HAZWOPER Emergency Response Plan

Planning is critical for safe, timely responses to hazardous material incidents. The HAZWOPER standard requires employers whose employees respond to releases of hazardous materials at any location to have a written emergency response plan. This includes both fixed-location employers like industrial facilities and those that deploy from a duty station to various locations, such as a fire department or emergency medical service. This module describes the required information in emergency response plans.

• Describe the purpose of an Emergency Response Plan • List and describe the information required by the HAZWOPER standard to be in an Emergency Response Plan • Describe the different roles of responders • Describe the purpose of the Integrated Contingency Plan Guidance • List and describe the information contained in an Integrated Contingency Plan