Facitity Evacuation Essay

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Policy for Facility Evacuation In the event of any emergency or disaster the following policy on evacuation should be followed in order to maintain the safety of the people in the training rooms. All people in the training rooms should be aware of the policy and procedure of evacuation to ensure everyone’s safety. The ATC must give clear and precise directions in the state of evacuation—such as which exit to take—to all students and athletes in either of the training rooms at the time of event.

In the Event of a Fire: All people in the facility should promptly leave the training room as soon as possible. They should safely exit the nearest door and head towards a safer location while following the orders of the ATC in charge at that time. The ATC in charge should make sure all persons have safely exited the training room and that no one is left behind or in unsafe conditions. The ATC should be the last one out of the room and should shut the door.

Procedure for Evacuating the Student Union Training Room (SUTR): If the Student Union training room is being evacuated there are two means of exiting the student union and should take the route that is furthest away from the fire if the location of the fire is known. ▪ All people should exit the SUTR by the door nearest to them. ▪ Once exited from the SUTR they should proceed in this order to the first and best available exit: 1. out into the hallway and head SOUTH into the gym then immediately WEST to the outside of the building 2. out into the hallway and head NORTH towards the main hallway then immediately WEST to the outside of the building 3. out into the hallway and head NORTH towards the main hallway and immediately EAST up the stairs to the outside of the building if all other routes are not available. ▪ After the building is