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🚨 Emergency Preparedness & Evacuation

Free emergency preparedness & evacuation training with a completion certificate.

Last updated: June 2026

Build a compliant Emergency Action Plan and master the alarm-to-all-clear evacuation sequence — emergency types, escape routes, assembly points, wardens, drills and head-counts — to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.38, NFPA 101 and ISO 45001. It maps to OSHA 1910.38 emergency action plans. The course is organized into 7 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 80%). It is free awareness-level training designed for anyone who needs a practical, working understanding of the topic.

What you'll learn

  • What is an Emergency Action Plan?
  • Know the emergency types & first response
  • The evacuation sequence
  • Exit routes, signs & assembly points
  • Roles, wardens & training
  • Drills, timing & alarm systems
  • Business continuity & after-action review

Learning objectives

  • Define an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) and state when OSHA 1910.38 requires it to be written, kept and available
  • List the six minimum required elements of an EAP and the alarm and training duties that go with it
  • Classify the main emergency types and select the correct first response (evacuate, shelter-in-place, lockdown or invacuate)
  • Execute the alarm → evacuate → assemble → account → all-clear sequence without error
  • Apply exit-route, signage and assembly-point rules and the means-of-egress requirements of NFPA 101 / 1910.37
  • Assign warden, first-aider and incident-controller roles and explain drill frequency and PEEPs
  • Link the EAP to business continuity, after-action review and continual improvement