Your Emergency Action Plan (EAP) should address emergencies that you can reasonably expect to occur in your workplace. While OSHA's 1910.38 sets the requirement for an EAP, the non-mandatory appendix suggests planning for events such as:
Your Emergency Action Plan should determine and identify designated refuge or safe areas for evacuation. According to OSHA's emergency planning guidelines, these safe areas can be inside the building but in a separate fire zone, or they can be exterior locations like parking lots or open fields. The external assembly point should be located away from the emergency site and have enough space to accommodate all evacuating employees without hampering emergency operations.
Yes, including floor plans or workplace maps that clearly show the emergency escape routes is a recommended practice for your Emergency Action Plan. The appendix to Subpart E suggests that using color-coding on these maps can further help employees determine their assigned evacuation routes during an emergency.
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