Transcription of Emergency Evacuation and Fire Drill Guidelines
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Environmental Health and Safety Page 1 of 9 Environmental Health and Safety Emergency Evacuation & fire Drill Guidelines Date of Issuance: Revision Date: June 2020 Revision Number: 2 Prepared by: EHS 1. Introduction a. This document was developed to establish Guidelines set forth from the International fire Code (IFC) requirements and health and wellness best practices, to be implemented in the event of a fire Drill or Emergency Evacuation on Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) property. Evacuation from buildings may be necessary as the result of fire , explosion, chemical leak, structural fault, equipment failure or bomb threat. These Guidelines have been prepared predominantly for fire emergencies, but they are suitable for use in other emergencies. b. These Guidelines have been developed for CMU buildings located in Pittsburgh, PA. c. In order to avoid delay, confusion and possible injury during an Emergency , it is essential that Evacuation Guidelines are understood and regularly practiced.
a. These guidelines are to not only provide a heightened awareness on what to do in the event of an emergency evacuation, but also to provide preparedness training and education for: i. Fire Drills, ii. Safe and orderly evacuation of people from a building in an emergency, iii. ADA guidance and pre-planning, iv.
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