b) is aware of the locations of the additional self-rescue personal protective equipment referred to in subsection (1)(c). …

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## 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA) - (10) Performs no duties that might interfere with the attendant's primary duty to monitor and protect the authorized entrants. - (j) Duties of entry supervisors. The employer shall ensure that each entry supervisor: - (1) Knows the hazards that may be faced during entry, including information on the mode, signs or symptoms, and consequences of the exposure; - (2) Verifies, by checking that the appropriate entries have been made on the permit, that all tests specified by the permit have been conducted and that all procedures and equipment specified by the permit are in place before endorsing the permit and allowing entry to begin; - (3) Terminates the entry and cancels the permit as required by paragraph (e)(5) of this section; - (4) Verifies that rescue services are available and that the means for summoning them are operable; - (5) Removes unauthorized individuals who enter or who attempt to enter the permit space during entry operations; and - (6) Determines, whenever responsibility for a permit space entry operation is transferred and at intervals dictated by the hazards and operations performed within the space, that entry operations remain consistent with terms of the entry permit and that acceptable entry conditions are maintained. - (k) Rescue and emergency services. (1) An employer who designates rescue and emergency services, pursuant to paragraph (d)(9) of this section, shall: - (i) Evaluate a prospective rescuer's ability to respond to a rescue summons in a timely manner, considering the hazard(s) identified; NOTE TO PARAGRAPH (K)(1)(I): What will be considered timely will vary according to the specific hazards involved in each entry. For example, §1910.134, Respiratory Protection, requires that employers provide a standby person or persons capable of immediate action to rescue employee(s) wearing respiratory protection while in work areas defined as IDLH atmospheres. - (ii) Evaluate a prospective rescue service's ability, in te…

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (E) Provide the appropriate rescue, emergency, and personal protective equipment for safe entry into and rescue from confined spaces. - (F) Provide necessary equipment to facilitate non-entry retrieval for responders, unless the retrieval equipment would increase the overall risk or would not contribute to the rescue operations. Note: For the reader's convenience, the following paragraphs are provided from Division 2/I, 1910.134(g)(3) and (g)(4), Respiratory Protection: - (g)(3) Procedures for IDLH atmospheres. For all IDLH atmospheres, the employer shall ensure that: - (i) One employee or, when needed, more than one employee is located outside the IDLH atmosphere; - (ii) Visual, voice, or signal line communication is maintained between the employee(s) in the IDLH atmosphere and the employee(s) located outside the IDLH atmosphere; - (iii) The employee(s) located outside the IDLH atmosphere are trained and equipped to provide effective emergency rescue; - (iv) The employer or designee is notified before the employee(s) located outside the IDLH atmosphere enter the IDLH atmosphere to provide emergency rescue; - (v) The employer or designee authorized to do so by the employer, once notified, provides necessary assistance appropriate to the situation; - (vi) Employee(s) located outside the IDLH atmospheres are equipped with: - (A) Pressure demand or other positive pressure SCBAs, or a pressure demand or other positive pressure supplied-air respirator with auxiliary SCBA; and either - (B) Appropriate retrieval equipment for removing the employee(s) who enter(s) these hazardous atmospheres where retrieval equipment would contribute to the rescue of the employee(s) and would not increase the overall risk resulting from entry; or - (C) Equivalent means for rescue where retrieval equipment is not required under paragraph (g)(3)(vi)(B). - (g)(4) Procedures for interior structural firefighting. In addition to the requirements…

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## 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA) - (v) Provide the rescue team or service selected with access to all permit spaces from which rescue may be necessary so that the rescue service can develop appropriate rescue plans and practice rescue operations. NOTE TO PARAGRAPH (K)(1): Non-mandatory appendix F contains examples of criteria which employers can use in evaluating prospective rescuers as required by paragraph (k)(1) of this section. - (2) An employer whose employees have been designated to provide permit space rescue and emergency services shall take the following measures: - (i) Provide affected employees with the personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to conduct permit space rescues safely and train affected employees so they are proficient in the use of that PPE, at no cost to those employees; - (ii) Train affected employees to perform assigned rescue duties. The employer must ensure that such employees successfully complete the training required to establish proficiency as an authorized entrant, as provided by paragraphs (g) and (h) of this section; - (iii) Train affected employees in basic first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The employer shall ensure that at least one member of the rescue team or service holding a current certification in first aid and CPR is available; and - (iv) Ensure that affected employees practice making permit space rescues at least once every 12 months, by means of simulated rescue operations in which they remove dummies, manikins, or actual persons from the actual permit spaces or from representative permit spaces. Representative permit spaces shall, with respect to opening size, configuration, and accessibility, simulate the types of permit spaces from which rescue is to be performed. - (3) To facilitate non-entry rescue, retrieval systems or methods shall be used whenever an authorized entrant enters a permit space, unless the retrieval equipment would increase the overall risk of entry or would not contribute to the rescue…

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ The employer should also develop and explain in detail what rescue and medical first aid duties are to be performed and by whom. All employees are to be told what actions they are to take in these emergency situations that the employer anticipates may occur in the workplace. - (2) Emergency evacuation . At the time of an emergency, employees should know what type of evacuation is necessary and what their role is in carrying out the plan. In some cases where the emergency is very grave, total and immediate evacuation of all employees is necessary. In other emergencies, a partial evacuation of nonessential employees with a delayed evacuation of others may be necessary for continued plant operation. In some cases, only those employees in the immediate area of the fire may be expected to evacuate or move to a safe area such as when a local application fire suppression system discharge employee alarm is sounded. Employees must be sure that they know what is expected of them in all such emergency possibilities which have been planned in order to provide assurance of their safety from fire or other emergency. The designation of refuge or safe areas for evacuation should be determined and identified in the plan. In a building divided into fire zones by fire walls, the refuge area may still be within the same building but in a different zone from where the emergency occurs. Exterior refuge or safe areas may include parking lots, open fields or streets which are located away from the site of the emergency and which provide sufficient space to accommodate the employees. Employees should be instructed to move away from the exit discharge doors of the building, and to avoid congregating close to the building where they may hamper emergency operations. - (3) E…

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- (d) to be implemented in the event of a failure of the lighting system; and - (e) to be implemented in the event of a fire. - (2) The emergency procedures referred to in subsection ( 1 ) shall contain - (a) an emergency evacuation plan, where applicable, or a plan for evacuating employees who require special assistance to be implemented in the event of a fire; - (b) a full description of the procedures to be followed; - (c) the location of the emergency equipment provided by the employer; and - (d) a plan of the building, showing - (i) the name, if any, and the address of the building, and - (ii) the name and address of the owner of the building. - (3) The plan for the evacuation of employees who require special assistance shall be established in consultation with those employees. SOR/88-68, s. 14; SOR/94-263, s. 63; SOR/96-525, s. 18; SOR/2002-208, s. 37; SOR/ 2019-246, s. 126; SOR/2020-130, s. 40. ## Instructions and Training [SOR/2019-246, s. 127(F)] - 17.6 (1) Every employee shall be instructed and trained in - (a) the procedures to be followed by him in the event of an emergency; and - (b) the location, use and operation of fire protection equipment and emergency equipment provided by the employer. - (2) Notices that set out the details of the evacuation plans and procedures referred to in paragraphs 17.4 2 ( )(c) and 17.5 2 ( )(a) and (b) shall be posted at locations accessible to every employee at the work place. SOR/96-525, s. 19; SOR/2019-246, s. 128(F). ## Emergency Wardens 17.7 (1) Where an employer or employers have prepared an emergency evacuation plan for a building, the employer or employers shall appoint - e) à prendre en cas d'incendie. - (2) Les procédures d'urgence visées au paragraphe ( 1 ) précisent : - a) le plan d'évacuation d'urgence, le cas échéant, ou le plan d'évacuation des employés ayant besoin d'une aide particulière à suivre en cas d'incendie; - b) la description…

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- 3. Application of Standards. If rescue work is performed by the employer, UOSH standards are applicable. The employer is required to take such steps as are necessary to eliminate, if at all possible, or to minimize recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm, considering the urgency in a particular rescue operation. - 4. Emergency Situations. Emergencies created by fatalities or catastrophes generally necessitate immediate rescue work, fire-fighting, etc.; any loss of time may increase injuries and/or fatalities. Therefore, when nonstandard equipment; e.g., tractors, bulldozers, etc., without rollover protection, is available for use in an emergency situation, UOSH shall permit its use without citing the employer rather than cause a delay waiting for equipment which meets UOSH standards. - NOTE: The use of such equipment by private employers shall be limited to the actual emergency situation of fighting fire, rescue work, etc. Use in cleanup or reconstruction work shall warrant the recommendation of citations when appropriate. ## C. Voluntary Rescue Operations Performed by Employees UOSH recognizes an employee may choose to place himself/herself at risk to save the life of another person. The following provides guidance on UOSH citation policy toward employers whose employees perform, or attempt to perform, rescues of individuals in lifethreatening danger. ## 1. Imminent Danger No citation may be issued to an employer because of a rescue activity undertaken by an employee of that employer with respect to an individual in imminent danger [i.e., the existence of any condition or practice that could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm before such condition or practice can be abated] unless: - a. Such employee is designated or assigned by the employer to have responsibility to perform or assist in rescue operations, AND The employer fails to provide protection of the safety and health of such employee, includ…

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## Part 7 ## Emergency Preparedness and Response ## Emergency response plan 115 (1) An employer must establish an emergency response plan for responding to an emergency that may require rescue or evacuation. - 115 (2) An employer must involve affected workers in establishing the emergency response plan. - 115 (3) An employer must ensure that an emergency response plan is current. ## Contents of plan - 116 An emergency response plan must include the following: - (a) the identification of potential emergencies; - (b) procedures for dealing with the identified emergencies; - (c) the identification of, location of and operational procedures for emergency equipment and personal protective equipment; - (d) the emergency response training requirements; - (e) the location and use of emergency facilities; - (f) the fire protection requirements; - (g) the alarm and emergency communication requirements; - (h) the first aid services required; - (i) procedures for rescue and evacuation; - (j) the designated rescue and evacuation workers. ## Rescue and evacuation workers - 117 (1) An employer must designate the workers who will provide rescue services and supervise evacuation procedures in an emergency. - 117 (2) An employer must ensure that designated rescue and emergency workers are trained in emergency response appropriate to the work site and the potential emergencies identified in the emergency response plan. - 117 (3) The training under subsection (2) must include exercises appropriate to the work site that simulate the potential emergencies identified in the emergency response plan. 117 (4) The training exercises referred to in subsection (3) must be repeated at the intervals required to ensure that the designated rescue and evacuation workers are competent to carry out their duties.

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## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 - (4) An employer shall ensure that a worker in a hazardous confined space is attended by and in communication with another worker who: - (a) has been adequately trained in the rescue procedures mentioned in clause 18-7(2) (g); - (b) is stationed and remains at the entrance to the confined space unless replaced by another adequately trained worker; and - (c) is equipped with a suitable alarm to summon assistance. - (5) If entrance to a hazardous confined space is from the top: - (a) an employer shall ensure that: - (i) a worker uses a full-body harness and, if appropriate, is attached to a lifeline; - (ii) if a lifeline is used, the lifeline is attended by another worker who is adequately trained in the rescue procedures mentioned in clause 18-7(2) (g); and - (iii) if reasonably practicable, a mechanical lifting device is available to assist with a rescue and is located at the entry to the confined space while a worker is in the confined space; or - (b) an employer shall ensure that an alternate method of rescue is developed and implemented if the use of a full-body harness or lifeline would create an additional hazard. - (6) If any flammable or explosive dusts, gases, vapours or liquids are or may be present in a hazardous confined space, an employer shall ensure that all sources of ignition are eliminated or controlled. - (7) An employer shall ensure that: - (a) equipment necessary to rescue workers is readily available at the entrance to the hazardous confined space and used in accordance with the rescue procedures developed pursuant to clause 18-7(2) (g); - (b) the holder of a class A qualification in first aid is available to provide immediate first aid; and - (c) personnel who are trained in the rescue procedures developed pursuant to clause 18-7(2) (g) and who are fully informed of the hazards in the confined space are readily available to assist in a rescue proced…