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Floor Warden Training June 2013

501 BOYLSTON STREET LIFE SAFETY TRAINING Floor Warden Training Agenda • You are Needed • Building Overview • Fire and Life Safety Systems • General Evacuation and Relocation • Duties and Responsibilities

– Building Management – Security – Engineering – Tenant Floor Wardens – Floor Searchers

• Persons with Disabilities

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• It Is The Law!

– OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.38 states: • Designated actions that employers

and employees must take to ensure safety from fire and other emergencies. Employers must train their employees

• Employers record emergency action plans in writing (more then ten employees)

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• NFPA High-Rise Fire Report (seven or more floors) 2003-2006 – 7,300 reported fires – 15 civilian deaths – 300 civilian injuries – Over 26 Million in damages – 53% of High-Rise Fire start in a

kitchenettes

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• Development of Codes – Chicago Fire – Coconut Grove

• Pre- 9/11 – Routine; Code Requirements, Little Else

• Post- 9/11 – Awareness – Participation

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Building Overview

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• Tower built In 1988 • The Harvard building constructed in 1873 • 21-story class “A” office tower • 406,631 square feet • 100% covered by sprinklers • 1,800 GPM electric fire pump • Back up generator for life safety systems • Voice & tone evacuation type fire alarm system

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Fire and Life Safety Systems

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• The fire panel monitors the devices and can be activated by the following: – Smoke detectors – Manual pull stations – Water flow switches

• Allows emergency announcements to be made to individual floors or through out the building

• Located in fire command center adjacent to the lobby

Fire and Life Safety Systems

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• Located in places where smoke is most likely to accumulate, such as elevator lobbies, mechanical rooms and electrical closets

• Once activated, they will send a signal to the Fire Panel indicating the alarm location

Smoke Detectors

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• Located on each floor next to exit doors, they can be manually activated in case of an emergency

• When activated, a signal is sent to the fire panel indicating the location

Manual Pull Stations

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• When sprinkler heads are activated, water flows through pipes

• Water flow activates switches that will send a signal to Fire Panel

Flow Switches

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• Building is 100% covered • They will activate at an approximate

temperature of 165 Degrees • Heads are fragile – Do not touch them

or hang items from them

Sprinkler Systems

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There are 5 evacuation stairwells. Stairwell “A”: Will exit you to the ground floor lobby. Stairwell “B”: Will exit you to the alley at the Hawley

Street side. Stairwell “C”: Will exit you to the alley at the Arch Street

side. Stairwell “D”: Will exit you to the ground floor lobby at

Arch Street. Stairwell “E”: Will lead you into Stairwell “D”

Emergency Exits – Stairwells

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General Evacuation and Relocation

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• Building could be evacuated for many reasons including but not limited to those reasons listed – Fire Emergencies – Facility Emergency – Bomb Threat – Work Place Violence

• Building Management is responsible for making the evacuation decision

• Staged Evacuations – Three floors at a time (The floor where the

emergency is, the floor above and the floor below)

Building Evacuation

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• A Pre-Signal will sound throughout the entire building; a series of ”elongated tones” accompanied by flashing strobe lights. The purpose of indicators is to get the attention of all occupants and to prepare them to receive further instructions

• After the pre-signal, light strobes will continue to flash for the duration of the alarm

• A pre-recorded message will then be broadcast throughout the building. This message will announce the possibility of a fire or another emergency at the building and provide further instructions to building occupants. This message will be repeated three times.

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• “May I have you’re attention please, the signal tone you have just heard indicated a report of an emergency in this building. If your floor evacuation signal sounds after this message, walk to the nearest stairwell and exit the building. While the report is being verified, occupants on other floors should await further instructions.”

Building Evacuation

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After the recorded message has played, an “evacuation tone” will be sounded. This tone is a repetitive “pinging” sound. This tone will only sound on floors to be immediately evacuated. These floors are: •The floor where the alarm has originated. •The floor above the floor where the alarm originated. •The floor below the floor where the alarm originated. •If the fire pump is engaged the entire building will go into alarm.

Building Evacuation

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• Off site assembly areas are essential so that tenants can account for their staff after an evacuation.

• A designated individual should have a company roster and take responsibility to check in personnel.

• Assembly areas should be recognizable and be able to accommodate all personnel.

• An alternate assembly area should be identified in case that it is located in the emergency response zone or is otherwise unavailable.

Tenant Assembly Areas

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Duties and Responsibilities

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• Coordinates with tenant on emergency response plans

• Maintains Tenants Floor Warden plans and contacts lists

• Coordinates and cooperates with Boston Public Safety Officials

• Makes all public address • Coordinate communication between

Public Safety, Engineering, Security and the Tenant Floor Wardens

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• Ensures building emergency systems are functioning

• Assists with Public Safety Officials with building operations and system shutdowns

• Assists with Property Management in evacuation, incident investigation and communications

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• Security Post—Monitors all life safety systems— Staffed twenty-four hours seven days a week

• Assists with Tenant Evacuation and alarm investigation

• Preventing access to the facility during an emergency

• Provide first aid if needed • Coordinates and cooperates with Boston

Public Safety Officials when Building Management is not on site (after hours)

Security Department

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• Acts as a liaison between tenant and Building Management during emergencies

• Identifies, recruits and assigns searchers • Depending on size of tenant • Ensures all searchers are trained • Identifies and maintains lists of disabled

employees and those that need assistance during an evacuation and their assigned “buddies”

Tenant Floor Warden

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• In charge of the evacuation of their assigned floor • Insures stairwells are safe prior to allowing tenant

employees to enter • Communicates with tenant employees • Ensures Searchers have checked all offices and

restroom in their assigned area • Close all doors in their assigned area • Relays information about disabled persons

and those needing assistance on their floor to Property Management

• Confirms floor is clear with Building Management

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• Be knowledgeable of emergency exits, stairwells and evacuation routes

• Know locations of all offices and rooms on their assigned floor

• Know the location of all persons in need of assistance in evacuating

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• When an Emergency signal is sounded through out the whole building – Floor Wardens should don their identification

and take station at their assigned post and prepare to take action

– Check stairwells to ensure they are safe • Evacuation tones sounds on your floor

– Instruct people to evacuate down the stairs in single file and staying to the right side of the stairwell (emergency personnel will coming up on the left)

– Search all bathrooms and offices – Close all doors and exit the floor

501 BOYLSTON STREET LIFE SAFETY TRAINING Evacuation Do’s and Don’ts

DO •Remain Calm •Be quiet and listen •Take personal belongings – only if at or near your desk •Exit into stairwell-single file •Keep to right-emergency personnel accessing •Use the handrails

DO NOT • Run • Return to your work area • Go against evacuation

traffic flow • Take time to pack-up

lap-tops (leave them) • Bring food or beverages

into the stairwell • Use Elevators

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• Floor Wardens must notify building management of any disabled person

• A disability may be temporary, like a sprained ankle, or not be obvious, such as pregnancy or a chronic health condition

• All disabled person will need to be assigned a buddies who will help that person to the stairwell

Persons Needing Assistance

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• Persons Needing assistance and buddies should stage at the stairwell closes to the freight elevator

• If fire conditions poses a personal threat, the persons with disabilities and their buddies will enter the exit stairwell to wait for special assistance from the Boston Fire Department

Persons Needing Assistance

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Thank You Questions and Answers