The purpose of well-built an EAP with proper training of the employee is to reduce the injuries and protect the environment and result in less structural and equipment damage of the facility and lead in organized evacuation during the emergency response such as fire, chemical spill, and natural disaster. 2. Describe four components of an EAP.
Reporting and alerting authorities is one of the EAP component, that includes the participation or support of the fire, police, rescue, and medical professional throughout dialing (911) in the USA or an intercom or public address system and bells, whistles, and horns can all be used to alert employees about an emergency. This duty will be assigned to the specific employee in the EAP that will take …show more content…
Evacuation Procedures, Escape Routes, and Floor Plans is the second component, which include either the evacuation (existing) outside the facility (gathered at the rally point) or to go toward the safe place inside the facility (well-constructed or shaded area by concrete slab and wall like the cafeteria or stair case). Depending on the type of the emergency the employee should go throughout unchained or unlock exist with free obstruction “in some situation the employee can shut off window, equipment, and doors behind him”. Therefore the floor plan should contain all clear emergency routes and exists marked or labeled in the way that everybody can understand it during the evacuation event. Accounting for everyone after carrying out the EAP is the third component, after gathering all the evacuator at the rally point (designated safe point or place) depending on either it was outside or inside emergency, counting and regrouping the employee according to their department or specific area is vital to evaluate the injuries, the losses, and …show more content…
As a shelter-in-place would be necessary, during the natural weather disaster such as tornado or chemical, radioactive, and biological spill, at this case staying in safe shelter with “no or few window” within the facility is the best policy to follow. Usually weather warring alert or local authorities will announce throughout the media (radio or TV) to urge the employer to take the proper step to respond to the emergency
Reporting and alerting authorities is one of the EAP component, that includes the participation or support of the fire, police, rescue, and medical professional throughout dialing (911) in the USA or an intercom or public address system and bells, whistles, and horns can all be used to alert employees about an emergency. This duty will be assigned to the specific employee in the EAP that will take …show more content…
Evacuation Procedures, Escape Routes, and Floor Plans is the second component, which include either the evacuation (existing) outside the facility (gathered at the rally point) or to go toward the safe place inside the facility (well-constructed or shaded area by concrete slab and wall like the cafeteria or stair case). Depending on the type of the emergency the employee should go throughout unchained or unlock exist with free obstruction “in some situation the employee can shut off window, equipment, and doors behind him”. Therefore the floor plan should contain all clear emergency routes and exists marked or labeled in the way that everybody can understand it during the evacuation event. Accounting for everyone after carrying out the EAP is the third component, after gathering all the evacuator at the rally point (designated safe point or place) depending on either it was outside or inside emergency, counting and regrouping the employee according to their department or specific area is vital to evaluate the injuries, the losses, and …show more content…
As a shelter-in-place would be necessary, during the natural weather disaster such as tornado or chemical, radioactive, and biological spill, at this case staying in safe shelter with “no or few window” within the facility is the best policy to follow. Usually weather warring alert or local authorities will announce throughout the media (radio or TV) to urge the employer to take the proper step to respond to the emergency