Emergency Preparedness for Workers

Emergencies can occur at any time and while prevention is the key to avoiding emergencies, it's important that everyone at the workplace be prepared if, and when, they do occur. This course provides workers with a basic understanding of what is required to prepare for workplace emergencies, how they can be ready to respond as well as what they should know about their employer's emergency response plan. This introductory course is best supplemented with additional training on the specific emergency response plan at your workplace. Emergency Preparedness for Workers does not address community-wide emergencies not directly related to the workplace, including pandemic planning.

Topics include:

Key Steps to Emergency Preparedness
Rights and Responsibilities of Employers and Workers
Identifying Potential Emergencies
Activating the Response
Evacuation and Assembly Procedures
Emergency Response Details
Training Requirements

Upon completion of the course you will know how to:

Describe the key steps in pre-planning emergencies
Identify potential emergencies in the workplace
Explain roles in emergency planning and response.

TARGET AUDIENCE	Owners and employers.
Anyone working with an emergency response plan for their workplace.	None
Health and safety committee members making informed recommendations regarding their organization's emergency response plans.	None