29 CFR §1915.502
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- (a)Employer responsibilities. The employer must develop and implement a written fire safety plan that covers all the actions that employers and employees must take to ensure employee safety in the event of a fire. (See Appendix A to this subpart for a Model Fire Safety Plan.)
- (b)Plan elements. The employer must include the following information in the fire safety plan:
- (1)Identification of the significant fire hazards;
- (2)Procedures for recognizing and reporting unsafe conditions;
- (3)Alarm procedures;
- (4)Procedures for notifying employees of a fire emergency;
- (5)Procedures for notifying fire response organizations of a fire emergency;
- (6)Procedures for evacuation;
- (7)Procedures to account for all employees after an evacuation; and
- (8)Names, job titles, or departments for individuals who can be contacted for further information about the plan.
- (c)Reviewing the plan with employees. The employer must review the plan with each employee at the following times:
- (d)Additional employer requirements. The employer also must:
- (1)Keep the plan accessible to employees, employee representatives, and OSHA;
- (2)Review and update the plan whenever necessary, but at least annually;
- (3)Document that affected employees have been informed about the plan as required by paragraph (c) of this section; and
- (4)Ensure any outside fire response organization that the employer expects to respond to fires at the employer's worksite has been given a copy of the current plan.
- (e)Contract employers. Contract employers in shipyard employment must have a fire safety plan for their employees, and this plan must comply with the host employer's fire safety plan.