Transcript Assistance During An Emergency- Building & Safety Coordinator

Assistance During An EmergencyBuilding & Safety Coordinator
Friday December 5, 2008
Lt. Ron Swartz- UAA Emergency Manager
Trig Trigiano- Director EHS/RM
Emergency Management Cycle
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1. Awareness & training
2. Mitigation
3. Practice
4. Respond according to training
5. Review & adjust training
1. Awareness & Training
• Workshops and bulletins on:
– Identifying safety & security issues
– Communicating with building occupants
– Lock down/shelter in place
– Evacuations
– Bomb threats
– Incident Command System & EOC
2. Mitigation
• Facilitate employee training opportunities
(HRS, UPD, SkillSoft, etc)
• Maintain postings related to emergency
procedures
• Periodic walk-through
– Fire extinguishers
– Vandalism (criminal milieu)
– Lighting
Mitigation- continued
• Develop system of disseminating vital information to all
occupants
• Facilitate Building Emergency Plans
• (Purdue): SECTION I: PLAN DEVELOPMENT
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SECTION II: YOUR BUILDING EMERGENCY PLAN
1. INTRODUCTION
2. RESPONSIBILITIES
3. BEP REQUIREMENTS
4. TRAINING SLIDE PRESENTATION TEMPLATE
SECTION III: BUILDING INFORMATION
1. BUILDING DEPUTY/ALTERNATE BUILDING DEPUTY
2. BUILDING DESCRIPTION
3. BUILDING DEPARTMENTS
4. BUILDING SAFETY COMMITTEE
5. BUILDING CRITICAL OPERATIONS
6. BUILDING ALARM (s)
7. BUILDING SERVICES & BUILDING MAINTENANCE
SECTION IV: NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
1. EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION
PROCEDURES
2. NON-EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION
PROCEDURES
3. PURDUE ALERT
SECTION V: EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
SECTION VI: EVACUATION
1. EVACUATION POLICY
2. GENERAL EVACUATION PROCEDURES
3. BUILDING SPECIFIC EVACUATION
PROCEDURES
4. EMERGENCY ASSEMBLY AREA
LOCATION
5. EVACUATION GUIDELINES FOR PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES
SECTION VII: SHELTER IN PLACE
1. TYPES
2. WHEN TO SHELTER IN PLACE
3. PROCEDURES
4. BUILDING SPECIFIC SHELTER PROCEDURES AND
LOCATIONS
http://www.purdue.edu/rem/safety/bep.htm
Mitigation- continued
• Gather supplies for Safe Rooms, Shelter-InPlace
• Practice the plan
– Tabletop exercise
– Building drill
– On-line exercise
3. Respond According to Training
• When an alarm sounds, assist with evacuation
• Ensure that all departments proceed to their
Emergency Assembly Area (EAA)
• Help keep patrons from entering until “all
clear” is issued by uniformed authorities
• Liaison with police & fire responders
Respond According to Training- cont’d
• Bomb threats may require evacuation without
the use of horns & bells
– Use normal building emergency notification
procedure to get the word out
– Designate a representative to assist police in
sweeping the area of concern
– Use deputies, CTOs, UPD Auxiliary, SSP Officers to
keep patrons from entering until an “all clear” has
been issued by authorities
Respond According to Training- cont’d
• When ordered to lock-down the facility
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Use deputies to quickly lock all perimeter doors
Do not let anyone in
Ensure that no patrons let anyone in
Notify police if there is a breach or attempted breach of
security
• Advise the use of Safe Rooms, if equipped
• Wait to open the building until officials advise to do so
Respond According to Training- cont’d
• When ordered to shelter in place:
– Lock all doors to the shelter area
– Seal gaps with wide tape to keep exterior air from
entering
– Turn off HVAC system, or remind F&CS to do so
– Seal off air vents and drain openings
– Gather in an area with a battery-operated radio
– Wait for official instructions
If a shooting is taking place . . .
. . . and you can get out, get out fast. Trust
your instincts. Don’t wait for others to
validate your decision. Leave your
belongings behind.
Active Shooter
Considerations
 If evacuating, have the students move
toward the police while keeping their hands
on top of their head.
 Move well away from the building and find
a safe location (could be a predetermined
meeting place off site).
 Avoid school parking lots.
Active Shooter
Considerations continued
 If they do start shooting people, you need
to make a choice (at this point it is your
choice) stay still and hope they don’t shoot
you or run for an exit while zig-zagging.
 You may consider attacking the shooter.
This is very dangerous, but certainly no
more than doing nothing and dying in place.
Active Shooter
Considerations
If you are in a room or office, stay there and
secure the door.
If the door has a window, cover it if you can.
Consider getting students out through the
windows as calmly and as quietly as possible.
Expectations During
a Police Engagement
The police will engage anyone who is armed
or moves in what may be perceived as a
threat.
The police will be moving rapidly to locate,
identify and engage the suspects.
The police cannot and will not stay with you
or assist injured victims or injured officers
until the threat of continued danger is
neutralized.
Expectations During
A Police Rescue
When you are directed to get up, place your
hands on your head and do exactly what
you are told. Remember, you will still be
treated as a suspect until you are evaluated
and checked out.
Officers, when ready, will escort you from
the building.
Active Shooter
Incident Dynamics
Actions of Victims:
 Fight or Flight
 Those who choose to fight may not be
prepared for a surprise attack,
 Those who freeze in fear may be attacked;
playing dead is a gamble,
 Those who flee increase their odds of survival;
identified safe havens within the area
evacuation out of the vicinity
Respond According to Training- cont’d
• Liaison with Emergency Operations Center
(EOC)
– Both UAA and the municipality may open an EOC
– Be ready to give information & updates to EOC
staffers
– Subject Matter Experts may be called to the EOC
to assist in response, plans, continuity of
operations, and recovery
From the UAA Emergency Operations
Plan
“Relaying Building Information to the EOC:
• The Building Managers act as the ‘eyes and ears’ of the
EOC, providing accurate up-to-date information about
emergency incidents.
• Managers should provide information concerning injuries,
damage, evacuation, and resources to the EOC by
telephone or currier.
• The Operations Section will also receive emergency
information directly from emergency personnel in the field.
• Together, this information provides the basis for initiating
the emergency response and mutual aid support.”
Contacting the UAA EOC
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University Police Dispatch 786.4911
Management & PIO……..786-7783
Operations & Planning….786-7784
Logistics & Finance/Admin….786-7785
Review and Adjust Training
• Document the results of drills, exercises, and
actual response to incidents
• Assess the need for changes:
– Building manager meeting
– Consult EHS/RM
– Consult UAA Emergency Manager
– Campus Safety Committee
You’re Not Alone!
• Trig Trigiano
– 786.1351
– ULB 110P
• Mike Halko
– 786.1386
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY
AND
RISK MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
• Ron Swartz
– Office 786.1149
– Mobile 382.1490
– BOB 206E