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College Updates Emergency Manual

“G
et the hell out.”

That's the best advice anyone
can follow if a fire alarm sounds at
Douglas College, says Terry
Leonard, Director of Facility Ser-
vices.

“When you hear the bells, get
out and stay out. Do not attempt
to go back in until you receive
some type of signal,” Leonard
says. The recently updated
Douglas College Fire Safety, Build-
ing Evacuation and Emergency
Preparedness report provides in-
formation about emergency situa-
tions such as fires, earthquakes,
bomb threats and hazardous
chemical spills.

It is “very important” that
everyone reads the reference and
user manuals, he says.

Floor wardens have been
designated to supervise orderly
evacuation of their floors, to check
stairwells, to report about the dis-
position of any handicapped per-
sons who may need assistance,
and to prevent anyone from return-
ing to the building until the fire
chief has given permission to do
sO.

“If you're not a floor warden,
the first thing you do is get out of
the building. If you see someone,
you tell them to get out too,”
Leonard stresses.

IMS is presently working on
an audio signal that would be

 

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used to tell people it is safe to
return inside. “Until then, we’ve
go bullhorns,” Leonard says.

The report is an update of the
first major emergency procedures
report, which Leonard drafted in
1986. “This is the second revision,”
he says. “It’s drafted every two
years.”

New additions include day
care procedures, earthquake infor-
mation, and information which
was previously posted in class-
rooms but was not read.

The Workplace Hazardous
Materials Information System has
also been implemented at Douglas
College. Procedures for use have
been distributed to all depart-
ments using or storing hazardous
materials.

A video tape and information
package about WHMIS will be
used to train new employees and
as a refresher for established
employees, Leonard says.

The manuals should be read
by everyone, but here are some
helpful hints from the reference

“manual:

® Become familiar with evacuation
routes designated on the evacua-
tion signage.

® Know who your designated Floor
Warden is and be prepared to assist
her/him if requested.

© Avoid using elevators if an alarm
is sounding.

® Close doors behind you to prevent
a fire from spreading.

© Learn where the nearest fire extin-
guisher is located. Use it only on
the materials it is designed to extin-
guish.

® Take all bomb threats seriously
and try to obtain as much informa-
tion from the caller as you can.

@ Seek cover under a desk or table in
the event of an earthquake. If you
are in the concourse, cover your
head and attempt to shelter against
walls or in doorways away from
glass windows. Do not try to run
from the building. @