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Environmental Health & Safety presents FY 2011
Michael E. Davis, MS, CSP, ARMSafety Manager, Fire & Life Safety Program Environmental Health & Safety
Know your role as an ASL volunteer Understand emergency procedures &
the emergency evacuation program Provide awareness of emergency
communications avenues Review injury reporting procedures &
data Environmental management system
review
Facilitate evacuation during an emergency Assist with emergency evacuations and drills Help account for evacuated personnel Manage emergency evacuation assistance for
individuals in your area
Report identified safety hazards to Facilities and EHS
Report security concerns to UTPD
Fire alarm will sound automatically if: Smoke detector senses smoke Heat activates a sprinkler Pull station activated
Call 911 in the event of an emergency
Call UTPD for security concerns and non-emergency situations UTPD Dispatch: (713) 792-2890 MSB Guard desk: x500-5895 UCT Guard desk: x500-3646 SRB Guard desk: x500-2492
When the building goes into alarm: Alarm will sound and strobes will flash, accompanied
by a standard recorded message Facilities, UTPD, the Houston Fire Department,
and EHS are notified & will respond as quickly as possible
The alarm will continue to sound while the alarm is investigated
If there is a need to evacuate: Assist with evacuation & account for your area
personnel Assemble 75 feet from the building in departmental
designated safe location
Grab your ASL bag Direct area personnel
In a high rise: Go to the nearest exit stairwell and await further instruction.
In a low rise: Go to your group’s emergency evacuation point outside the building
Close all area doors Follow instructions from fire alarm
system Rejoin your group & help account for
personnel
If you see smoke, fire, or feel threatened EVACUATE
If the fire alarm is triggered by an event, the alarm will sound on the: floor immediately above the
event affected floor floor immediately below the event
Why? Fire separation exists between
floors and avoid simultaneous evacuation of all floors into stairwells 1
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Emergency Evacuation Assistance Program Application form on EHS ASL website
ASL’s role Identify occupants needing assistance Ensure fire department is notified of individual’s
location for assistance during evacuation During an evacuation, these people should:
Enter the exit stairwell and close the door Wait for firefighters
Stairwells provide 2 hours of fire protection Firemen will immediately seek out people
who requested assistance as listed in fire depository box or as notified
Firemen will escort them to safety via elevator or with Evacutrac chair
Hazards you may find in your area: Wet floors Electrical cords across walkways Blocked exit doors Hallways congested with equipment Stairwell doors that don’t close and latch
If you spot an unsafe situation, contact Facilities (500-3498) or EH&S (500-8100) for resolution
www.tdi.state.tx.us/fire/fmexit.html At home, work, and play, know 2 ways
to safety Especially at large gatherings The way you came in may not be the best
way out Have an escape plan
Practice it Revise it periodically
Click on a building name for a list of AED locations in that building
Click on the location listed to view a floor plan with the AED location highlighted
AED Locations are now listed online through the EH&S Webpage at:
www.uth.tmc.edu/safety/firesafety/aedlocations.htm
AED training is available free to Employees through Employee Health Services
To sign up to attend AED/CPR training class, contact Cindy Crosson at 713-500-3254 or [email protected]
du Classes are held
approximately twice each month and are usually scheduled for Tuesday or Thursday mornings
Details on how to sign up are included on the ASL webpage