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Occupational Fire Emergency Response Plan (ERP)

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DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.15697.12645

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 OCCUPATIONAL FIRE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
PLAN (ERP)

Shamsul BS (PhD)
Pusat Keselamatan & Kesihatan Pekerjaan, UMS
Emergency Action Plans required by
a particular OSHMS standard shall
be in writing and shall cover those
designated actions employers and
employees must take to ensure
employee safety from fire and other
emergencies.
 Regulatory
Requirements
 Applicable Regulations (eg. Act341)
 Risk assessments done
 Written policies and procedures
implemented
 Emergency exit routes provided and
marked
 Emergency lighting of workplace and
exit routes
 Supervisors must inform workers
of risk
 Annual emergency drills
 Inventory of substances that
endanger firefighters/rescuers
 Provide emergency wash facilities
 Train workers in fire prevention
 Emergency Assembly Point
 Toxic Gases
◦ Provide emergency ventilation
◦ Provide shutdown and
containment
 Emergency rescue - qualified
workers
 Personal Protective Equipment
 Maintenance of equipment
 Maintain effective communications
with rescue and evacuation
personnel
 Any worker assigned to
firefighting to be physically fit and
trained annually
 Provide rescue for workers
entering a confined space
 Written evacuation procedures must
include:
◦ Notification of workers about an
emergency
◦ Evacuation of all workers
◦ Notification of the fire department
◦ Notification of adjacent workplaces
 Determine Fire Hazards
 Storage and Handling Procedures
 Flammable Materials
 Potential Ignition Sources
 Hot Work Operations
 Open Flames
 Static Electricity
1. To ensure the safeguard of human lives in
the event of fire.
2. To establish a systematic and orderly
evacuation plan.
3. To ensure prompt raising of the fire alarm
and marshalling of first aid fire fighting
efforts.
4. To establish responsibilities of individuals
involved in handling emergencies
 Manager/Employer (Final decision
maker - FDM)
 Incident Commander (IC)
 Emergency Response Team (ERT)
 Floor Warden (FW)
 Maintenance Workers (MW)
 OSH Committee (OC)
 First aiders (FA)
 Ensure:
◦ emergency risk assessments are
conducted and documented
◦ emergency evacuation and rescue
program is maintained
◦ all facilities have accessible exit
routes
◦ exit routes - marked and have
emergency lighting as required
◦ local emergency response plans are
in place
◦ workers are trained in fire
prevention, emergency evacuation
and rescue
◦ an IC is appointed
◦ Establish policy to designate FW
 Recruit FW
 Ensure emergency plans posted
 Assign responsibilities of other
emergency personnel (FW, MW, OC, FA)
 Ensure emergency evacuation and
rescue risk assessments are completed
 Site specific emergency procedure
 Emergency hazard identification and
risk assessment
 Communication
 Identify need for emergency response
 Review and update risk assessments
 Compile and maintain documentation
 Secure agreements with outside agencies
 Designate workers to assist disabled
individuals
 Ensure evacuation routes and floor plans are
available
 Template for site specific emergency plans
 Emergency policies, procedures and work
arrangements
 Understand and follow emergency procedures
 Training - fire prevention, emergency
evacuation and rescue
 Know emergency response and rescue
hazards
 Know how to request emergency evacuation
and rescue
 Be aware of additional resources available
 Be familiar with emergency program
 Know names of First aid attendants and
location of supplies
 Assist in new employee emergency
orientation
 Recruit workers
 Wear designated hardhat and high visibility
vest
 Ensure area is evacuated
 Ensure assistants are available to help in
evacuation
 Ensure that everyone has left the
building
 Report to IC on state of evacuation
 Prevent re-entry of the building
 Review the effectiveness of drills
 Make recommendations on possible
corrective actions
 Provide input into risk assessments
 Participate in education, training & drills
 Follow workplace procedures for emergency
evacuation and rescue
 Follow instructions of IC, FW and ERT
 7 steps of Fire ERP
1. Maintain a regular basis and ensure that
fire emergency system works perfectly
2. Emergency fire alarm bell ringing
3. Contact the Fire and Rescue Department
4. Disconnect all electrical supplies
5. Vacate the building immediately
6. Assemble safe place and check the list of
employees
7. Extinguish the fire (if necessary)
Emergency fire alarm bell ringing

What we should knows?

• Alarm type or model
• Location of the emergency alarm
• How it works and what kind of
sound
• Type or duration of sound
• The way of information is
communicated to the control
center
• The first person who finds or see
fire must activate alarm
How to communicate with the BOMBA?
• All emergency fire was reported to the head of PTJ
accurately and clearly.
• Report to the BOMBA should be complete by the
right procedure and technique (IC need for
training).
• Make sure all communication facilities to contact
the BOMBA is always in good condition and can
be used.
Disconnect all electrical supplies

They were tasked to make

consideration of all safety
aspects before making a
decision, either:
• Stop some machine /
process; or
• Cut off all power supply.
Vacate the building immediately
FW to act so;
1. All the workers were able to save
themselves.
2. Investigate the whole area in its custody
as surau, toilets, remote places etc.
3. Employees leaving the building in an
orderly and organized when you hear
the sound of the fire alarm.
Moving calmly and fast (don’t panic)
through the exit route (label by EXIT)
 Assemble safe place
FW should ensure that;
1. A gathering place safe from the scene of
the fire
2. A safe and protected from other hazards.
3. If the self-assembled area on the
premises unsafe, ask for the cooperation
of the premises adjacent to converge in
their area.
 Check the list of employees

FW should ensure that;

1. Ensure no accidents or injuries.
2. Immediately take the arrival of all
those present at the gathering place
3. Check the list of employees
4. Report the situation to the IC
Extinguish the fire (if necessary)
ERT should ensure that;
1. Whether the fire fighting operations
should be carried out or not.
2. If the fire is small, try extinguish the
existing fire used appropriate
equipment
3. If a major fire, the main action is to
move all the residents of the building
safely
 OSH Risk Management
 Fire drill
 Proper use of fire extinguishers
 Operation of fire alarm system
 Use and disposal of smoking materials
 Importance of electrical safety
 Correct storage of flammable and
combustible materials
 Safe handling of compressed gases
 First Aids
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