OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1917.30 16 times since 2015, against 14 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $17,484 at their current amounts.
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1917.30(a)(1) · 8 citations
(a) Emergency action plans—(1) Scope and application. This paragraph (a) requires all employers to develop and implement an emergency action plan. 3a The emergency action plan shall be in writing (except as provided in paragraph (a)(5)(iv) of this section) and shall cover those designated actions employers and employees must take to ensure employee safety from fire and other emergencies.
1917.30(a)(5)(iii) · 2 citations
(iii) The employer shall review with each employee upon initial assignment those parts of the plan that the employee must know to protect the employee in the event of an emergency. The written plan shall be kept at the workplace and be made available for employee review.
1917.30(a)(2) · 1 citations
(2) Elements. The following elements, at a minimum, shall be included in the plan:
1917.30(a)(2)(ii) · 1 citations
(ii) Procedures to be followed by employees who remain to operate critical plant operations before they evacuate;
1917.30(a)(2)(iv) · 1 citations
(iv) Rescue and medical duties for those employees who are to perform them;
1917.30(a)(3) · 1 citations
(3) Alarm system. The employer shall establish an employee alarm system that provides warning for necessary emergency action and for reaction time for safe escape of employees from the workplace or the immediate work area.
1917.30(a)(5)(iib) · 1 citations
(B) Whenever the employee's responsibilities or designated actions under the plan change; and
1917.30(a)(5)(iv) · 1 citations
(iv) Employers with 10 or fewer employees may communicate the plan orally to employees and need not maintain a written plan