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29 CFR 1910.38: Emergency action plans

Subpart E—Exit Routes and Emergency Planning

2,354citations since 2015
1,972employers cited
44%serious, willful or repeat
$0median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.38 2,354 times since 2015, against 1,972 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $2,736,757 at their current amounts.

Citations per year

The parts of the rule cited most

1910.38(b) · 1,225 citations

(b) Written and oral emergency action plans. An emergency action plan must 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.

1910.38(e) · 236 citations

(e) Training. An employer must designate and train employees to assist in a safe and orderly evacuation of other employees.

1910.38(a) · 192 citations

(a) Application. An employer must have an emergency action plan whenever an OSHA standard in this part requires one. The requirements in this section apply to each such emergency action plan.

1910.38(f)(1) · 182 citations

(1) When the plan is developed or the employee is assigned initially to a job;

1910.38(c)(2) · 134 citations

(2) Procedures for emergency evacuation, including type of evacuation and exit route assignments;

1910.38(d) · 70 citations

(d) Employee alarm system. An employer must have and maintain an employee alarm system. The employee alarm system must use a distinctive signal for each purpose and comply with the requirements in § 1910.165.

1910.38(c)(4) · 60 citations

(4) Procedures to account for all employees after evacuation;

1910.38(c)(1) · 59 citations

(1) Procedures for reporting a fire or other emergency;

Industries cited most

  • Manufacturing 605
  • Public Administration 415
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 210
  • Transportation and Warehousing 185
  • Retail Trade 168
  • Wholesale Trade 134

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