29 CFR 1926.35: Employee emergency action plans
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How 29 CFR 1926.35 is organized
- (a) Scope and application1 paragraph
- (b) Elements7 paragraphs
- (c) Alarm system2 paragraphs
- (d) Evacuation1 paragraph
- (e) Training6 paragraphs
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“(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.”
“(e) Training. (1) Before implementing the emergency action plan, the employer shall designate and train a sufficient number of persons to assist in the safe and orderly emergency evacuation of employees.”
“(2) Procedures to be followed by employees who remain to operate critical plant operations before they evacuate;”
“(3) Procedures to account for all employees after emergency evacuation has been completed;”
“(4) Rescue and medical duties for those employees who are to perform them;”
Free practice questions on 29 CFR 1926.35
Question 1
A technician audits a jobsite's emergency action plan. The site has one employee alarm system. When the on-site fire brigade is called out, a supervisor sounds a continuous horn blast. When all employees must evacuate, the supervisor sounds the same continuous horn blast. Training records show every worker was told that the horn means 'report to the muster point.' Which finding is correct?
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Answer: C. Noncompliant, because a distinctive signal must be used for each purpose the alarm system serves
The same alarm system serves two purposes (alerting fire brigade members and evacuation), so the standard requires a distinctive signal for each. Training workers on one shared signal does not satisfy this, and the standard calls for distinct signals, not separate systems.
Answer C rests on
29 CFR 1926.35(c)(2)(opens ecfr.gov in a new tab)“If the employee alarm system is used for alerting fire brigade members, or for other purposes, a distinctive signal for each purpose shall be used.”
Question 2
A contractor's draft emergency action plan for a building renovation assigns escape routes by floor, names the employees trained for rescue and medical duties, tells workers to report fires by calling the site emergency number, and lists the safety manager's job title for questions about the plan. During a drill, no one could say whether a two-person drywall crew had made it out. Which minimum plan element is missing and should be added to fix this gap?
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Answer: B. Procedures to account for all employees after emergency evacuation has been completed
The draft already covers escape routes, rescue and medical duties, reporting means, and a contact person. The drill failure shows it lacks procedures to account for all employees after evacuation. Re-entry to search is not a listed element, and the standard does not require extinguisher maps or insurer lists in the plan.
Answer B rests on
29 CFR 1926.35(b)(3)(opens ecfr.gov in a new tab)“(3) Procedures to account for all employees after emergency evacuation has been completed;”
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