Section 408.10623. Employee emergency action plans.

(1) An employer shall have an emergency action plan whenever required by a particular Michigan occupational safety and health act standard. The requirements in these rules apply to each such emergency action plan.

(2)     An emergency action plan shall be in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review. However, an employer with 10 or fewer employees may communicate the plan orally to employees.

(3)   An emergency action plan shall include at a minimum all of the following:

(a)   Procedures for reporting a fire or other emergency.

(b)    Procedures for emergency evacuation, including type of evacuation and exit route assignments.

(c)    Procedures to be followed by employees who remain to operate critical plant operations before they evacuate.

(d)  Procedures to account for all employees after evacuation.

(e)   Procedures to be followed by employees performing rescue or medical duties.

(f)   The name or job title of every employee who may be contacted by employees who need more information about the plan or an explanation of their duties under the plan.

(4)    An employer shall establish an employee alarm system that is in compliance with the provisions of General Industry Safety Standard Part 9 “Fixed Fire Equipment,” and 29 C.F.R. 1910.165 “Employee alarm systems” as adopted in R 408.10606. 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.

(5)   An employer shall establish in the emergency action plan the types of evacuation to be used in emergency circumstances.

(6)    Before implementing the emergency action plan, an employer shall designate and train a sufficient number of persons to assist in the safe and orderly emergency evacuation of employees.

(7)   The employer shall review the plan, at the following times, with each employee to whom the plan applies:

(a)   When the plan is developed.

(b)   If an employee's responsibilities or designated actions under the plan change.

(c)   If the plan is changed.

(8)    An employer shall review, with each employee, upon initial assignment, those parts of the plan that the employee must know to protect the employee in an emergency.

History: 1993 AACS; 2015 AACS.