Emergency action plan
Site or facility
Address
Plan date
Plan owner
Reviewed on
Site phone
A starting point. Adapt it to your equipment, your procedures and the rules that apply to you.Free template from portalbaseai.com
Free template
An emergency action plan template for your site.
Fill in who to call, where to go and who does what. Follow the current rule and your site's own requirements, and post the finished sheet where the crew can see it. Print the sheet or save it as a PDF.
Also calledEAP template, Site emergency plan, Evacuation plan template, Emergency response plan form
Free to print, copy and change. It’s a starting point. Add the lines your equipment and your rules need.
How to use it
Three habits that make it worth filling out.
Step 1
Fill in the real names
Use the numbers a person would actually dial. Test them before you post the sheet.
Step 2
Walk the routes
Walk each route and the assembly point with the crew. A route on paper that's blocked on site doesn't help anyone.
Step 3
Run it and write it down
Drill the plan, log the drill and fix what didn't work. Update the sheet when the site, the crew or the contacts change.
Do this on a phone instead of paper.
Keep the plan, the contacts and the drill log on every phone, with no signal needed. Drills get logged with who took part, and the record is kept for you.
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Common questions
- What is an emergency action plan?
- A written plan for what people do when something goes wrong, like a fire, a chemical release or a severe storm. It covers how to report it, how to alert people, where to go and who does what.
- Is an emergency action plan required?
- It depends on your work and your site. Check the current rule that applies to you and the site's own requirements. This sheet is a starting point and doesn't replace either.
- How often should we review the plan?
- Whenever the site layout, the crew, the work or the contacts change, and on a regular schedule your procedure sets. Log your drills on the sheet.
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