Environmental Health & Safety presents FY 2011

Michael E. Davis, MS, CSP, ARMSafety Manager, Fire & Life Safety Program Environmental Health & Safety

Know your role as an ASL volunteer Understand emergency procedures &

the emergency evacuation program Provide awareness of emergency

communications avenues Review injury reporting procedures &

data Environmental management system

review

Facilitate evacuation during an emergency Assist with emergency evacuations and drills Help account for evacuated personnel Manage emergency evacuation assistance for

individuals in your area

Report identified safety hazards to Facilities and EHS

Report security concerns to UTPD

Fire alarm will sound automatically if: Smoke detector senses smoke Heat activates a sprinkler Pull station activated

Call 911 in the event of an emergency

Call UTPD for security concerns and non-emergency situations UTPD Dispatch: (713) 792-2890 MSB Guard desk: x500-5895 UCT Guard desk: x500-3646 SRB Guard desk: x500-2492

When the building goes into alarm: Alarm will sound and strobes will flash, accompanied

by a standard recorded message Facilities, UTPD, the Houston Fire Department,

and EHS are notified & will respond as quickly as possible

The alarm will continue to sound while the alarm is investigated

If there is a need to evacuate: Assist with evacuation & account for your area

personnel Assemble 75 feet from the building in departmental

designated safe location

Grab your ASL bag Direct area personnel

In a high rise: Go to the nearest exit stairwell and await further instruction.

In a low rise: Go to your group’s emergency evacuation point outside the building

Close all area doors Follow instructions from fire alarm

system Rejoin your group & help account for

personnel

If you see smoke, fire, or feel threatened EVACUATE

If the fire alarm is triggered by an event, the alarm will sound on the: floor immediately above the

event affected floor floor immediately below the event

Why? Fire separation exists between

floors and avoid simultaneous evacuation of all floors into stairwells 1

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Emergency Evacuation Assistance Program Application form on EHS ASL website

ASL’s role Identify occupants needing assistance Ensure fire department is notified of individual’s

location for assistance during evacuation During an evacuation, these people should:

Enter the exit stairwell and close the door Wait for firefighters

Stairwells provide 2 hours of fire protection Firemen will immediately seek out people

who requested assistance as listed in fire depository box or as notified

Firemen will escort them to safety via elevator or with Evacutrac chair

Can you identify the hazard in the pictures below?

Can you identify the hazard in the pictures below?

Hazards you may find in your area: Wet floors Electrical cords across walkways Blocked exit doors Hallways congested with equipment Stairwell doors that don’t close and latch

If you spot an unsafe situation, contact Facilities (500-3498) or EH&S (500-8100) for resolution

www.tdi.state.tx.us/fire/fmexit.html At home, work, and play, know 2 ways

to safety Especially at large gatherings The way you came in may not be the best

way out Have an escape plan

Practice it Revise it periodically

Click on a building name for a list of AED locations in that building

Click on the location listed to view a floor plan with the AED location highlighted

AED Locations are now listed online through the EH&S Webpage at:

www.uth.tmc.edu/safety/firesafety/aedlocations.htm

AED training is available free to Employees through Employee Health Services

To sign up to attend AED/CPR training class, contact Cindy Crosson at 713-500-3254 or Cindy.A.Crosson@uth.tmc.e

du Classes are held

approximately twice each month  and are usually scheduled for Tuesday or Thursday mornings

Details on how to sign up are included on the ASL webpage

ASL website - http://www.uth.tmc.edu/safety/asl.htm

EHS website - http://www.uth.tmc.edu/safety/index.html

Useful Phone Numbers: Facilities, Planning &

Engineering – (713) 500-3498 EHS Department - (713) 500-

8100 UTPD Dispatch - (713) 792-

2890 Emergencies - 911