Evacuation Procedure.

By Manoj Kumar(HSE Professional,HSEGURU@YAHOO.IN/+91-8252771261,Aadhaar Number-

584186777088).

We conduct training on fire fighting at

various sites. Evacuation plan must be
pasted on every
factory/University/Malls/Other High Rise
Buildings/Construction Sites/Cinema
Halls………etc. Lets take example of
Florida International University’s
evacuation plan. India Emergency
Number(Police:100/112).Fire(101).
Fires, explosions, bomb threats and chemical spills are among the occurrences that may require
emergency evacuation of university facilities. Continuous sound and flashing of fire alarm horns
and strobes in any university owned, leased or operated facility is the evacuation signal.
Everyone who is alerted by this alarm is required to evacuate the facility as quickly and as
calmly as possible.

Procedure
The university requires that all facility occupants respond to the alarm signal by immediately
initiating the evacuation procedures outlined below:
 1. Stop all activities immediately. Complete the internal departmental or class procedures
that have been determined to be essential prior to emergency evacuation.
2. Assess that all persons can evacuate the area. Department safety wardens, supervisors,
laboratory managers and instructors are required to assure that everyone, including
individuals with mobility limitations, have evacuated their area. Note: Evacuation plans
for persons with disabilities must be made part of each department's documented
emergency evacuation procedures.
3. Follow EXIT signs to the nearest safe exit. Do not use elevators! Special care should be
taken with some footwear, such as clogs, that could hamper rapid and safe descent.
4. Use the stairs. Never use the elevator. Walk briskly, but do not run. Stay on the right in
order to allow emergency response personnel clear access up the stairs, along the left
side.
5. Allow others to enter the stairwell. As you approach the landing of each floor, allow
evacuees from that level to enter the stairwell.
6. Steer clear of hazards. If evacuation becomes difficult via a chosen route, because of
smoke, flames or blockage, re-enter the facility on a safe floor. Continue evacuation via
the nearest safe exit route.
7. Move away from the building. Once you have exited the facility, move at least 150 ft.
away from the building and exit doors. Proceed to your Evacuation Assembly Area.
8. Do not re-enter the building without an “all clear”. Do not, under any circumstances,
re-enter the facility unless authorized by a FIU Police Officer, fire department personnel
or until a recognized university authority broadcasts the "all clear" message.

In facilities without alarm systems, all persons must leave whenever it becomes clear that an
emergency exists which necessitates evacuation for the protection safety and well-being of the
occupants.

No one is expected to endanger him/herself in order to control a hazard or to effect or assist with
evacuation of others, but everyone has a duty to ensure that other occupants are aware of an
emergency.

Similarly, it is expected that individuals will aid anyone who requires physical assistance to
safely evacuate.

False Fire Alarms

Fire alarms are a life safety system and should only be activated in the event of a fire. Therefore,
FIU will pursue all available legal actions (F.S. 806.101) against anyone who willfully creates a
false alarm of fire.

F.S. 806.101 - False Alarms of Fire - Whoever, without reasonable cause, by outcry or the
ringing of bells, or otherwise, makes or circulates, or causes to be made or circulated, a false
alarm of fire, shall for the first conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree,
punishable as provided under s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A second or subsequent conviction under
this section shall constitute a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083 or
2. 775.084.
Persons with Disabilities

At the time an emergency occurs assistance may not be readily available if no prior arrangements
are made since persons with disabilities may not be readily identifiable to others. Therefore,
persons with disabilities who may require assistance must to request/arrange for assistance ahead
of time.

Arrangements for assistance are usually best accomplished by establishing a personal

relationship between the individual requiring assistance and one or more of his/her peers in the
form of a "Buddy Plan". Redundant arrangements should be made to ensure that assistance
would be available even when the designated "buddies" are unavailable.

Make the necessary arrangements with the Disability Resource Center, Office of Equal
Opportunity Programs and Diversity, co-workers ("buddies") and/or the FIU Police Department
as is appropriate to facilitate an evacuation plan at the time of an emergency.

• Map of Emergency Call Boxes

• Map of Automated External Defibrillators (AED)
• AED Policy

Evacuation Assistance
Evacu-Trac

FIU Police Officers are trained in the use of the Evacu-trac device and are able to provide
evacuation assistance for persons with mobility impairments, at the time of an emergency.

Contact EH&S for assistance with "Buddy Plans" that entail the use of an Evacu-trac devices.

Evacu-trac Instructions

• Garaventa Evacu trac Training Video

• Download the Evacu-trac Manual
• Evacu-trac locations
Other Assistance
The emergency evacuation alarm systems in most university facilities include visual and audible
signaling devices that alert the sight or hearing impaired persons to alarm conditions.

Stairwells and Safe Refuge Areas

The stairway landings on each floor of most buildings on university premises are independently
accessible by wheelchair users, and are large enough to accommodate at least one wheelchair
occupant and still remain a viable means of emergency exit for others. While not all stairways
fully qualify as "areas of safe refuge" as defined by code, they are usually substantially safer than
any other areas of the building and much preferable to remaining in an area where exposure to
heat, smoke, and products of combustion are a hazard.

Rescue personnel should be made aware of anyone needing assistance by other occupants who
have evacuated. Persons waiting in a stairwell should be sure to ask several persons to notify FIU
Police of their location to advise. When making this request, give the name of the stairwell and
the floor (example: PC northwest stairs, 4th floor landing).

Areas of refuge in specific university buildings have the benefit of two-way communication
devices located in close proximity to the protected area within the stairways. The
communication devices connect to the FIU Police Department and allow the individual to advise
the FIU Police Dispatcher of their location.

Emergency Contact
Call FIU Police Department before you call fire rescue. The emergency line is open 24 Hours
– 7 Days a Week:

• MMC: 305-348-5911
• BBC: 305-919-5911
• Relay Service: 711
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