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What you need to do
ExampleIngrid works the night shift at a call centre. A poster listing tips to keep employees safe in an emergency is on the wall outside her cubicle. But Ingrid has vision loss and can’t read it. Her manager emails Ingrid the tips which she can read with her screen reader. |
If you know an employee might need help in an emergency due to a permanent or temporary disability:
- Provide individualized emergency response information to the employee
- Get the employee’s consent, then share this information with the people designated to help them in an emergency
- Review the employee’s emergency response information when:
- the employee changes work locations
- you review the employee’s overall accommodation needs
- you review your organization’s general emergency response policies.
An “employee” includes paid staff, but not a volunteer or unpaid staff.
Quick fact
Disabilities can be permanent, or temporary. For example, an employee with a broken leg might need help using stairs or opening doors for a short period of time.
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