Emergency Operation Plan - Elizabeth City State University

PRIOR TO HURRICANE SEASONHURRICANE CHECKLISTCo-Managers of Facilities Management• Maintain facilities in a manner that minimizes hazards.• Maintain critical facilities records.• Develop emergency shutdown procedures.• Select and train an adequate number of personnel to effect the safe shutdownprocedures of all operations and processes.• Participate in all emergency drills.• Maintain emergency equipment in a state of readiness for any emergency.• Confirm that the designated evacuation routes and emergency assembly areaswould be safe during an emergency and recommending alternative routes andareas, if necessary.In a shutdown situation, the Director of Facilities Management and Director ofDesign and Construction and his staff will:• Assist in the safe evacuation of all personnel.• Evaluate the feasibility of safely initiating and completing emergency shutdownprocedures.• Provide leadership to the Facilities Assessment Team.• Notify the Operations Coordinator and emergency services agencies of anydangers that may present hazards.• Commence emergency shutdown procedures.• When safe, determine the extent of damage to the University buildings andequipment before any attempts are made to resume operations.• Supervise start-up procedures.• Provide assistance in maintaining campus security until it is safe to returntonormal working conditions and the danger to the health and safety of theworkforce has passed. As indicated above, The Co-Managers of FacilitiesManagement and Design and Construction will lead the Facilities AssessmentTeam. The Assessment Team is responsible for determining if the emergencyassembly areas are free of hazards, if circulation routes are safe, if structures arestable enough for occupancy, and if utilities should be shut off. The AssessmentTeam shall act according to the following steps:a) Survey the building from the outside.b) Examine the site for hazards.c) Inspect the structural system from inside the building.d) Inspect for non-structural hazards.e) Inspect for other hazards such as loose wires, broken pipes and gas lines.f) Lock and barricade rooms and/or buildings that are unsafe and notify theEmergency Operations Center of buildings or rooms that can or cannot bereoccupied• Assist in the safe evacuation of all personnel.107