Building Emergency Organization
The Building's Emergency Organization consists of the Fire Safety Director, Building Staff and Floor Response Teams. The Fire Safety Directors are the General Manager, who is in charge of this organization and all pre-emergency planning, training, and the Chief Engineer, who is in charge of initiating emergency operations.
The Building Staff includes: Engineering and Security. Engineering is responsible for the function of the building's Life Safety Systems. Security is responsible for meeting and directing incoming Emergency Personnel. After hours, Security will be responsible for implementing emergency procedures. Security is on duty 24 hours.
Each tenant must designate a Suite or Floor Warden and Monitors:
SINGLE TENANT FLOORS:
The team will consist of a Floor Warden, Stairwell Monitors, Search Monitors and Traffic Monitor/s; plus alternates for each. In an emergency, the team is responsible for the floor.
Floor Warden: | responsible for overseeing occupant instruction, supervising and ensuring safe and complete evacuation during a fire, other emergency or fire drill; also coordinates duties of Monitors and reports to the Fire Safety Director. |
Stairwell Monitors: | in charge of leading their group/department to a safe emergency exit and leading occupants to the designated Safe Refuge Area. |
Traffic Monitors: | to direct occupants and visitors away from elevators and to the emergency exits. |
Search Monitors: | to search the closed off areas on the floor (for example: conference rooms, kitchenettes, copy rooms etc.) for occupants unaware of the emergency or in need of assistance. |
MULTI-TENANT FLOORS:
The team will consist of a Suite Warden and Group Leader, plus alternates for each. Each Tenant must assign its own Suite Warden. One Group Leader should be assigned for every 10-15 employees within the suite. In an emergency, the team is responsible for its tenant area.
Suite Warden: | responsible for overseeing occupant instruction, supervising and ensuring a safe evacuation during a fire, other emergency or fire drill; also coordinates duties of Group Leader. |
Group Leader: | to direct all occupants to a safe exit and to lead occupants to the designated Safe Refuge Area. |
ALL FLOORS:
Assistants for the physically impaired should be assigned as needed. Physically impaired is defined as anyone who will need assistance walking down the stairs. For example: persons confined to a wheelchair; persons dependent on crutches, canes, walkers, etc; persons recovering from surgery; pregnant women; persons with significant hearing or sight impairment; extreme cases of obesity; a person with a heart condition, etc.
Every individual placed on a physically impaired evacuation list must be assured that the information provided to Building Management/Staff will be kept confidential and is to be used only to provide safe and quick evacuation in an emergency. Assistants must be assigned to these individuals prior to an emergency.
Those assigned to assist the physically impaired should know the type of disability and how to best assist them. All Assistants should also have a knowledge of proper lifts and carries (if applicable).