Small Office Evacuation Plan Template

How to prepare an Evacuation plan for your office?

Here is a list of the main operations:

• Designate an evacuation route.
• Identify a location to meet after the evacuation.
• Post the evacuation plan (including floor plan with locations of fire extinguishers).
• Periodically inspect fire-suppression and extinguishing equipment.
• Hold periodic evacuation drills.
• Assemble an off-site necessity first aid kit.

Responsibilities

Assigning responsibilities for key roles during a disaster evacuation will ensure that your evacuation plan runs smoothly. The main roles must include:

• Evacuation Coordinator-Handles the checklist to ensure that all important steps are being managed.
• Head checker- A headcount should be done before employees exit the building, and once again after everyone has convened at the designated off-site meeting point. The checker ensures that all office members are accounted for and no one is left behind.
• Emergency first aid practitioner- Must have several office members on staff who are skilled in first aid. They will need to tend to any wounded until a licensed medic can arrive.
• Alert manager- This office member who calls 911 to alert the police and fire department that a disaster has occurred, closes office fire doors, and turns off the gas lines if an earthquake has struck.

Tips for an Emergency

• Plan and map routes.
• Good communication system.
• Tools and inspection.
• Rehearse fire evacuation.
• Follow-up and reporting.