RedVector JCOM-40123

Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans and Fire Prevention Plans

Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans and Fire Prevention Plans

0.35 hr. Online Course

Level: Fundamental

Item#: JCOM-40123

SME: W. Jon Wallace, CSP, MBA

A safe means of escape is crucial when it’s necessary to quickly evacuate a building. This course will provide examples of some previous egress tragedies that well help you to understand critical means of egress requirements. You will learn how to develop an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan that may be implemented in your facility so you can be ready if disaster strikes.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
  • Recite the common causes of means of egress fatalities.
  • Identify the three components of a means of egress.
  • State the major requirements of OSHA’s means of egress standard.
  • Identify the primary purpose of an emergency action plan.
  • Describe a fire prevention plan.
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: W. Jon Wallace, CSP, MBA
W. Jon Wallace, CSP, MBA Photo
Workplace Safety was founded in 2002 by W. Jon Wallace, CSP, MBA. Jon is a Certified Safety Professional with nearly three decades occupational safety experience and is nationally recognized in the area of occupational safety. His industrial experience includes Mobil Oil and Hercules, where he not only gained the technical knowledge of occupational safety and loss control but also how to effectively implement practical, pragmatic safety solutions to everyday safety concerns. Upon obtaining his Master of Business Administration (MBA) Jon relocated to North Carolina and became a safety consultant. He has assisted clients in the chemical, nuclear, furniture, semiconductor, automotive, steel, and pharmaceutical industries with their occupational safety needs. His recent focus has been NFPA 70E® —Electrical Safe Work practices, OSHA compliance training, lockout/tagout risk assessments, robotics safety, as well as combustible dust program reviews. In addition to safety consulting, Jon is an Adjunct Assistant Professor with the School of Public Health at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is on the faculty of The University of North Carolina Education & Research Center (ERC). He teaches various safety topics including the 10- and 30-hour OSHA compliance courses. He is an Authorized OSHA Outreach Trainer. Most recent achievement is being a two time finisher in the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon.