Intro & Re: Building Evacuation

["John VE3POJ" <ve3poj@aset.senecac.on.ca>]

Intro: I'm an Amateur Radio Emergency Coordinator in Toronto,and 
work at Seneca College. I am not involved with Seneca's emergency 
planning; however, Seneca is a designated evacuation site in case of 
a nuclear generating station 'situation', so I would be sent home as an 
employee, and immediately return as a coordinator. I also hold the 
college ham radio station licence VE3SEN.

On 21 May 98 at 19:22, Dave Colvin wrote:

> UWO has experienced some problems with occupant co-operation in fire alarm
> and even working fire situations. People do not leave and even re-enter the
> buildings.
> 
> What policies are in force at your institution and are there any
> organizations that utilize fines or other measures to assist with enforcement?

This is not really an official policy, but here's what I try to do:
We have a 2-stage alarm: a slow pulse means all activity should 
cease, and a fast pulse means evacuate. During the first stage, 
students working on computers are encouraged to save their work. 
When the evacuate signal is given, I close my office, go to the 
breaker panel, and kill the power to all the classroom computers. It 
works!
I don't think we have a problem with employees, but the above 
'encouragement' could be extended to offices as well.



John Meskes VE3POJ <ve3poj@aset.senecac.on.ca>
Computer Systems Support, Faculty of Technology, Seneca College
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Licensee and custodian of VE3SEN bbs and amprnet gateway
Emergency Coordinator, ARES liaison, Metro Community Services
Web page: http://learn.senecac.on.ca/~jmeskes/hamradio.htm
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