Who must develop an emergency action plan?

OSHA’s Emergency Action Plan (EAP) standard at 1910.38 applies to those companies which are required to have an EAP by one of these standards:

• 1910.66(e)(9), Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance
• 1910.119(n), Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals
• 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
• 1910.157 (a)-(b), Portable Fire Extinguishers
• 1910.160(c), Fixed Extinguishing Systems
• 1910.164(e)(3), Fire Detection Systems
• 1910.272(d), (h)(2), Grain Handling Facilities
• 1910.1017(I), Vinyl Chloride
• 1910.1027(h), Cadmium
• 1910.1044(I), 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)
• 1910.1045(I), Acrylonitrile
• 1910.1047(h), Ethylene Oxide (EtO)
• 1910.1050(d), Methylenedianiline (MDA)
• 1910.1450 (Appendix A), Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories

OSHA requires at 1910.157 that employers either train all employees to use fire extinguishers or implement an EAP. For all practical purposes, all employers must develop a plan to ensure the safety of their employees should an emergency occur.