Emergency Preparedness

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Emergency Preparedness Evacuation Drill
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Emergency Planning

• Tuesday, March 24
• Morning Classroom Instruction
• Afternoon Pre-drill Surveys Drill Planning
• Wednesday, March 25
• Morning Emergency Evacuation Drill
• Afternoon Drill Evaluation Recommendations

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Outline

• Common Hazards
• Emergency Preparedness Cycle
• Emergency Action Plan
• Drill Planning
• Pre-drill Survey

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Emergency Preparedness Cycle
Hazard Vulnerability Surveys
Evaluation Improvements
Written Plan Procedures
Implementation
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Hazard Inventory

• Laboratories and shops
• Chemical/waste storage rooms
• Maintenance facilities
• Outside contractors

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Written Plans

• Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

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Emergency Action Plan (EAP)

• Emergency reporting
• Evacuation procedures
• Alarm system
• Communication training
• Plan reviews

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Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

• Fire
• Chemical spill
• Medical emergency
• Natural disaster

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Implementation

• Written EAP emergency procedures (SOP)
• Emergency Management Team
• Emergency communication methods
• Emergency notification procedures
• Available resources
• Outside assistance
• Post-emergency needs
• Training communication
• Exercises drills

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Emergency Management Team (EMT)

EMT Executive
Public Information Officer
Safety Officer
Liaison Officer
Operations
Finance
Logistics
Planning
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Emergency Communications

• How will
• emergency response team be activated?
• outside help summoned?
• students/personnel be notified?
• university handle incoming calls?
• university inform parents, public, etc?
• university handle media?

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Emergency Notification

• What will you do when you witness these
  incidents?
• A student collapses in a classroom.
• An elevator stuck in mid-floor with five
  students inside.
• A stranger screams at you and threatens
  violence.
• A fire in a trash can.
• A fire on lab bench, the fire is spreading fast.
• A maintenance worker cut off his finger with a
  table saw.

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Emergency Procedures

• Procedures for
• Reporting emergencies
• Emergency evacuation
• Account for all personnel/students
• Personnel with duties during emergencies
• Contact information

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Communication equipment

• Telephones
• Hand-held radios
• Internet
• Mass media

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Available Resources

• Internal resources
• Outside assistance
• Types of assistance
• Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
• Joint drills

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Post-emergency

• Assess damages
• Data/records, critical equipment, etc
• Communications
• Mental health counseling
• Evaluate response actions

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Training

• Plan elements
• Notification procedures
• Emergency contacts
• Evacuation procedures
• Shelter-in-place/lockdown

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Types of Emergency Exercises

• Orientation
• Drill
• Tabletop (TTE or TTX)
• Functional
• Full Scale

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Emergency Evacuation Drill

• Announced VS Surprise
• Orderly VS Speedy

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Emergency Evacuation Drill
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Drill Objectives

• Occupants will
• Recognize alarm
• Take appropriation actions
• Immediately begin evacuation using prescribed
  exit routes
• Provide assistance to visitors or persons having
  difficulty
• Take evasive action when prescribed exit route is
  unsafe
• Report to designated assembly area
• Return to building when instructed

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Planning an Evacuation Drill

• Organization
• Roles Responsibilities
• Written procedures
• Evacuation route map
• Evacuation hours
• Pre-drill inspections

• Drill safety
• Communication training
• Logistics during drill
• Coordination within facility w/ outside
• Drill evaluation

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Evacuation Management

• Command structure
• Chairperson
• Command staff team mobilization, outside
  notification, crowd control, site control,
  traffic control, search rescue, etc
• Floor coordinators

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Honolulu Community College Evacuation Drill
Management Team
Vice Chancellor-Administrative Services
Health Nurse
Safety Officer
Security Supervisor
Maintenance Supervisor
Deans
Evacuation
Bldg clearance
Site control
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Escape Procedures

• Classroom procedures
• Procedures for offices, etc.
• Communication of procedures
• Locked exits during weekends

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High Rise Disabled Persons

• Designated helpers
• Establish procedures

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Two-assistant Seat Carry

• Helpers Stand on each side of wheelchair.
• Helpers grasp each others upper arm or shoulder.
• Person places arms firm around each helpers
  neck.
• Helpers lean forward, place arms under persons
  legs, firmly holed each others wrists.
• Working together, helpers lift, using legs, and
  then carefully stepping forward.

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One-person Backpack Lift

• Helper kneels at front of person.
• Person places arms up and over helpers shoulders
  chest.
• Helper leans forward before rising slowly to a
  full standing position.

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Accountability

• Designated assembly area
• Account by name
• Report missing persons
• Wait for a clear signal

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Re-Entry

• Determine authority
• Establish communication methods

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Pre-drill Facility Survey
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Building Survey

• Number of rooms usage
• Occupants mobility problems
• Evacuation routes
• Exits
• Alarm systems
• Portable fire Extinguishers

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Exit Routes Design Construction

• Fire resistance
• Adequate number width
• Clearly visible marked
• Unlocked unobstructed
• Side-hinged, open in direction of travel
• Not through high hazard areas
• Discharge to outside

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Exit Routes Maintenance

• Adequate lighting
• Exit sign
• Not an Exit sign
• Directional signs
• No storage
• During renovations

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Fire Extinguishers

• Policies on evacuation
• Total or partial?
• Personnel trained?

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Fight only a SMALL fire!
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RISK ASSESSMENT

• Fire too big?
• Fight Fire has not spread, flames not higher
  than your head
• Flee Fire involve flammable solvents, gt 60 ft2,
  partially hidden
• Air safe to breathe?
• Fight Adequate oxygen, small quantities of toxic
  gases
• Flee Need respiratory protection
• Too hot or too smoky?
• FightTemperature raised slightly, good
  visibility, PPE not needed
• Flee Too hot within 10-15 ft of fire, need to
  crawl, poor visibility
• Safe evacuation path?
• Fight Clear path behind you as fighting fire
• Flee Fire is not contained fire, heat, smoke
  may block path

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Fire Extinguisher Basics

• Fire tetrahedron
• How extinguisher works
• Types of extinguishers
• Using an extinguisher
• Monthly inspections

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Fire Tetrahedron
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How a Fire Extinguisher Works
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Classification of Fires
Class A Wood, paper, cloth, trash,
plastics Class B Flammable liquids Class
C Energized electrical equipment Class D Metals
(potassium, sodium, etc)
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Extinguisher Type Type of Fire A,
Water Combustibles (Paper, cloth, wood, rubber,
plastics) B, CO2 or Flammable liquids Dry
Chemical (Oils, gasoline, grease, solvents) C,
CO2 or Electrical Equipment Dry Chemical
(Wiring, electrical equipment, computer)
A,B,C Combustibles, Flammable
Liquids, Multi-purpose Electrical Equipment
D Metals (Magnesium, sodium)
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Using a Fire Extinguisher

• Sound the alarm
• Identify evacuation path
• P.A.S.S
• Back away
• Evacuate

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Pull the pin
Aim low at the base of flames
Squeeze the handle
Sweep side to side
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Maintenance

• Monthly inspection
• Location
• Pin tamper seal
• Pressure gauge
• Nameplate
• General condition