Transcript Fire Safety for Medical and Allied Health Staff Environmental Health & Safety 4-6783 www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/healthcare.

Fire Safety
for Medical and Allied Health Staff
Environmental Health & Safety
4-6783
www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/healthcare
RACE
R emove: all occupants from fire and smoke
A larm: Pull the alarm box, then dial 321 announcing
Code Red and location (pull boxes are generally
located in nurses station, by elevators, and in
stairwells)
C onfine the fire by closing doors
E xtinguish or Evacuate: Use fire extinguisher if
you can do so safely or evacuate to a fire safe area!
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Areas of Refuge
• Moving patients from one smoke compartment to another
on the same floor puts them into “areas of refuge”
• North and South Towers - areas of refuge are separated
by fire barriers at the south tower and elevator lobby
• On Network levels 4, 5, & 6 – look for “Smoke Door” sign
on door to locate adjacent area of refuge
• Moving patients to other floors or from the building is a
last resort and done in coordination with the fire
department
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Evacuation Example
Each area has an
Evacuation Plan
posted. Find and
become familiar with
your area’s plan
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ROLES
AND
• All Medical
Staff
will RESPONSIBILITIES
react to any fire or fire
alarm
– Assist nursing staff and be under direction of
Fire Warden or Charge Nurse
– Clear halls, close doors, evacuate patients
(patient evac. not necessary for fire alarm
w/no fire/smoke present)
– Remain in evacuation area, providing care to
evacuated patients
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Elevators
NEVER use an Elevator during Fires!
– In most cases the elevators will operate
normally during general fire alarm.
– If an elevator lobby detector activates, the
elevators will return to level 5 and go into a
standby mode.
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Manual Pull Stations
– Activation will sound
building fire alarm as
well as notify
University Police
– Pull this device when
you have a smoke or
fire condition.
– Follow up with call to
321
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CODE RED
indicates that a fire condition exists
– Dial 321, notify operator of Code Red and
provide location
– If you have a fire in a patient’s room and have
to evacuate the patient, call out “Code Red” for
someone to activate the fire alarm. Do not call
out “Fire!”
• If you hear “Code Red” called out, pull fire alarm
and dial 321, giving your location for the Code Red.
Note: at offsite locations contact the local Fire
Dept.
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CODE GREEN
• Indicates that the emergency is over and
normal activities may continue
• Operator will announce “Code Green” over
the PA system 3 times
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Fire Alarm Signaling
Fire Alarm Signaling Method
Based on area of alarm activation, fire alarm will
broadcast a voice recorded message stating Code Red
with the area in alarm.
Example announcement of fire alarm originating on T18 south:
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T18 N&S: Strobes flash, alert tone sounds followed by announcement:
“Code Red 18 south”
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T17 N&S: Chimes sounds followed by announcement:
“A Code Red is being investigated on 18 South”
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T19 N&S: Chimes sounds followed by announcement:
“A Code Red is being investigated on 18 South”
Fire alarm strobe
Note: Fire alarm strobes will be activated in area of alarm only until
the code green is called.
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Fire Response
• Fire extinguishers are located throughout facility.
Staff are responsible to know where the closest
is in their areas.
• Use a portable fire extinguisher only if the fire is
small and can be brought under control using
one extinguisher.
• If the fire is large or spreading, close the door to
the fire area and leave.
• In all cases, before using the extinguisher, make
sure the R.A.&C. of RACE has been initiated.
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Fire Extinguishers
“All Purpose Extinguisher”
Identified by:
This extinguisher
can be used on
Class A, B and C
fires
•Gauge under the handle
•No cone located at the
end of the hose
Label For The ABC
Extinguisher
Extinguisher Symbols for
Class A,
Class B
and Class C
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When using an Extinguisher…
think
PASS
P ull the Pin and stand back 6-10 feet
A im nozzle at the base of the fire – hit the fuel not
the flames!
S queeze the handle to depress the button and
release the agent
S weep nozzle from side to side until completely
empty
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Questions or Comments?
• Contact EH&S at 4-6783
– Ask to speak to a staff member in
the Healthcare Safety team!
• Email us at
[email protected]
• Review Admin and EH&S P&Ps at
Inside SBUMC under “Policies &
Procedures”
• For additional reference material go to:
www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/healthcare
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