What must be included in a facility-wide safety plan under Class 314?

• A. Marketing and branding guidelines
• B. Employee vacation schedules
• C. Only financial planning
• D. Roles/responsibilities, emergency procedures, training plans, and periodic drills

Answer: (D)

Under Class 314, a facility-wide safety plan is a practical, organization-wide document that assigns accountability and readiness for emergencies. It must spell out roles and responsibilities so everyone knows who handles what during an incident. It should outline emergency procedures detailing how to respond, evacuate, communicate, and coordinate with responders. It needs a training plan to ensure staff are qualified to perform safety tasks and know the procedures. And it must include periodic drills to practice these responses and identify gaps. These four elements ensure the plan is actionable and testable, rather than generic or aspirational. Marketing and branding guidelines, vacation schedules, and purely financial planning do not address how to prevent, respond to, and recover from safety events, so they don’t belong in the facility-wide safety plan.