Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.10623 - Employee emergency action plans
Rule 623.
(1)
An employer shall have an emergency action plan whenever required by a
particular Michigan occupational safety and health act standard. The
requirements in these rules apply to each such emergency action plan.
(2) An emergency action plan shall be in
writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review. However,
an employer with 10 or fewer employees may communicate the plan orally to
employees.
(3) An emergency action
plan shall include at a minimum all of the following:
(a) Procedures for reporting a fire or other
emergency.
(b) Procedures for
emergency evacuation, including type of evacuation and exit route
assignments.
(c) Procedures to be
followed by employees who remain to operate critical plant operations before
they evacuate.
(d) Procedures to
account for all employees after evacuation.
(e) Procedures to be followed by employees
performing rescue or medical duties.
(f) The name or job title of every employee
who may be contacted by employees who need more information about the plan or
an explanation of their duties under the plan.
(4) An employer shall establish an employee
alarm system that is in compliance with the provisions of General Industry
Safety Standard Part 9 "Fixed Fire Equipment," and
29 C.F.R.
1910.165 "Employee alarm systems" as adopted
in
R 408.10606. 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.
(5) An employer shall establish in the
emergency action plan the types of evacuation to be used in emergency
circumstances.
(6) Before
implementing the emergency action plan, an employer shall designate and train a
sufficient number of persons to assist in the safe and orderly emergency
evacuation of employees.
(7) The
employer shall review the plan, at the following times, with each employee to
whom the plan applies:
(a) When the plan is
developed.
(b) If an employee's
responsibilities or designated actions under the plan change.
(c) If the plan is changed.
(8) An employer shall review, with
each employee, upon initial assignment, those parts of the plan that the
employee must know to protect the employee in an emergency.
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