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AN ACT relating to workplace safety. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 338 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) As used in this section, "emergency action plan": 5
(a) Has the same meaning as in 29 C.F.R. sec. 1910.38; and 6
(b) Means the procedures and rules to follow in the event of fire, natural 7
disaster, or other threatening situation that may pose a health or safety 8
hazard to the employees in the workplace. 9
(2) (a) Each employer shall create an emergency action plan. The plan shall be 10
written, kept in the workplace, and available for employees for review. 11
(b) For employers with ten (10) or fewer employees, the emergency action plan 12
does not need to be written and may be communicated orally to employees. 13
(3) An emergency action plan shall include at a minimum: 14
(a) Procedures for employees to report a fire or other emergency; 15
(b) Procedures for emergency evacuation, including the type of evacuation and 16
exit route assignments; 17
(c) Procedures to be followed by employees who remain at the workplace to 18
operate critical plant operations before evacuating; 19
(d) Procedures to account for all employees after an evacuation; 20
(e) Procedures to be followed by employees who perform rescue or medical 21
duties; and 22
(f) The name or job title of every employee who may be contacted by an 23
employee who needs more information about the plan or an explanation of 24
his or her duties under the plan. 25
(4) Each employer shall establish and maintain an employee alarm system. The 26
employee alarm system shall have a distinctive signal for each purpose and 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS BR 1260
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comply with the requirements of 29 C.F.R. sec. 1910.165. 1
(5) Each employer shall designate and train employees to assist in the safe and 2
orderly evacuation of other employees. 3
(6) Each employer shall review the emergency action plan with each employee 4
covered by the plan when the: 5
(a) Plan is developed or the employee is assigned initially to a job; 6
(b) Employee's responsibilities under the plan change; or 7
(c) Plan is changed. 8