POLICY
The Evacuation Plan will be reviewed with all employees when the plan is put into action. All new employees will be advised of Evacuation Procedures during their orientation.
A Safety Training Verification Form will be signed and dated by all employees after reading the Emergency Evacuation Plan and will be kept in the employee’s personnel file.
POLICY GUIDELINES
Fire Prevention
A daily check of each exit by department representatives should be made to determine that emergency doors are not improperly locked in any manner. There should be no blockages or obstructions in corridors or in front of exit doors. Exit signs and lights shall be lighted and in good working condition. Security officers will check these items daily as part of their patrol duties.
Security officers and building and grounds personnel that have been trained in fire safety, are the only personnel authorized to extinguish any fire on campus. These employees will receive annual fire extinguisher training. All employees will be made aware of the location of all fire extinguishers. Fire training programs offered by the Safety and Security Department will also be offered to campus employees.
Training may include, but not limited to: providing educational materials in or outside a classroom setting, employee quick reference guides, and on-site training with the employee actually extinguishing a controlled fire with a portable fire extinguisher.
Any person or persons providing on-site training will be knowledgeable in the following areas:
Classifications and rating of fire extinguishers.
Types and sizes of fires and extinguishers that can safely extinguish such fires.
Appropriate techniques for putting out a fire with a fire extinguisher.
Proper techniques for controlling fires.
The Safety and Security Department will be responsible for making monthly inspections of all fire extinguishers ensuring accessibility, condition, and proper pressurization. These checks will be recorded on an approved inspection record attached to the fire extinguisher. Security officers will remove any extinguisher that is defective and replace it with a loaner extinguisher until the original extinguisher has been repaired.
Security officers on daily routine patrol will check to see that all areas are clear of unnecessary debris and that the equipment is properly stored.
Emergency lights and exit lights will be checked periodically and tested annually to determine that they are in proper working condition.
POLICY HISTORY
·Policy reformatted June 2017
INITIATING DIVISION
Business Services
POLICY REVIEWERS
Business Services
POLICY REFERENCES
- No forms referenced
- No codified rules
- No connecting policies
