|
|
Fire Protection Manual |
|
Chapter 9 Evacuation Procedure for Drills and
Actual Events |
|
1.0
Purpose
Evacuation
drills are conducted to familiarize staff with fire alarm and evacuation
routes, test the process of accounting for all personnel known to be in the building,
and evaluate staff response to an alarm. An actual event evacuation follows the
same process steps as an evacuation drill minus preparation and alarm
activation.
At least
one evacuation drill is performed per calendar year in the following buildings
by the designated Evacuation Drill Coordinator in accordance with International
Fire Code; Section 405, Emergency Evacuation Drills; and, DOE G 151.1-4 Section
7.3.8, Accountability. An actual event
that causes an evacuation may serve as a qualifying “evacuation drill” if it is
documented, as described, in Section 4.0, Process Steps, below.
|
Required Buildings |
||
|
Building |
Evacuation Drill
Coordinator |
Division |
|
ARC |
FM |
|
|
ATS, Bldg. 89 |
FM |
|
|
CEBAF Center, Bldg. 12 |
PHY |
|
|
Counting House, Bldg.
97 |
Tim Minga |
PHY |
|
EEL, Bldg. 90 |
PHY |
|
|
ES&H |
ES&H |
|
|
Hall A |
PHY |
|
|
Hall B |
Denny Insley |
PHY |
|
Hall C |
Walter Kellner |
PHY |
|
Hall D |
Mark Stevens |
PHY |
|
LERF |
LERF |
|
|
TED, Bldg. 55 |
PHY |
|
|
Test Lab, Bldg. 58 and Test Lab Addition (TLA) |
Phil Denny |
ACCEL |
|
SSC |
FM |
|
|
Last
updated November 17, 2021 (contact the Fire Marshal for current list) |
||
2.0
Scope
This document describes the procedure used to conduct
planned evacuation drills, including preparation, performance, and
documentation.
3.0
Responsibilities
Note: Management authority may be delegated to a
task-qualified TJNAF employee at the discretion of the responsible manager.
3.1
Evacuation Drill
Coordinator: prepare, perform, and document evacuation
drills in your assigned building
3.2 Fire
Marshal
·
facilitate
the activation of the fire alarm system and restoration to normal
·
review,
and if appropriate, approve, record, and distribute completed Evacuation Drill
Reports
·
update
the Fire Evacuation Drill Completion Record and document such in accordance
with department procedures
3.3 Security
Personnel: when advised, respond according to
established procedures
4.0 Process Steps
Unless
otherwise stated, the Evacuation Drill Coordinator performs the following.
4.1
Prepare for an
Evacuation Drill
Step 1:
Recruit Monitors as
needed
Step 2:
Assemble Monitors and Fire
Marshal & discuss drill responsibilities
·
Monitors
o
ensure
the alarm can be heard in assigned area
o
ensure
all rooms are cleared of personnel
o
assist
as needed
o
report
to Evacuation Drill Coordinator when all personnel have evacuated the assigned
area
o
proceed
to designated muster point
o
monitor
the muster point, ensuring no one re-enters the building until the “All Clear”
is announced
·
Fire Marshal
o
activate
the fire alarm system
o
disengage
the alarm
·
Evacuation Drill
Coordinator
o
time
the evacuation (record start and end times)
o
provide
the “All Clear” notification to those at the muster point
o
complete
the Evacuation
Drill Report
Step 3:
Coordinate a date
and time
with the Fire Marshal
· Drills should not
interfere with planned activities that may be seriously impaired by a
disruption (e.g., conferences, large training classes, etc.).
· Reschedule the
drill if the weather is unacceptable. (If you reschedule, communicate with both
the Fire Marshal and Security personnel.)
Step
4:
Notify On-site Security of the planned date
and time.
4.2
Perform the Evacuation
Drill
Step 1:
Equipment
· blank Evacuation
Drill Report
· pen
· stopwatch
Step
2:
Position the Monitors
Step
3:
Initiate the drill
· Signal the Fire
Marshal to activate the fire alarm system
· Start the timer
· Do not allow
anyone to re-enter the building until authorized
· Ensure all Monitors
report in
Step
4:
Conclude the drill; when all
Monitors have reported in:
· Signal the Fire
Marshal to silence the alarm
· Stop the timer
· Notify the Fire
Department Incident Commander (FDIC) or Fire Marshal of the status of
evacuation
· When authorized by
the FDIC or Fire Marshal, notify those at the muster point that they may
re-enter the building
4.3
Document the
Evacuation Drill
Step 1:
Complete the Evacuation Drill Report and submit it to
the Fire Marshal for review and approval.
Step 2:
Upon approval, the Fire Marshal records and distributes
the report to appropriate Division Safety
Officer(s) and the ES&H
Reporting Officer.
5.0
References
·
International Code Council Inc.; International Fire Code 2021
·
DOE O 151.1C Requirements for Annual Building Evacuation Drills
·
Jefferson Lab Fire Evacuation Drill Completion Record
6.0 Revision History
|
summary |
date |
|
|
1.8 |
triennial review - updated Required
Buildings table under 1.0 - added note to Responsibilities
section 3.0 - made general edits and format
updates (bullets, spacing, revision summary to history & table format,
etc.) |
05.19.2022 |
|
1.7 |
updated
Evacuation Drill Coordinators and the Fire Evacuation Drill Completion Record |
10.23.2017 |
|
1.6 |
updated
Fire Evacuation Drill Completion Record |
06.02.2016 |
|
1.5 |
periodic
review; updated Evacuation Drill
Coordinators for Counting House and LERF (formerly FEL) |
02.18.2016 |
|
1.4 |
- changed
evacuation drill coordinators for: Hall C - W.Kellner
to A.Kenyon; TEDF - T.Renzo to M.Bennett; Test Lab - T.Renzo to R.Bennett -
updated Fire Evacuation Drill Completion Record in 5.0 References per T.Minga |
11.25.2013 |
|
1.3 |
changed
evacuation drill coordinator for FEL from D.Walker
to J.Coleman per T.Minga |
10.18.2013 |
|
1.2 |
qualifying
periodic review; updated to change evacuation drill coordinators |
09.17.2013 |
|
1.1 |
updated
to coordinate procedure with current laboratory operations |
01.30.2012 |
|
1.0 |
updated
to denote required buildings, clarify responsibilities, and detail process
steps |
04.01.2011 |
|
|
ISSUING
AUTHORITY |
AUTHOR |
APPROVAL
DATE |
NEXT REVIEW
DATE |
rev |
|
|
|
Fire Protection Department |
05.19.2022 |
05.19.2025 |
1.8 |
|