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Some of the key OSHA requirements for emergencies can be found in the following sections of the agency's General Industry Occupational Safety and Health Standards ( 29 CFR 1910).
Subpart E - Means of Egress
1910.37 Means of egress
1910.38 Employee emergency plans and fire prevention plans
Appendix Means of egress
Subpart H - Hazardous Materials
1910.119 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals
1910.120 Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
Subpart I - Personal Protective Equipment
1910.133 Eye and face protection
1910.134 Respiratory protection
1910.135 Occupational head protection
1910.136 Occupational foot protection
1910.138 Hand protection
Subpart J - General Environmental Controls
1910.146 Permit-required confined spaces
1910.147 Control of hazardous energy sources
Subpart K - Medical and First Aid
1910.151 Medical services and first aid
Subpart L - Fire Protection
1910.155-156 Fire protection and fire brigades
1910.157-163 Fire suppression equipment
1910.164 Fire detection systems
1910.165 Employee alarm systems
Appendices A-E of Subpart L
Subpart R - Special Industries, Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
Subpart Z - Toxic and Hazardous Substances
1910.1030 Bloodborne pathogens
1910.1200 Hazard communication