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Emergency action plans

CHST video lesson, 5:58. CHST Domain 2: Emergency Preparedness, Incident Investigation, and Response

CHST exam review of emergency action plans under 29 CFR 1926.35 and 1910.38: required elements, alarm signals, training, review timing, and the 10-or-fewer-employee oral exception.

Included with every CHST pass, with captions, chapters and the full transcript. Every rule and number is cited on screen to its primary source.

What this lesson covers

In this lesson, you'll learn to: list the minimum elements of an emergency action plan, tell the construction rule from the general industry rule, state when the plan must be reviewed with employees, and apply the 10-employee oral exception. Two sections cover emergency action plans. Know which applies. Construction sites use 1926.35. It applies to plans required by a particular OSHA standard.

  • Intro
  • Learning objectives
  • Two standards
  • Form of the plan
  • Minimum elements
  • Read the wording
  • Alarm system
  • Training
  • Review with employees
  • On the job
  • Common exam traps
  • Recap quiz

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