scope:

This standard applies to those emergency procedures involving:

1. Fires, collapses, hazardous spills and other emergencies that could endanger workers;

2. Emergency rescue of injured or ill workers or other persons, or of uninjured workers unable to rescue themselves;

3. Onsite provision of first aid and emergency medical care;

4. Evacuation and transportation of injured or ill workers to appropriate emergency medical facilities;

5. Pre-planning and coordination of emergency plan with emergency medical facilities; and 6. Training on emergency procedures/plans for workers and other groups.

Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to provide guidelines for the development of emergency procedures for construction sites.