Transcript Tornado Drill Training for Floor Captains

Tornado Preparedness Training for Floor
Captains
University Safety and Assurances
(414) 229-6339
Stoughton Tornado
August 18, 2005
2012 Tornado Awareness Week
• April 16th20th, 2012 is
Tornado and
Severe
Weather
Awareness
Week in
Wisconsin
UWM drills will occur on
Thursday, April 19th at 2 PM
For On-Campus
Thursday, April 19th at 1:20PM
For-Off Campus
Tornado Shelter Area Signs
• “Tornado Shelter
Area” signs are posted
in each campus
building, typically
located on the lowest
level of the building
• In some buildings an
interior classroom or
stairwell may be an
appropriate shelter area
“Shelter in Place” Locations
• Newly identified
interior classrooms
where occupants
can “shelter in
place” can be
identified by a
temporary sign
posted on the wall
outside of the room
Podium Instructions
“Podium Instruction”
cards have been
created for classrooms
containing 50 or more
students
These cards provide the
instructor with
emergency information
on procedures in the
event of a tornado or
fire emergency
Tornado Shelter Areas
• Emergency
Evacuation
signs (posted in
prominent
locations)
identify your
shelter areas
• Extra temporary
tornado signs
are available
Shelter Area maps:
http://www4.uwm.edu/uap/space/floor-plans.cfm
Announcement of Drill
• Buildings with fire
alarm panel or other
public address
systems will be
notified via a verbal
announcement over
the PA System by
the building chair
Announcement of Drill
• Text of standardized
message to building
occupants will be
provided to Building
Chair
• Building Chair
announces
commencement of
drill and location of
Shelter Areas
Announcement of Drills and Warnings
• Buildings with no PA systems will be notified by
manual alarms (whistles) on each floor of the building
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Alumni
AUP
Bolton
Chapman
Hefter
Mellencamp
Physics
Power Plant
USRB
Zelazo
WATER Institute
Building Chairs
• Building Chairs
should know the
Floor Captains for
their building
• Do you have
adequate coverage
for all floors of your
building?
• How will you
communicate with
your floor captains?
Link to Listing of Floor Captains:
http://www4.uwm.edu/usa/safety/general/floorcaptains.cfm
Floor Captains
• Floor Captains are
identified by green
fluorescent vests
• For buildings with no PA
systems, floor captains
will also be issued
whistles
• Please let us know if you
need a vest and/or
whistle
Role of Building Chairs &
Floor Captains During Drill
• Building Chairs & Floor
Captains “direct traffic”
– Guide visitors, students and
others who may not be familiar
with building to shelter area
– Monitor security of building
• In the event you will not be
available to assist with the
drill, we would appreciate
your assistance in
identifying a co-worker or
colleague who could
temporarily perform your
floor captain duties
Role of Floor Captain During Drill
• Monitor corridors on assigned Floor to ensure personnel
are moving to shelter
• Check restrooms on assigned floor to ensure they have
been evacuated
• Concentrate on public areas
• Office managers, classroom lecturers, and laboratory or
workshop heads should be responsible for advising
occupants in their areas to evacuate
• Those floor captains assigned to shelter areas should
assess designated shelter location (Did everyone fit?
Could it be reached quickly?)
• Complete evaluation form and give to your building chair
Evacuation
• Once the drill is
announced,
occupants should
proceed quickly and
calmly (using interior
stairways if
necessary to reach
a lower level) to a
building tornado
shelter area
High Rise Buildings
• Go to enclosed, windowless
area in center of building -away from glass
• Interior stairwells are
usually good places to take
shelter, and if not crowded,
allow you to get to a lower
level quickly
• Stay off elevators; you
could be trapped if power
goes out
High Rise Buildings
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Bolton
Chemistry
Cunningham
Curtin
Enderis
EMS
Sandburg
Continuing Ed (Plankinton Building)
– SECONDS COUNT - Floors 4 and below should go to
basement; Floors 5 and above should seek shelter in interior
spaces (restrooms, stairways, interior rooms and hallways).
Evacuation - Individuals with a Disability
• Supervisors should be
responsible for assisting any
student, staff member, or visitor
who has a disability
• Recommendations are:
– Mobility impaired-wheelchair: Elevator
to shelter
– Mobility impaired, non-wheelchair:
Elevator to shelter
– Hearing impaired: Inform of
announcement and shelter advice
– Visually impaired: Offer elbow & assist
to shelter
Conclusion of Drill
• At the conclusion of the drill (once occupants
have reached the designated shelter areas or
after 10 minutes) in those buildings with a PA
System, the Building Chair will make an “All
Clear” announcement
• In those buildings with no PA System, floor
captains will announce to occupants that they
may return to their rooms
Evaluation and Debriefing
• Floor Captains will
meet briefly with
their building chair
for a debriefing and
to turn in their
evaluation form
• Or send forms to
University Safety
and Assurances in
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