Blocked escape route
Delayed evacuation
All site personnel
Designated and marked escape routes
Verify escape routes during daily inspections
Review the critical hazards, potential consequences, persons at risk and recommended control measures for Emergency Evacuation in one professional HSE workspace.
Review the key hazards, consequences and control measures for Emergency Evacuation in a structured professional HSE format.
Delayed evacuation
All site personnel
Designated and marked escape routes
Verify escape routes during daily inspections
Failure to identify missing personnel
All workers and visitors
Muster list and accountability system
Include visitors and contractors in accountability system
Falls, congestion or delayed evacuation
Evacuating personnel
Drills and clear direction
Assign evacuation wardens and alternative routes
Delayed evacuation
All site personnel
Designated escape route
Keep escape routes clear throughout the shift
Delayed personnel accountability
Workers and visitors
Induction and muster signage
Reinforce muster-point information during toolbox talks and inductions
Delayed evacuation
All workers
Alarm system and training
Regularly test alarm audibility and personnel understanding
Use of wrong route or delayed evacuation
Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel
Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures
Communicate and clearly mark all temporary evacuation-route changes
Evacuated personnel exposed to another hazard
Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel
Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures
Assess the muster point against wind direction and process hazards
Delayed evacuation or injury
Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel
Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures
Establish a buddy or assistance plan for personnel requiring support
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Start Risk Assessment| ACTIVITY | Emergency Evacuation | CATEGORY | Emergency |
| # | Activity | Hazard | Consequence | Persons at Risk | Existing Risk Control | L | S | Risk | Action Required / Additional Controls | Person in Charge | Due Date | RL | RS | Residual Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Emergency Evacuation | Blocked escape route | Delayed evacuation | All site personnel | Designated and marked escape routes | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Verify escape routes during daily inspections | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 02 | Emergency Evacuation | Incomplete accountability at muster point | Failure to identify missing personnel | All workers and visitors | Muster list and accountability system | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Include visitors and contractors in accountability system | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 03 | Emergency Evacuation | Panic or movement against evacuation flow | Falls, congestion or delayed evacuation | Evacuating personnel | Drills and clear direction | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Assign evacuation wardens and alternative routes | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 04 | Emergency Evacuation | Blocked evacuation route | Delayed evacuation | All site personnel | Designated escape route | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Keep escape routes clear throughout the shift | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 05 | Emergency Evacuation | Personnel unaware of muster point | Delayed personnel accountability | Workers and visitors | Induction and muster signage | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Reinforce muster-point information during toolbox talks and inductions | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 06 | Emergency Evacuation | Alarm not heard or understood | Delayed evacuation | All workers | Alarm system and training | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Regularly test alarm audibility and personnel understanding | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 07 | Emergency Evacuation | Evacuation-route change not communicated | Use of wrong route or delayed evacuation | Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel | Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Communicate and clearly mark all temporary evacuation-route changes | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 08 | Emergency Evacuation | Muster point exposed to a secondary hazard | Evacuated personnel exposed to another hazard | Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel | Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Assess the muster point against wind direction and process hazards | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 09 | Emergency Evacuation | No evacuation assistance for personnel with limited mobility | Delayed evacuation or injury | Workers performing the activity and nearby personnel | Authorized personnel, pre-work checks, suitable equipment and site procedures | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Establish a buddy or assistance plan for personnel requiring support | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |