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RACE to Fire Safety
Plan ahead in case of a fire:
Make sure you know two ways out of your residence or work area to safety.
Rescue
and Relocate anyone in immediate danger.
Alert
others by activating the building fire alarm and call WUPD (935-5555) at the
Danforth Campus, Protective Services (362-4357) at the Medical School or
9-911 from all other campuses or activate any Blue Light Emergency Phone.
For off-campus emergencies, call 911.
Confine
the emergency by closing doors. First close the door to the room in which
the fire is located.
Evacuate
immediately. Do not use the elevators, use the stairs instead. If there is
smoke or heat, crawl close to the ground. If there is smoke in the hall,
stay in your room, close the doors, dial WUPD (935-5555) at the Danforth
Campus, Protective Services (362-4357) at the Medical School or 9-911 from
all other campuses or activate any Blue Light Emergency Phone or for
off-campus emergencies, call 911 for help and stand close to the window.
The Environmental Health and
Safety Office can offer more information on fire safety and prevention.
Detailed
Fire Safety Information:
PURPOSE AND SCOPE:
The purpose of this plan is to provide information
regarding fire safety, to establish procedures for use in an emergency, and
to outline responsibilities of the department and staff during an emergency
condition.
FIRE ALARMS:
Smoke Detectors
When smoke enters the detector, the audible horn
units will provide an initial warning of a fire throughout the fire floor,
and the floor above and the floor below the fire area.
Pull Boxes
If a fire or emergency is observed, pull the handle
and/or break the glass rod to activate the warning system.
PROTECTION SYSTEMS:
Automatic Sprinkler System
Heat from a fire will cause the sprinkler system to
discharge water in the area where the fire is located.
Fire Extinguishers (A, B & C)
These fire extinguishers are suitable for wood and
paper fires, flammable liquid fires and electrical fires. Do not use the
fire extinguisher, unless you have been trained, have backup, and have
called Protective Services Medical School at (2-HELP)(2-4357) or Danforth
WUPD (5-5555) to notify the Fire Department. Leave the area if the fire is
not extinguished in one minute.
Suggestions for the use of a fire extinguisher:
PASS
- Pull
the pin.
- Aim
the extinguisher at the base of the flame.
- Squeeze
the trigger.
- Sweep
from side to side at the base or source of the fire, and approach the fire
slowly, keeping an exit behind your back.
Fire extinguisher must be held in a vertical
position.
FIRE EXITS:
- Illuminated fire exit signs
are located throughout the floor.
- Corridors and fire
exits must be kept clear and unobstructed at all times.
Responsibility of Employees:
- Know the location of the fire
alarm pull boxes.
- Post the WUPD phone number
Danforth (5-5555) or Medical School Protective Services (2-Help)(2-4357)on
all telephones.
- Know the location of fire
extinguishers.
- Know the location of fire
exits.
- Know the designated evacuation
route and alternate (see posted routes).
- Know the designated person(s)
(fire coordinator).
- Report any fire to WUPD
Danforth (5-5555) or Protective Services Medical School (2-Help)(2-4357),
using either the telephone or the fire alarm pull box.
- Alert other occupants.
- If trained, extinguish the
small fire using the fire extinguishers.
- If a large fire occurs,
evacuate the building or floor.
- Do not try to take personal
effects or valuable work with you.
- Do not run, jump, push, shout
or panic. Walk deliberately to the fire exit.
- Report to the designated
person(s) at the emergency assembly point.
- Remain at the emergency
assembly point and follow instructions.
- Report missing persons to the
designated person.
- Do not return for missing
persons.
- Do not return to the building
for personal effects or work until authorized by the incident commander of
the fire department.
Responsibility of the Designated Person:
- Be familiar with all details
of the fire plan and contact the Environmental Health & Safety office,
Safety & Emergency Preparedness Division at 362-6816 for assistance.
- Instruct department staff in
the fire plan.
- Arrange with Protective
Services and/or the Environmental Health & Safety office to conduct
routine fire drills (at least annually).
- Check fire extinguishers
monthly.
- Be sure the extinguisher is
at the proper location.
- Be sure the pin is secure.
- Be sure the pressure is
correct (in the green area).
- Be sure the extinguisher is
not damaged.
- Arrange for extinguisher
service from a contractor, annually or as required.
- Provide annual fire
extinguisher training and fire drills regarding the location of pull
stations, fire exits, designated safe areas, evacuation routes, emergency
telephone numbers and the location and use of fire extinguishers.
(Assistance available through the Environmental Health & Safety office.)
- Provide a employee contact
roster for identifying which staff are present in the building at all
times. This will assist in determining the number and identity of missing
persons during an emergency incident.
In the event of an emergency:
- Assemble staff at the
designated area, conduct a census, and report missing persons to the
incident commander of the fire department.
- Do not return to the area to
locate missing persons.
- During the emergency,
supervise fellow employees and maintain order at the emergency assembly
point, waiting for instructions.
- If disabled staff are present:
- Check the room/laboratory,
if present, shelter in place or move to the adjacent fire zone.
- Notify Protective Services
or WUPD of your location.
- Wait with the disabled staff
until the fire department arrives for rescue.
Department Responsibility:
- Identify the location of your
emergency assembly point (contact EH&S), evacuation route and designated
person.
Protective Services/WUPD/Facilities
Responsibility:
- Investigate all smoke alarm
reports and advise occupants to either remain in or evacuate the area.
- If a fire condition is
present, contact 911, meet the Fire Department at the designated area on
the locator map and escort the responders to the fire.
- Report fire alarm pull box
signals and all telephone calls indicating the presence of a fire
immediately to 911.
- Advise 911 of the location
from the locator map, meet at the specified location on the locator map
and escort the responders to the fire location.
- Check all fire extinguishers
in the public areas monthly and arrange for service annually and as
needed.
- Report all exit lights not
fully operational, fire door closures with malfunctions, blocked fire
exits and cluttered corridors immediately.
SMALL FIRE:
Trash can, small equipment, etc.
- Notify WUPD at Danforth 5-5555
or Protective Services at the Medical School (2-Help) (2-4357)
- Obtain backup
- If trained, extinguish the
fire with the appropriate extinguisher
- If fire is not extinguished
within 1 minute, evacuate.
LARGE FIRE:
- Notify WUPD at Danforth
(5-5555) or Protective Services at Medical School (2-Help)(2-4357)
- Sound the alarm (use pull box)
- Evacuate to the emergency
assembly point
- Report to the designated
person
- The designated person shall
take a census
- The designated person shall
advise Protective Services/WUPD or the Fire Department of the number and
location of missing persons.
- Do not return for missing
persons, personal effects or valuable work until authorized by the
incident commander.
- Wait at the emergency assembly
point for further instruction.
- Follow directions explicitly.
BSL-3 FIRE POLICY
Fire in the lab
·
Immediately leave the lab
·
If you can do so safely, remove PPE in the anteroom as you
normally would
·
If you cannot safely remove PPE in the anteroom, evacuate the
suite and remove PPE in the nearest safe area
·
Activate the fire alarm, call Protective Services at 2-HELP
(362-4357), and proceed to your designated emergency assembly point
·
Contact the Biological Safety Officer (314-747-0309) to report
the incident
Fire outside of the lab
·
When you hear the fire alarm, exit the lab and remove PPE in
the anteroom as you normally would
·
Proceed to your designated emergency assembly point
·
Contact the Biological Safety Officer (314-747-0309) to report
the incident
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