Create the evacuation map for your Emergency Action Plan. The written plan describes the emergency; the map shows people where to go. Upload your floor plan and OSHAMap drafts the evacuation-map section of your Emergency Action Plan — primary and alternate routes, exit doors, stairways, assembly points, and emergency-equipment locations — as an OSHA-aligned draft. Final local/employer review may be required. Free to start, no credit card.
Pair the map with the written companion at /osha-emergency-action-plan-template.
Not universally — not as a separately posted graphic. Under 29 CFR 1910.38, covered employers must have an Emergency Action Plan, and that plan must include evacuation procedures and emergency escape route assignments. OSHA does not require one specific posted map at every location, but its guidance recommends clear floor plans or workplace maps as the best way to communicate routes and assembly points. What gets enforced on the wall is ultimately set by your local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) and the fire/building codes it has adopted (IFC, NFPA 101). Review our evacuation-map placement guide when choosing display locations. Treat anything you generate here as an OSHA-aligned draft; final local/employer review may be required.
Each emergency moves people differently. Generate a separate, clearly labeled map per scenario — do not combine conflicting actions (for example, "get out" and "shelter in place") on one route map. Click a card to jump to the generator.
Upload one floor at a time, choose the scenario, and get a print-ready draft to attach to element 2 of your plan.
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Yes — you can generate your first OSHA-aligned evacuation map draft completely free. Just upload a floor plan and our AI drafts a professional map in about 30 seconds. No credit card required.
Our AI drafts maps that follow OSHA 29 CFR 1910.36–37 and NFPA 101 Life Safety Code standards. Every map includes clearly marked exits, fire extinguisher locations, assembly points, and directional evacuation arrows. Supervisor review is required before posting to your facility.
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Most maps are generated in 20–40 seconds. Complex multi-floor plans may take slightly longer. You see the preview instantly — create a free account (no credit card) to download the file.
Yes — every generated map opens in a free drag-and-drop editor where you can move, resize, and recolor exit signs, routes, and equipment icons. Enterprise features like multi-floor support and branded maps are available on paid plans.
Yes. All uploads are encrypted in transit (TLS 1.3) and processed in secure cloud environments. We do not share your floor plans with third parties.
FROM FLOOR PLAN TO REVIEW-READY DRAFT
OSHAMap turns the layout you already have into an editable OSHA-aligned draft—so a safety professional can focus on verification, not redrawing.
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OSHAMap creates an OSHA-aligned draft for review. Your safety team or AHJ should verify the final map before posting.
No design skills are required. Our AI understands hand-drawn floor plans, smartphone photos, scanned blueprints, and PDF documents. Simply upload any representation of your facility layout and receive a professional-grade emergency evacuation map instantly.
OSHAMap is designed to help users organize key evacuation-planning information commonly associated with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.38 — clearly marked exit routes, fire extinguisher locations within 75-foot travel distance, assembly points, YOU ARE HERE markers, and accessibility accommodations per ADA guidelines. Each draft must be reviewed and verified for the actual workplace by the employer, safety officer, or AHJ before posting.
Yes. If you renovate your office or add an emergency exit, re-upload the updated floor plan and create a new draft for review. Free accounts include up to 5 regenerations per upload; verify each revision against the workplace before posting.
Our generator works for any building type including warehouses, manufacturing plants, healthcare facilities, schools, retail stores, and office buildings. The AI adapts to any facility size and layout, generating appropriate exit routes, fire safety equipment placement, and assembly point locations.
29 CFR 1910.38(c) lists the minimum elements your Emergency Action Plan must include. OSHAMap is the map-maker, not the whole plan.
Procedures for reporting a fire or other emergency — pull stations, who to call, and how alarms are raised.
Emergency escape procedures and route assignments. This is the element OSHAMap drafts for you as a clear, posted-ready map.
Procedures for employees who stay to operate critical equipment before they evacuate. Authored in your written plan.
How you account for all employees after evacuation — head counts at assembly points. The map shows the muster zones.
Procedures for employees performing rescue or medical duties. Mark AED/first-aid on the map; assign duties in the plan.
Names or job titles of people who can be contacted for more information about the plan or specific duties.
What OSHAMap does and does not do. We primarily help with element 2 — turning your floor plan into clear route assignments — and we support visual communication for the others (mark equipment, assembly zones, and a place to print contact names and shutdown notes). We do not write your entire Emergency Action Plan. For the written sections, use the written EAP template companion.
A useful EAP map answers "where do I go, what do I avoid, and what can I grab" at a glance. Confirm capacity/travel-distance specifics with your AHJ.
At least two ways out from each area where layout allows — the primary route plus a backup if it is blocked.
Every required exit clearly marked and numbered, opening in the direction of egress travel where applicable.
Stair locations with a clear "in a fire, do not use elevators" reminder. Stairs are the fire route; elevators are not.
Outdoor assembly areas placed clear of the building and fire-apparatus lanes, where head counts happen.
Chemical storage, electrical rooms, or process zones occupants should route around during an emergency.
Extinguishers, pull stations, AED, first-aid, and spill kits where relevant — so responders find them fast.
A single orientation marker matched to the viewer's perspective so the map reads correctly where it is posted.
Accessible egress routes and areas of refuge where provided, supporting ADA-aligned planning.
The floor number and building name so a multi-floor or multi-building program never mixes up route assignments.
Be honest about what you need today. The map is fast and free; the full written plan is a bigger lift.
You already have (or are writing) the EAP text and just need a clean, posted-ready evacuation map for element 2. Upload your floor plan and generate it now — free to start.
You want the complete written program — all six 1910.38 elements drafted, reviewed, and ready to roll out across your site or portfolio. Start with the written template companion or talk to our team.
Element 4 (accountability) and 1910.38(e)/(f) expect employees to be trained on the plan. Print this block, attach it behind the posted map, and keep signed copies in your EAP binder. This is a record-keeping aid, not legal advice — adapt it to your site and review with your safety lead.
I acknowledge that I have reviewed the Emergency Action Plan evacuation map for the area above. I understand my primary and alternate evacuation routes, the nearest exits and stairways, the outdoor assembly point where head counts are taken, the hazardous areas to avoid, and the location of emergency equipment. I know who to contact for more information about the plan and my assigned duties.
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Retain with your written Emergency Action Plan (29 CFR 1910.38). Re-train and re-sign after any route change, drill finding, or plan revision.
Not universally as a separately posted graphic. Under 29 CFR 1910.38, employers who are required to have an Emergency Action Plan must put it in writing (or communicate it verbally for very small employers), and that plan must include evacuation procedures and emergency escape route assignments. OSHA does not mandate a single posted map at every location, but its guidance and eTools recommend clear floor plans or workplace maps as the most effective way to communicate routes and assembly points. Final expectations are set by your local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) and adopted fire/building codes — so the map is best treated as an OSHA-aligned draft, with final local/employer review where required.
The Emergency Action Plan (EAP) is the written program required by 29 CFR 1910.38 — it covers how emergencies are reported, evacuation procedures and route assignments, critical-operation shutdown, employee accountability after evacuation, rescue/medical duties, and the names or job titles of people to contact for more information. The evacuation map is the visual companion that shows the routes, exits, and assembly points described in element 2. The map alone is not a complete EAP, and a written EAP without a clear map often fails to communicate routes effectively. OSHAMap builds the map; pair it with our written EAP template companion to cover the whole plan.
OSHAMap primarily helps with element 2 — evacuation procedures and emergency escape route assignments — by turning your floor plan into a clear map of primary and alternate routes, exits, and assembly points. It also supports visual communication for the other elements: you can mark emergency equipment, accountability/assembly zones, and a place to print contact names and shutdown notes. It does not write the entire EAP for you. Reporting procedures, critical-operation shutdown steps, rescue/medical duty assignments, and the responsible-contact list still need to be authored in your written plan.
No. Fire evacuation moves people out of and away from the building, while severe-weather sheltering (tornado, for example) moves people into interior, windowless areas of the building. Putting both sets of arrows on one route map confuses occupants at the worst possible moment. Generate a separate map per scenario — fire evacuation, chemical release, severe-weather shelter, general evacuation, partial evacuation, full-building — and post each clearly labeled. Never combine conflicting actions on a single route diagram.
At minimum: primary and alternate evacuation routes, exit doors, stairways (with "in a fire, do not use elevators" guidance), outdoor assembly/muster points, hazardous areas to avoid, the location of emergency equipment (extinguishers, pull stations, AED, first aid, spill kits where relevant), a clear "You Are Here" marker oriented to the viewer, accessible-route information and areas of refuge where provided, and the floor or building identifier. Travel-distance and exit-capacity details are governed by adopted codes such as the IFC and NFPA 101, so confirm specifics with your AHJ.
A written EAP is required whenever an OSHA standard requires one (for example, certain fixed extinguisher, process safety, or hazardous-material standards trigger it). As a practical baseline, 29 CFR 1910.38(b) allows employers with 10 or fewer employees to communicate the plan orally rather than in writing — most employers above that threshold maintain a written plan. Because several substance-specific standards can require an EAP regardless of headcount, the safest approach is to maintain a written plan with a clear map and have it reviewed against the standards that apply to your operation.
Update the map whenever the conditions that drive routes change: renovations or wall/door changes, relocated exits or stairwell access, new hazardous storage, moved emergency equipment, a new assembly point, or any finding from a fire-marshal or insurance walkthrough. Many employers review annually and after every drill. Because OSHAMap stores your generated maps, you can re-upload a revised floor plan and regenerate an updated draft instead of starting from scratch — then route it through your local/employer review again.
Yes — generate a distinct map for each floor and each building so route assignments and assembly points are accurate per location, then keep them under one program. For organizations managing many sites, our multi-location evacuation map software workflow helps standardize the legend and revision dates across the portfolio while each site still posts its own site-specific map. Each location should still be reviewed against its local AHJ and adopted codes.
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