Emergency action plans, or EAPs, work only when people know their part before trouble starts. A U.S. Army safety article describes one way to build that knowledge. Safety officers can use the Army Safety Management Information System, called ASMIS 2.0, to assign Percipio safety courses and log who finished them. The article offers this as practical guidance, not a new Army-wide rule.
Percipio is an online training library. The article names four courses as a starting set. Disaster Site Workers covers spotting hazards, safe work practices, protective measures and knowing personal limits. Emergency and Disaster Preparedness teaches an all-hazards mindset for natural, technological and human-caused events.
The other two courses are Emergency Response in the Workplace and a short natural disaster course on floods, tornadoes and earthquakes. The first covers notification, roles, evacuation, reporting and working with trained responders. The second gives focused reminders on common severe-weather actions. Together they give Soldiers and civilians shared terms and a basic sense of what to do.
The publisher is clear that a course cannot replace local planning. A good EAP covers evacuation routes and rally points, which are set meeting spots outside a building. It also covers accountability after evacuation, rescue and medical duties, reporting methods, emergency contacts and outside support. Leaders must connect course lessons to real exits, muster locations, warning systems, emergency numbers and the local chain of command.
The article suggests starting with a hazard assessment for each facility, training area or work center. Examples include fire, severe weather, flood, hazardous-material release and utility outage. Safety officers then assign the most relevant course and document completion. A supervisor-led EAP review and a drill should follow.
During a drill, the article says leaders should check several things. Do people recognize the alarm and use assigned routes? Do they reach the right rally point and account for coworkers? Do they know who may carry out response actions? Anyone not trained and equipped for a hazardous response should not try one. They should recognize the emergency, notify the proper authority and follow the EAP.
The article calls emergency planning a cycle: train, exercise, evaluate, correct and retrain. ASMIS 2.0 can keep the training record, and its inspection and hazard-management functions can help track problems. For NCOs, a few discussion points follow. Which emergencies are most likely in your work area? Could every Soldier find the rally point without help? Would a drill show gaps that a classroom course missed?
Source: U.S. Army: Build Emergency Action Plan Readiness with Percipio Training in ASMIS 2.0. Published 2026-10-27.