Emergency and Fire Preparedness Overview Exam

All employers should have emergency action and fire prevention plans. What conditions require that employers must have these plans?

When workers are exposed to chemicals, explosives, and flammable materials

Which of the following constitutes workplace violence?

All of the choices qualify as workplace violence

Who is ultimately responsible for preparing emergency action and fire prevention plans?

Employers

Depending on the emergency, for example fire, what is often the best response?

Get out of the building using emergency exits and their access ways

Joe's company policy directs him to evacuate during a fire. When he attempts to exit via his assigned route, the stairway is filled with smoke and he can see flames at the bottom. What is the correct action for Joe to take?

Take the alternate escape route

Which of these dangers would you experience in an earthquake or tornado?

A and D are correct