Principal Emergency Response and Preparedness

Anticipating and planning your organization's response to an emergency situation isn't just a good idea: it's a federal requirement. Since 1989 OSHA has issued numerous standards that explicitly require employers to have emergency action plans for their workplaces and dozens more regulating specific materials and processes that affect the health and safety of employees. This book makes the task of identifying and understanding OSHA's emergency response requirements virtually effortless by compiling and summarizing the most relevant requirements_53 general and 95 industry-specific_found in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 29 Parts 1910 1915 1917 1918 1926 and 1928.