Building Representative Safety Training

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Building Representative Safety Training
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Marshall University

• Emergency Management Plan Guidelines

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Emergency Management Plan Summary

• The Marshall University Emergency Management Plan
  provides a management framework for responding to
  varying levels of emergencies that may threaten
  the safety and health of the University
  community, or disrupt its programs and
  operations.
• The plan specifically addresses, but is not
  limited to, weather emergencies, chemical spills
  or releases, fires, loss of utilities, bomb
  threats or explosive devices, suspicious mail,
  communicable diseases, and active shooters.

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Emergency Management Team

• The University Emergency Plan establishes an
  Emergency Management Team (EMT) that ascertains
  the scope of an incident and advises the
  Executive Group.
• The EMT establishes response strategies and
  tactics, deploys resources, and initiates the
  emergency recovery process. The Emergency
  Management Plan is based upon the Incident
  Command System.

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Incident Commander

• The EMT is lead by an Incident Commander who
  directs all of the operational aspects of the
  response.
• The Director of Public Safety will serve as the
  Incident Commander.
• The Incident Commander reserves the right to
  appoint others to this group dependent upon the
  nature of emergency.

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Executive Group

• The Incident Commander will confer with the
  Executive Group which is composed of the
  University President, Chief of Staff, General
  Counsel, Senior Vice President for Academic
  Affairs/Provost, and the Senior Vice President
  for Finance and Administration. All decisions
  concerning the discontinuation of university
  functions, cancellation of classes, or cessation
  of operations, rest with the President and the
  Executive Group.

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Goals of Emergency Management

• Emergency response actions are guided by Marshall
  University's overriding emergency goals, to
• Protect life safety
• Secure our critical infrastructure and facilities
  
• Resume the teaching and research program

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Levels of Emergency

• An emergency event at Marshall University may be
  designated as a
• Level 1,
• Level 2, or
• Level 3 event

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Level 1

• A minor, localized department or building
  incident that is quickly resolved with existing
  University resources or limited outside help. A
  Level 1 emergency has little or no impact on
  personnel or normal operations outside the
  locally affected area. Level 1 incidents
  generally do not require activation of the
  Emergency Plan.

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Level 2

• A major emergency that disrupts sizable portions
  of the campus community. A Level 2 emergency may
  require assistance from external organizations.
  These events may escalate quickly and have
  serious consequences for mission-critical
  functions and/or life safety. May require
  activation of the Emergency Plan, as determined
  by the President or his/her designee.
• Examples Building fire, major chemical spill,
  extensive power or utility outage

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Level 3

• A disaster involving the entire campus and
  surrounding community. The effects of the
  emergency are wide-ranging and complex and normal
  University operations are suspended.
• A timely resolution of disaster conditions
  requires University-wide coordination and
  extensive coordination with external
  jurisdictions. Upon a determination by the
  President or his/her designee that a Level 3
  incident exists, the Emergency Plan is
  automatically activated.

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What does this mean?
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Emergency Management Resources
http//www.marshall.edu/emergency
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MU Alert Emergency Notification System

• Provides information on
• Situations threatening the safety and security of
  our campuses and centers
• Site closings and class cancellations due to
  emergency situations and inclement weather
• Serious, university-wide health concerns

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MU Alert Emergency Notification System

• Authorized users (students, faculty, staff, and
  affiliates) register to receive emergency
  notifications via
• Email,
• Text message, and/or
• Voicemail
• Users manage their own contact information,
  select their method(s)

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How do I sign up for MU Alert?

• Students, faculty, staff, and affiliates can sign
  up on myMU
• Click the MU Alert icon on the top navigation
  bar
• To register, click the icon

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Fire Safety
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What should you do in the event of a fire at the
university?

• Evacuation procedures
• Handicap evacuation
• Do I use the elevator?
• What if I forgot something in the building?

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Fire and/or Smoke

• The following procedures should be followed once
  the alarm has been activated
• a. Everyone must evacuate the building in an
  orderly fashion.
• b. Elevators are not to be used to evacuate the
  building. All persons should use the nearest
  clear exit or stairwell.
• c. Persons are to move a safe distance away from
  the building.
• d. Handicapped persons are to be assisted along
  the exit route to the nearest clear exit or
  stairwell.

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Fire and/or Smoke

• e. Persons in wheelchairs, located on other than
  the ground floor, shall wait on the stairwell
  landing for evacuation by the City Fire
  Department. If an immediate threat to life
  exists, these individuals will be evacuated by
  any means necessary.
• f. Reentry to the building is strictly prohibited
  until advised it is safe to do so by the Fire
  Department or the Marshall University Police
  Department.
• g. DO NOT ASSUME THAT AN ALARM IS FALSE. The fire
  alarm system will be used to evacuate a building
  for any type of emergency.

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Fire and/or Smoke

• All fire and/or smoke conditions must be
  immediately reported to the Marshall University
  Police Department (696-4357) or Huntington Fire
  Department (911)
• The person making the report must provide the
  following information
• 1. Nature of fire or smoke and exact location.
• 2. Name and position with the University.
• 3. Activate the building fire alarm. (M.U.
  personnel will insure complete evacuation.)

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Fire and/or Smoke

• The Office of Public Safety will
• Respond to alarm site.
• Assist the fire department in any means required.
• Notify Safety Health of the incident.
• The Office of Safety and Health will
• Respond to alarm site, and assist both MUPD and
  the fire department in securing the site.
• Gather information regarding the number and
  extent of any injuries, extent of property
  damage, and the probable cause of the incident.
  This information will be passed on to the
  Assistant Vice President for Administration
  and/or the President, and referred to Human
  Resources.

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Emergency Evacuation Plans
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Fire Extinguisher Training
In order to understand how fire extinguishers
work, you first need to know a little bit about
fire.
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What It Takes For A Fire

• Enough oxygen to sustain combustion,
• Enough heat to raise the material to its ignition
  temperature,
• Some sort of fuel or combustible material, and
• The chemical, exothermic reaction that is fire.

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Oxygen, Heat, and Fuel The Fire Triangle
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Fire Triangle

• Take any of these four things away and you will
  not have a fire or the fire will be extinguished.
• Essentially, fire extinguishers put out fire by
  taking away one or more elements of the fire
  triangle.
• Fire safety, at its most basic, is based upon the
  principle of keeping fuel sources and ignition
  sources separate.

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Classification of Fuels

• Not all fires are the same, and they are
  classified according to the type of fuel that is
  burning.

• If you use the wrong type of fire extinguisher on
  the wrong class of fire, you can, in fact, make
  matters worse.
• It is very important to understand the four
  different fire classifications.

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Class A - wood, paper, cloth, trash, plastics

• Solid combustible materials that are not metals.
  (Class A fires generally leave an Ash.)

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Class B Flammable Liquids gasoline, oil,
grease, acetone

• Any non-metal in a liquid state, on fire. This
  classification also includes flammable gases.
   (Class B fires generally involve materials that
  Boil or Bubble.)

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Class C - Electrical energized electrical
equipment

• As long as it's "plugged in," it would be
  considered a class C fire.  (Class C fires
  generally deal with electrical Current.)

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Class D - Metals potassium, sodium, aluminum,
magnesium

• Unless you work in a laboratory or in an industry
  that uses these materials, it is unlikely you'll
  have to deal with a Class D fire.
• It takes special extinguishing
• agents (Metal-X, foam)
• to fight such a fire.

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Fires

• Fires can be very dangerous and you should always
  make sure that you will not endanger yourself or
  others when attempting to put out a fire.
• When a fire is discovered
• Assist any person in immediate danger to safety,
  if it can be accomplished without risk to
  yourself.

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Attempting to Fight The Fire

• The time to use an extinguisher is in the
  beginning, or incipient, stage of a fire.
• If the fire is already spreading quickly, it is
  best to evacuate the building, closing doors and
  windows behind you as you leave.

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Do Not Fight The Fire If

• You don't have adequate or appropriate equipment.
  
• If you don't have the correct type or large
  enough extinguisher, it is best not to try to
  fight the fire.

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Toxic Smoke

• If the fire is producing large amounts of smoke
  that you would have to breathe in order to fight
  it, it is best not to try.
• Combustion produces some amount of carbon
  monoxide.
• When synthetic materials such as the nylon in
  carpeting or foam padding in a sofa burn, they
  can produce highly toxic gases such as hydrogen
  cyanide and.
• These gases can be fatal in very small amounts.

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Follow Your Instincts

• If you are uncomfortable with the situation for
  any reason, just let the fire department do their
  job.

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Means Of Escape

• The final rule is to always position yourself
  with an exit or means of escape at your back
  before you use an extinguisher.
• In case the extinguisher malfunctions or
  something unexpected happens, you need to be able
  to get out quickly. You don't want to become
  trapped. Remember, always keep an exit at your
  back.

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How To Use A Fire Extinguisher
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PASS

• It's easy to remember how to use a fire
  extinguisher if you can remember the acronym
  PASS, which stands for Pull, Aim, Squeeze, and
  Sweep.

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Pull

• Pull the pin.
• This will allow you to discharge the
  extinguisher.

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Aim

• Aim at the base of the fire.
• If you aim at the flames (which is frequently the
  temptation), the extinguishing agent will fly
  right through and do no good.
• You want to hit the fuel.

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Squeeze

• Squeeze the top handle or lever.
• This depresses a button that releases the
  pressurized extinguishing agent in the
  extinguisher.

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Sweep

• Sweep from side to side until the fire is
  completely out.
• Start using the extinguisher from a safe distance
  away, then move forward.
• Once the fire is out, keep an eye on the area in
  case it reignites.

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Locate Fire Extinguisher

• It is extremely important to identify which
  types of fire extinguishers are located in your
  area.
• Read the labels and know their uses and
  locations!

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Common Fire Extinguisher
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Dry Chemical Extinguishers

• Dry chemical extinguishers put out fire by
  coating the fuel with a thin layer of dust,
  separating the fuel from the oxygen in the air.
• The powder also works to interrupt the chemical
  reaction of fire.
• These extinguishers are extremely effective at
  putting out fire.

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Carbon Dioxide Extinguishers
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Carbon Dioxide Extinguishers

• Filled with non-flammable carbon dioxide gas
  under extreme pressure.
• Recognizable by its hard horn and lack of
  pressure gauge. The pressure in the cylinder is
  so great that when you use one of these
  extinguishers, bits of dry ice may shoot out the
  horn.

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Carbon Dioxide Extinguishers

• CO2s are designed for Class B and C (flammable
  liquid and electrical) fires only
• CO2 cylinders are red and range in size from 5
  lbs to 100 lbs or larger.
• In the larger sizes, the hard horn will be
  located on the end of a long, flexible hose.

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Air-Pressurized Water Extinguishers

• Air-Pressurized Water (APW) extinguishers are
  large, silver extinguishers filled about
  two-thirds of the way with ordinary water, then
  pressurized with air. In essence, an APW is a
  giant squirt gun.
• APWs stand about 2 feet tall and weigh
  approximately 25 pounds when full.

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APW Extinguishers

• APWs are designed for Class A (wood, paper,
  cloth) fires only.

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• Questions?
• Contact Safety Health
• Brian Carrico 696-3432
• Tracy Smith 696-2993
• Nathan Douglas 696-3461