September 20, 2004—The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed a new publication to assist employers, safety and health professionals, training directors, and others in ensuring they are aware of the agency’s requirements for emergency action plans. “Principal Emergency Response and Preparedness” (.pdf file) is a detailed publication that provides an overview of OSHA standards for emergencies. The publication includes requirements under both the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) and Process Safety Management (PSM) standards. Also included are emergency action and fire prevention plan requirements for other OSHA standards.
