The inspector's first question after an incident is never "what happened?" It's "were you prepared?" Check this Emergency Coordinator blueprint that proves it — before the audit finds out the hard way. When a serious incident happens on your site — property damage, an injury, worse — the inspector who walks through your gate afterward is not there to ask what happened. They already know what happened. Their first question will be: "Were you prepared for this?" And they won't take your word for it. They'll want to see: Your emergency plan. Your drill records. The formal appointment of your Emergency Coordinator. If you cannot produce these three things, the law doesn't give you the benefit of the doubt. It assumes you failed to provide a safe working environment — full stop. That's not a technicality. That's the legal standard you're held to. Preparedness Is Proven Before the Incident, Not During It This is the ...