Safety Evacuation Coordinators

Role and Responsibilities

Responsibility of the Safety Evacuation Coordinators (SEC) and back-up SECs is to ensure a quick and safe evacuation of a building. Each SEC will have a designated area that they are in charge of evacuating. Should an evacuation be necessary, full and part-time staff would proceed to the designated meeting place outside the building. When the area is clear, the SEC will post a sign at the exits of the departments to show that the area is cleared. The SEC will have a folder with the names of all staff members, full and part time, in their area. When all of the staff members are outside the building at the designated place, the SEC will check the list to make sure that all staff are accounted for. The Police or building representative will notify the SEC, who will in turn notify the staff when it is safe to return to the building.

In case of severe weather, the SECs will make sure all staff members are relocated to a safe area in the building and are accounted for. They will post signs in the area to show the area is clear. The SECs will let the staff know when it is safe to return to the area.

The SECs for each department are responsible for updating full and part time staff lists that are kept in the folders. The location of the folders should be accessible and known to everyone in the area. In the same location of the folders there will be a rechargeable flashlight (provided by the department) to be used in case of a power outage. The flashlight should remain plugged in and charge at all times. If the SEC and back-up SEC are out of the office at the same time, a back-up for both should be notified in case of an evacuation.

Posted on Nov 04, 2008 - 02:02 PM

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