Emergency Preparedness and Response
Emergencies can create a variety of hazards for workers in the impacted area. Preparing before an emergency incident plays a vital role in ensuring that employers and workers have the necessary equipment, know where to go, and know how to keep themselves safe when an emergency occurs. These Emergency Preparedness and Response pages provide information on how to prepare and train for emergencies and the hazards to be aware of when an emergency occurs. The pages provide information for employers and workers across industries, and for workers who will be responding to the emergency.
General Preparedness and Response
- Getting Started:
- OSHA Emergency Response Rulemaking
- Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
- Psychological Resiliency
- ARC Ready Rating Program
- ARC Emergency App
Natural Disasters and Weather
- Earthquakes
- Floods
- Heat
- Heat.gov
- Heat Illness Campaign
- Heat Safety When Working Infographic NEW
- Occupational Heat Exposure
- From the Secretary of Health and Human Services (2024): The Secretary's Initiative on Protecting Farmworkers from Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke
- Tips for People Who Take Medication: Coping with Hot Weather
- Hurricanes
- Impacts of Climate Change in the Workplace NEW
- Lightning Safety
- Tornadoes
- Wildfire Smoke NEW
- Wildfires
- Winter Weather
Oil; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Incidents
- Biological Incidents
- Bomb/Explosion
- Chemical Incidents
- Fourth Generation Agent (FGA) Nerve Agent Resources for First Responders and First Receivers
- GF (Cyclosarin)
- Lewisite (L) Quick Reference Guide NEW
- Mustard-Lewisite Mixture (HL) Quick Reference Guide NEW
- Plague (Yersinia Pestis)
- Sarin (GB) Quick Reference Guide
- Soman (GD) Quick Reference Guide
- Sulfur Mustard (HD) Quick Reference Guide NEW
- Tabun (GA) Quick Reference Guide
- VX Quick Reference Guide
- Oil Spills
- Preventing Emergency Responder Fatigue
- Radiation Emergencies
