Department heads should appoint an accountability monitor and choose an assembly point for their section or department.
An accountability monitor is a person who is responsible for making sure all of the occupants of their area are accounted for at the assembly point. The accountability monitor reports anyone missing to the Public Safety officers. This person should be someone who is familiar with the coming and going of personnel and visitors in your section or department (i.e. who’s on vacation, out sick, at a meeting).
The assembly point is a predetermined point outside the building. It is at this point that all occupants of your section or department will report to upon leaving the building and will be accounted for by the accountability monitor. Choose an assembly point that is nearby and a safe distance from the building.
Faculty should have an evacuation plan with a predetermined assembly point for their classrooms and review the plan with their students.
The emergency evacuation plan should be discussed among the staff. Review the routes of exit from your office and discuss ways to assist any fellow coworkers or students with special needs.
STOP, DROP AND ROLL
If your clothing catches on fire:
- STOP - - Don’t Run
- DROP to the ground
- ROLL over and over to smother the flames
Your own common sense is the finest safety device ever developed. Above all - use your head.