Specifications

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EVACUATION PLANNING
Assign responsibility for the following tasks:
1. Determine the best evacuation routes, and contin-
gency routes.
2. Determine the best emergency assembly areas, and
evaluate the safety of these assembly areas.
3. Determine how to disseminate information about the
selected evacuation routes and assembly areas.
4. During an alarm, select personnel who will be respon-
sible for ensuring the evacuation routes are clear.
5. Ensure all emergency exits unlock during an alarm (to
prevent entrapment).
6. Determine those responsible for ordering an evacua-
tion. Note: The premises may require a partial or full
evacuation, depending on circumstances. Procedures
for communicating the order should be clear to every-
one.
7. Determine those who will assist with the evacuation.
8. Determine those who will assist with the elderly, dis-
abled or persons with special needs.
9. Create a system for the accounting of persons and for
decisions made during an emergency.
10. Determine those responsible for turning off utilities and
other equipment.
11. Determine those responsible for ordering a facility re-
entry (or other plan of action).
Ensure the following is performed during the evacuation
process:
□ All able-bodied persons evacuated.
□ All disabled persons assigned a helper and evacu-
ated.
□ All areas searched and all people accounted for.
□ Determine those in most need of medical aid. Com-
municate first aid and rescue needs to internal and
external medical and rescue crews.
□ Roll call results reported to authority having jurisdic-
tion.
□ Check the safety of the facility and report all findings
to the authority having jurisdiction.
□ Monitor the release of persons to emergency work-
ers/parents/police/others.
□ Liaison with outside helping agencies.
□ Terminate the evacuation order when necessary.
□ Coordinate a return to the facility--OR--issue further
orders