Subpart E, Means of Egress

Subpart F — Powered Platforms, Manlifts, and Vehicle-Mounted Work Platforms 

Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance—Operations-Training—1910.66(i), 

1910 Subpart E Appendix—Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, 

37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes 

Under 29 CFR 1910.120 (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, or HAZWOPER), another type of emergency that must be covered by an emergency response plan is the release of hazardous materials. Unless the facility operator can demonstrate that the operation does not involve employee exposure or the reasonable possibility for employee exposure to safety or health hazards, the following operations are covered  

Cleanup operations required by a governmental body involving hazardous substances conducted at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites, state priority site lists, sites recommended by the USEPA, National Priorities Eist, and initial investigations of government identified sites that are conducted before the presence or absence of hazardous subsfance has been ascertained 

Corrective actions involving cleanup operations at sites covered by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) 

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Appendixes A and B. Each subpart addresses a different major topical area. These areas include such items as Subpart D, Walking-Working Surfaces. This subpart appears in 1910.21-1910.32. Subpart E, Means of Egress, follows in 1910.35-1910.70. Each subpart is further broken down so that when one looks under Subpart E, one will find the subsection 1910.37, Means of Egress, general. The reader can turn to that section to see an explanation of means of egress and find that it is broken down even further. References to specific standards are typically found as follows ... 

OSHA deals with fire protection from an employee safety standpoint, and many of the points covered in the OSHA standard are solid management practices for property safety as well. Subpart E, Means of Egress, is taken from NFPA 101-1970, the Life Safety Code. The emphasis of this subpart is on protecting the employee once a fire has started. It informs the employer what to do to protect workers during the fire by addressing egress methods, automatic sprinkler systems, fire alarms, emergency action plans, and fire prevention plans. 

Appendix to Subpart E—Means of Egress 1910.38 Employee Emergency Plans... 

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), Subpart E, 1910.35, gives the following definition of the means of egress ... 

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