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What’s An Oklahoma Employer’s Safety Obligation During an Earthquake?
Oklahoma residents are familiar with volatile weather phenomena of all types, from blizzards to tornadoes. However, the recent earthquake took many by surprise, and shook up employers who may have considered the earthquake clause in their operational safety obligations to be a far fetched concern. What is an employer’s safety obligation in the event of a natural disaster? What is good additional practice? A recent piece by News OK addressed those questions and a few surrounding issues. Below are the main points.
- Under both state and federal law, Oklahoma businesses are required to have an emergency action procedure ready to execute. Those who employ over ten people must put that plan in writing, while smaller companies can tell employees in person. At the very least, such a procedure should address evacuation, operational issues, and emergency contact information for family members.
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