ACPL Safety Training Emergency Procedures

Learning Objectives By the end of this training session, you will be able to: Identify who is responsible for carrying out procedures in the Emergency Action Plan Identify zones, escape routes, and exits for your department or building Name scenarios and assembly locations for internal and external evacuations Explain how elevators are used in evacuations Describe a walkaround of your department or building Explain the use of the emergency response kit in an evacuation Tell when to resume normal operations Name two tasks that must happen after an emergency

EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN Responsibilities

Whose Responsibility? Who should be most familiar with the Emergency Action Plan? Manager on vacation Manager out sick Manager at a conference Second or third in command are also unavailable

Responsibility is a skill; it can be learned! Behavior skillsCommunication skills Ten minutes of training

EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN Building Evacuations

Building Evacuation: Announcements Fire Tornado Winter Violent Person, Bomb Threat, Chemical- Biological incident

Practice making an emergency announcement Can your coworkers hear you? When do you need to make a different kind of announcement? Talk about it with your coworkers USE IT OR LOSE IT

Building Evacuation: Tour and Explore Areas of responsibility (zones) Emergency department checklists Emergency exits Escape routes and backup routes

Building Evacuation: Checklists

Building Evacuation: Maps

No map? Contact John Hidy, Security Services Manager, at x1281 for a map of your building.John Hidy

Tour your facility Practice your pre-sweep evacuation as a team Have a prepared drill to practice escape routes Have an unannounced drill to practice escape routes USE IT OR LOSE IT

EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN Resuming Operations

Evacuations Wait for “all clear” by the emergency personnel Re-enter building and resume normal operations Internal Shelter Librarian in charge or branch manager makes decision about resuming normal operations

EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN Putting it All Together to Evacuate or Shelter

Fire Smoke Gas leak Scenario Main Library: Library Plaza Branch or Data Center: Southwest corner of the property Assembly location Take disabled patrons/staff to double elevators Remain with them to await emergency personnel Stairs vs. elevators Main Library Staff complete checklist; give to SEC Branch staff complete clockwise sweep of inside of building Walkaround Wait for “all clear” by the emergency personnel Re-enter building and resume normal operations Re-entry EVACUATION

Tornado Severe storm Other? Scenario Main Library: Theater and theater reception area Branch : Public restrooms Data Center: First floor conference room Assembly location Assist disabled patrons/staff to get to theater via double elevators Stairs vs. elevators Gray cabinet at Main Library stocked with emergency response contents Branch staff bring ERK to shelter area Gray cabinet/ERK Librarian in charge or branch manager makes decision about resuming normal operations Re-entry INTERNAL SHELTER

EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN After the Incident

After the incident Post emergency analysis Incident reports

Post-Incident Analysis* Incident summaryIncident timeline Response resources involved Analysis of incident Recommendations for future action *California Specialized Training Institute

Incident Reports Click to go to the Incident Report form on Insite

Click to go to the Emergency Action Plan on Insite

QUESTIONS? Information for all safety training has been provided by John Hidy, Security Services Manager, Allen County Public Library. For more information or if you have questions, contact John Hidy, x1281or

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