Creating a Workplace Personalized Emergency Response Plan
June 7, 2018 Greg Thomson
Under the AODA [Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (IASR) S.27(1)], employers must provide personalized emergency response plans to workers who have temporary or permanent disabilities. While there are only a few guidelines that outline what a workplace personalized emergency response plan must include, there are some best practices that all businesses should follow when creating an emergency response plan. Below, we outline information to include when creating a workplace personalized emergency response plan.
Involved Parties
Employers should work alongside the affected worker to create the personalized workplace emergency plan.
Employers must also seek out volunteers to help the worker in the event of an emergency.
Creating Your Personalized Emergency Response Plan
Employee information
The workplace personalized emergency response plan should include:
- The name of the worker with a disability
- The worker’s department
Also include specific information about the workplace, such as the floor, office number, or desk location of the worker. Detailed employee information will assist the volunteer by providing specific details of the worker. This information will be especially helpful if the co-workers are not in the same department or on the same floor.
Emergency contact information
In case of an emergency, it is best to have a worker’s personal emergency contact [...]