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Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Preparedness

Emergency preparedness is a well-known concept in protecting workers’ safety and health. Emergencies and disasters can occur any time without warning. The more you are prepared for them, the better you will be able to act, minimizing panic and confusion when an emergency occurs. Putting together a comprehensive emergency action plan involves conducting a hazard assessment to determine what, if any, physical or chemical hazards inside or from outside the workplaces could cause an emergency.

Emergency Preparedness Booklet

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BCCFA Floor Wardens

Duties of Floor Wardens during an emergency evacuation:

  • If away from your area when an alarm is sounded, report to your area.  Use main stairwell if necessary.  Tell other staff not to follow you up/down the main stairwell and to use designated emergency exits.
  • Check your assigned area completely, including all washrooms to ensure that all people have left the area. Close all doors.  DO NOT LOCK ANY DOORS.
  • Supervise the orderly evacuation of your area and usher people to the designated meeting place – East sidewalk of Purdy’s Chocolates on Moss Street.
  • Assign a person to stay with anyone in the refuge area, as the rest proceed to the designated area.  Once outside, immediately notify the Fire Safety Director of any persons who are unable to evacuate, and their exact whereabouts.
  • Report to the Evacuation Coordinator (Receptionists) that your area is evacuated, and whether there is anyone in the refuge areas.
  • Do not allow anyone to go back into the building under any circumstance. 

List of BCCFA Floor Wardens:

1st floor                                          Janice Alexander, Mike Taculad, Roxana Tatomir

2nd floor – east                            Emma Gauvin, Jamie Hack

2nd floor – west                           Laura Dutton, Lara McNaughton

3rd floor – east                             Leena Joseph, IT staff             

3rd floor – west                            Colin Hearne, Tracey Gabert

Parking levels                              Stanley Lo, Wade Fung

 

Head Count Coordinators

Duties of Head Count Coordinators during an emergency evacuation:

  • Receptionist on duty will take iPad from reception area to use for headcount purpose
  • Head count coordinators will help with gather staff and visitors by Purdy’s
  • Head count coordinators will help with identifying staff and visitors while Receptionist calls out names
  • Receptionist on duty will call out staff and visitor name and head count coordinators will help determine if staff or visitor are present
  • When you have finished, report to the Fire Safety Director/Deputy Fire Safety of any staff that are not accounted for.  Only ask about the people who have not been checked as present. 
  • Do not allow anyone to go back into the building under any circumstances until the Fire Safety Director has given permission to do so.

    Who are the Head Count Coordinators:
  • The receptionist(s) on duty will be the head count coordinator(s). Any admin staff or leader in the building will assist Receptionist(s) with head count.

 

CFA Worksites

As we are located in multiple locations, it’s good to understand the different operating procedures when there is an emergency. Please find below the emergency procedures Burnaby, Main Office & North Shore.

Burnaby

ER Procedures
Head Count Report

Head Office

ER Procedures
Mustar Point
Head Count Report
Evaluation After Drill Report

North Shore

ER Procedures
Head Count Report

Drop, Cover, Hold On

Remember in elementary and high school your teachers would go through earthquake drills? This vital procedure applies also at work, at home or out in public. Making sure employees and employers understand what to do and where to go during/post earthquake is essential knowledge.

What to have in an Emergency Kit?

Basic Kit Checklists

Grab n Go Bags

Annual Emergency Procedures & Info

Emergency Information
Emergency Quiz

Stop, Drop & Roll

During your first day at CFA, you were given a tour and provided with a floor plan of the Centre. It’s always good knowledge to know where the emergency exits and fire extinguishers are in case of emergencies.

First Floor
Second Floor
Third Floor

Building Tour

If you would like to take a self-guided tour of the building again to familiarize yourself where the important areas are, we’ve provided a checklist below !

Building Guide

Communication during Emergency

During an emergency, masses of people will likely be trying to reach their friends, family, and emergency resources all at the same time. Because of this, there will be a great deal of network congestion. To enable emergency communications to take priority, it’s best to:
  • Limit your phone calls and keep them brief
  • Only call 911 if absolutely necessary
  • Text, email, or use social media to communicate instead
  • Wait 10 seconds between calls

Text messages are better than phone calls, as they require far less bandwidth and work on a different network. For emails and social media, even if your phone line is dead, WiFi will often still work as it also operates on a different network. If you are calling over wireless and are unable to get through, be sure to wait 10 seconds between calls, as rapid redialing can cause even more congestion.

Make your Emergency Plan

Make sure whether you are at home, at work, have friends/family members who have disabilities, to make sure you have a plan in place during emergencies. This link will provide you with some guidance for different households and situations when disasters occur.

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