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Report emergencies
Document alarms, internal notifications, emergency numbers, and who contacts responders.
U.S. workplace planning template
School & Education Emergency Action Plan Template
Last reviewed: June 8, 2026 · Review with a qualified safety professional when required.
Create a staff workplace EAP framework for schools, colleges, and training facilities while coordinating student safety, reunification, lockdown, licensing, and district requirements separately.
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Federal OSHA scope: 29 CFR 1910.38 applies when another covered OSHA standard requires an EAP. Employee count generally determines written versus oral form after that duty exists. Verify state-plan, adopted-code, licensing, permit, insurer, and AHJ requirements separately.
K–12 schoolsColleges and universitiesTraining centersAdministrative and support buildings
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A written action plan—not an unrelated map page
The download is organized around the six subjects in 29 CFR 1910.38(c), with additional prompts tailored to education operations.
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Evacuate or shelter
Record site-verified escape assignments, assembly areas, shelter locations, and assistance needs.
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Critical operations
Identify trained employees, time limits, abandonment criteria, and alternate escape arrangements.
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Account for people
Define rosters, assembly reporting, visitors or contractors, and missing-person handoff.
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Rescue and medical duties
Assign only trained and authorized personnel; prohibit improvised rescue or re-entry.
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Plan contacts
List the names or job titles employees can contact for more information about the plan.
Education emergencies to assess
These are review prompts, not assumptions. Keep only scenarios supported by the actual site hazard assessment and applicable emergency programs.
Potential scenarios
- Fire or smoke
- Severe weather
- Laboratory incident
- Security threat
- Utility failure
- Transportation or campus event
Plan priorities
- Coordinate employee duties with student emergency procedures
- Define classroom, common-area, laboratory, and after-hours coverage
- Plan student, staff, visitor, and contractor accountability
- Coordinate family communication and reunification without publishing sensitive details
Industry-specific procedures included in the template
Each section leaves room for the employer’s actual alarm, routes, people, equipment, contacts, and approval—not generic filler.
Reporting and alarms
- School office, campus security, and 911 sequence
- Alarm and plain-language notification meanings
- Classroom, field, bus, and after-hours communication
- Family and district communication authority
Evacuation or shelter
- Classroom and area assignments
- Evacuation, shelter, or lockdown decision authority
- Accessibility and student-assistance needs
- Assembly and reunification locations kept appropriately controlled
Employee accountability
- Class and staff rosters
- Visitors, substitutes, contractors, and activities
- Movement between classes and after-hours occupancy
- Missing-person reporting and reunification records
Critical operations
- Laboratory, kitchen, shop, utility, or transportation shutdown roles
- No shutdown duty that delays evacuation beyond training and authorization
- Records or medication priorities only when safe
- Continuity and district escalation contacts
Rescue and medical duties
- School nurse, first-aid, and AED assignments
- EMS access and student transfer point
- Students or staff needing individualized assistance
- No untrained search, rescue, or re-entry
Training and review
- Staff duty review and substitute orientation
- Student instruction appropriate to age and ability
- Exercise cadence set by state, district, licensing, or local authority
- Review after schedule, building, program, enrollment, or emergency-plan changes
Assign roles before an emergency
The template includes primary-person, alternate, and contact fields for each role.
School or campus EAP coordinator
Coordinates staff workplace duties with the broader school emergency plan.
Teacher or area lead
Directs assigned students and carries accountability information when safe.
Student-accountability lead
Reconciles class, staff, visitor, and activity rosters.
Reunification and communication lead
Coordinates approved family information and controlled release procedures.
Open the School EAP template
Choose an editable Word document or a browser-print version you can save as PDF. Both contain the same industry-specific planning sections.
The plan is the primary document
Your EAP records responsibilities and procedures. Complete it with the actual workplace, employees, alarms, operations, and emergency programs.
Need a supporting evacuation map?
A verified map can help communicate routes and assembly areas, but it does not replace the written plan or qualified review.
Draft the supporting EAP map →School EAP questions
Is an OSHA EAP the same as a school emergency operations plan?
No. The OSHA EAP addresses employee workplace duties when applicable. Schools may also need district, state education, licensing, emergency-management, fire-code, and law-enforcement plans covering students and broader incidents.
Does this template prescribe lockdown or reunification steps?
No. It provides planning fields. Security and reunification procedures should be developed with district leadership, law enforcement, emergency management, accessibility specialists, and other responsible authorities.
When does federal OSHA require an EAP?
Federal OSHA 29 CFR 1910.38 applies when another covered OSHA standard requires an Emergency Action Plan. More than 10 employees generally determines written versus oral form after that duty exists; headcount alone does not create the duty. Verify state-plan, adopted-code, licensing, permit, insurer, and AHJ requirements separately.
Can I use this school EAP template immediately?
Use it as a structured starting point, not a finished plan. Complete every field for the actual facility, remove non-applicable prompts, coordinate connected emergency programs, and obtain qualified review before employee use.
Scope of this School template
This editable template provides general information and an industry-focused starting point, not legal advice. It does not establish whether this workplace must maintain an EAP, replace site-specific hazard or adopted-code analysis, or guarantee completeness, compliance, AHJ approval, inspection results, or any legal outcome. A qualified reviewer should confirm the finished plan against the actual facility, workforce, emergency programs, applicable federal or state-plan rules, and local requirements.
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