Use the following checklist to review the core elements of your Emergency Action Plan. Indicate with a checkmark that you have addressed each issue.

Section 1: Preparedness Program Completeness

• Does the program have the support of management?
• Is there a written Emergency Action Plan (EAP)?
• Is there an active training program for employees?
• Has the organization formed an Emergency Planning Committee?
• Has the organization completed a Ready Rating™ Assessment?
• Has the organization coordinated its EAP with its facility’s management company?
• Has the organization coordinated its EAP with its facility’s security?
• Have personnel been given emergency preparedness information and encouraged that they have emergency plans for their home and family?
• Does the EAP include a procedure for responding to a medical emergency?
• Is someone trained to assess safety and security needs?
• Is there a procedure for tracking employee attendance?
• Is there a procedure for tracking contractor attendance?
• Is there a procedure for tracking visitor attendance?
• Is there a procedure on how Safety Wardens are to report when arriving at an assembly area?
• Is there guidance specifying when to declare an ‘all clear’ after it is safe??
• Is there guidance on how to handle media inquiries?

 Section 2: Adequacy of the Facility and Assembly Areas

• Does the facility have signs showing evacuation and shelter-in-place locations? Is the facility free of any hazardous or flammable materials?
• Is the facility located near any hazardous sites (e.g., fireworks factory, airplane landing route, fuel refinery)?
• Does the facility post warning signage and announcements during emergencies?
• Are there adequate sanitation facilities in the assembly areas?
• Are stairwells adequately sized to handle the facility’s population, including visitors?
• Are doorways adequately sized to handle the facility’s population. including visitors?
• Are evacuation routes to exits and shelters obvious, clear, and easy to navigate for people with a range of physical abilities?
• Are the evacuation and shelter-in-place assembly areas well-marked?
• Is there a greeting area at each assembly area?
• Does the shelter provide adequate protection against anticipated threats?
• Are communication systems in the assembly areas in good working condition?
• Are assembly areas clean and well-lit with no loose objects in the immediate area?
• Are radios capable of receiving emergency alerts located in the assembly areas?
• Are the evacuation and shelter-in-place assembly areas large enough to accommodate evacuees?
• Are the assembly areas clear of obstructions that would impede the flow of evacuees?
• Can announcements be heard throughout the assembly areas?
• Are the evacuation and shelter-in-place assembly areas suitable for a range of people with disabilities?

Section 3: Safety Wardens and Support Staff Training Evaluation

• Does the organization have volunteers willing to work as safety staff (i.e., Safety Warden?)
• Have the Safety Wardens been given formal training in their duties?
• Is there a written description of the duties of a Safety Warden?
• Is there an overall incident commander who takes charge during a disruption?
• Do Safety Wardens always operate in groups of two or more?
• Are Safety Wardens trained to assume specific roles at each location to which they are assigned?
• Are Safety Wardens easy to identify?
• Are there enough Safety Wardens to provide coverage of the facility?
• Are Safety Wardens trained to provide clear directions to evacuees?
• Are Safety Wardens properly equipped to do their job?
• Are Safety Wardens given a checklist of duties to perform (e.g., floor sweeper, stairwell monitor)?
• Are Safety Wardens equipped and trained to communicate continuously with each other during an emergency?
• Are Safety Wardens trained to perform their duties calmly and professionally?
• Have Safety Wardens been instructed to be the last to leave a work area during an emergency?
• Have Safety Wardens been trained in how to manage an ‘all clear’ announcement?
• Have Safety Wardens been trained to help employees return to their work areas after an ‘all clear’?