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Emergency Procedures: Building Evacuation

• BUILDING EVACUATION WILL OCCUR VIA ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MECHANISMS:

  1. When a building evacuation alarm is sounded; or

  2. Upon notification by a University Police Officer, Floor or Building Warden.

• IDENTIFY ALL OF THE MARKED EXIT ROUTES FROM YOUR BUILDING AND KNOW THE    LOCATION OF YOUR EVACUATION AREA.

• IF NECESSARY, ACTIVATE THE BUILDING EVACUATION ALARM.

   Note: Some alarms will only sound locally - the Police Department must be contac8226; ONCE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING, MOVE TO YOUR DESIGNATED EVACUATION AREA. STAY AT    LEAST 100 FEET AWAY FROM ANY AFFECTED BUILDINGS   EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND OR    STRUCTURES. KEEP STREETS AND WALKWAYS CLEAR FOR STRUCTURES. KEEP STREETS    AND WALKWAYS CLEAR FOR PERSONNEL.

• IF REQUESTED, ASSIST UNIVERSITY POLICE OFFICERS, AND FLOOR & BUILDING    WARDENS.

• A UNIVERSITY COMMAND POST MAY BE SET UP NEAR THE EMERGENCY SITE. KEEP CLEAR    OF THE COMMAND POST UNLESS YOU HAVE IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO REPORT.

      Note: Some alarms will only sound locally - the Police Department must be contacted       for outside assistance (911).

• WHEN ONE OF THE SIGNALS TO EVACUATE A BUILDING HAS BEEN SOUNDED, WALK    QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST MARKED EXIT AND ASK OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.

• ASSIST DISABLED STUDENT IN EXITING THE BUILDING. REFER TO THE SECTION OF    DISABLED CONSIDERATIONS FOR MORE DETAILS.

• DO NOT RETURN TO AN EVACUATED BUILDING UNLESS DIRECTED TO DO SO BY A    UNIVERSITY POLICE OFFICER OR A BUILDING WARDEN.

• AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SEMESTER (OR UPON RECEIPT), INSTRUCTORS SHOULD    REVIEW THE POSTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND EVACUATION ROUTES WITH THEIR    STUDENTS. THIS INFORMATION MAY ALSO BE FOUND AT:

   http://www-admn.csun.edu/ehsr/emergency/

• POSTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND EVACUATION ROUTES SHOULD ALSO BE    REVIEWED WITH ALL CAMPUS EMPLOYEES AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR (OR UPON INITIAL    RECEIPT). EXTRA COPIES OF THIS INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE    DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, SAFETY & RISK MANAGEMENT OFFICE AT    EXT. 2401.