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29 CFR 1926.35: Employee emergency action plans

Subpart C—General Safety and Health Provisions

31citations since 2015
31employers cited
19%serious, willful or repeat
$0median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1926.35 31 times since 2015, against 31 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $100,533 at their current amounts.

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1926.35(a) · 19 citations

(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.

1926.35(e)(3) · 5 citations

(3) The employer shall review with each employee upon initial assignment those parts of the plan which the employee must know to protect the employee in the event of an emergency. The written plan shall be kept at the workplace and made available for employee review. For those employers with 10 or fewer employees the plan may be communicated orally to employees and the employer need not maintain a written plan.

1926.35(d) · 2 citations

(d) Evacuation. The employer shall establish in the emergency action plan the types of evacuation to be used in emergency circumstances.

1926.35(b) · 1 citations

(b) Elements. The following elements, at a minimum, shall be included in the plan:

1926.35(b)(1) · 1 citations

(1) Emergency escape procedures and emergency escape route assignments;

1926.35(b)(3) · 1 citations

(3) Procedures to account for all employees after emergency evacuation has been completed;

1926.35(b)(5) · 1 citations

(5) The preferred means of reporting fires and other emergencies; and

1926.35(e)(2)(iii) · 1 citations

(iii) Whenever the plan is changed.

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  • Construction 26
  • Manufacturing 1
  • Wholesale Trade 1
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 1
  • Other Services (except Public Administration) 1

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