Emergency Response Team

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Emergency Response Team

• Floor Warden Training

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Learning objectives
Why are we here today?

• To understand your role and responsibilities
• To identify tools available to help you perform
• To know how to respond to an emergency

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1. Roles and responsibilities
c) As a floor warden, what are your
responsibilities?

• Floor plans and exit routes
• Team roster and training
• Building systems
• Persons requiring assistance (PRAs)
• Communicate with Scotia Plaza
• Attend training and promote safety
• Educate new existing employees
• Ensure safe evacuation

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Persons Requiring Assistance(PRA)

• PRA Level I An individual with a short-term
  condition, who may experience some difficulty in
  exiting the building, but are still capable of
  exiting the building in the event of an
  emergency, with the aid of an attendant.
• PRA Level II An individual with a major
  mobility restriction (i.e. Wheelchair-bound).
  These persons will receive professional
  support/assistance from the Toronto Fire Service.
  
• These persons must have an attendant assigned
  to them

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1. Roles and responsibilities
d) What are the emergency response team positions?
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1. Roles and responsibilities
e) What is your responsibility during an
emergency?

• Calmly oversee evacuation to ensure your team is
  operating according to plan

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1. Roles and responsibilities
e) What is your responsibility during an
emergency?

• Check all areas and direct occupants to the
  stairwell exits

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1. Roles and responsibilities
e) What is your responsibility during an
emergency?
(1) Ensure stairwells are safe to use (2)Lead
occupants down to the meeting location.
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1. Roles and responsibilities
e) What is your responsibility during an
emergency?
Assist and reassure persons requiring assistance
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1. Roles and responsibilities
e) What is your responsibility during an
emergency?
Assume full responsibilities when primary is
absent
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2. Life safety systems
a) What alarm initiating devices are available?
smoke detectors
heat detectors
pull stations one at each stairwell entrance
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2. Life safety systems
b) Which tools are used to suppress fire?
Training Required Pull Aim Squeeze Sweep
Sprinklers release water due to excessive heat
Fire Hose Cabinets and Fire Extinguishers are
located on each floor
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2. Yellow Pull Stations
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2. Life safety systems
c) How do the alarms work?
Evacuate
Detection device activated on floor 38
Alert
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2. Life safety systems
d) What emergency communication is available?
P.A. Speakers provide instructions to everyone
MIR3 Tower Watch System delivers emergency
messages from the Security Control Centre to your
cell phones, pagers etc.
Firefighter phones provide a direct line to
Scotia Plaza fire control room
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2. Life safety systems
e) Where are the stairwells and crossover floors?
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2. Life safety systems
f) What happens to elevators in an emergency?
Detection device activated on floor 38
Passenger
Service
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3. Emergency procedures
a) What do I do in an evacuation alarm?

1. Wear orange safety vest and helmet
2. Check Tower Watch Pager/MIR3 registered device
3. Oversee team activity
4. Check in with team
5. Exit the building
6. Assemble outside at designated meeting location

Calmly oversee evacuation to ensure your team is
operating smoothly
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3. Emergency procedures
a) What do I do in an evacuation alarm?

1. Wear yellow arm band
2. Search all assigned areas and direct occupants to
   exit doors
3. Report to Floor Warden
4. Exit the building
5. Assemble outside at designated meeting location

• Check all areas and direct occupants to the
  nearest stairwell exit

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3. Emergency procedures
a) What do I do in an evacuation alarm?

1. Wear yellow arm band and hold floor sign
2. Determine stairwell safety
3. Lead and direct
4. Report and exit
5. Assemble outside at designated meeting location

• Ensure stairwells are safe to use and provide
  guidance to occupants

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3. Emergency procedures
a) What do I do in an evacuation alarm?

• Locate the person and assist by
• Stairwell
• Nearest Crossover Floor
• Alternate Crossover Floor with active elevators
• Safety Chair Nearest Crossover Floor
• Safety Chair Nearest Crossover Floor with
  Active Elevator
• Shelter on Current Floor
• Advise current location

• Assist and reassure persons requiring assistance

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3. Emergency procedures
a) What do I do in an evacuation alarm?

1. Put on appropriate attire and take pager if
   backup to Floor Warden
2. Carry out duties of primary
3. Check in with team
4. Exit the building
5. Assemble outside at designated meeting location

• Assume full responsibilities when primary is
  absent

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3. Emergency procedures
b) What should I do if I see smoke or fire?
Remain calm

• Leave immediately
• Close doors behind you
• Activate a pull station
• Use the stairwell to exit
• Dial 911
• Call the Security Control Centre at 416-947-7666

Remember Elevatorsare UNAVAILABLE during an
alarm
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3. Emergency procedures
c) What should I do in a medical emergency?
Remain calm

• Stay with the victim and provide first aid
• Ask someone to call 911
• Ask someone to call 416-947-7666
• Ask someone to wait at the service elevator

Provide address, floor and suite numbers, and the
nature of the problem.
Security will respond with first aid and AED
equipment.
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3. Emergency procedures
d) How should I react to a bomb threat?
Remain calm

• Follow your companys bomb threat procedures in
  handling the caller
• Report the threat to the Security Control Centre
  at 416-947-7666

Use land-line phones only Do not use cell phones
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Floor Warden Training
For more information orcustomized training for
yourorganization, contact theScotia PlazaLife
Safety Department
416-814-3434 Or firelifesafety_at_scotiaplaza.com
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