Emergency Procedures

Tenant/Floor Captain

Tenant/Floor Captains are selected by tenant management. If the tenant is occupying more than one floor, a captain must be selected for each floor. The Tenant/Floor Captain acts as one of the Stairway Monitors upon evacuation. They are to assume the following responsibilities in the event of an emergency:

Before an Emergency:

• Be familiar with the building emergency plan and the location of all exits, fire extinguishers and emergency telephone numbers.
• If you are on a multi-tenant floor, be familiar with your entire floor plan as well as the other Tenant/Floor Captains.
• Be familiar with both evacuation routes:
• North Stairway #1
• South Stairway #2
• Assign an Assistant Tenant/Floor Captain, a Stairway Monitor, and a Special Needs Monitor.
• Know the jobs of everyone involved in emergency evacuation.
• Find a place that your office personnel can meet after the evacuation is complete, preferably across the street from the building.
• We highly recommend being CPR certified.

Tenant/Floor Captain

During an Emergency:

• Report, or confirm report of, any emergency to the Fire or Police Department (911) and Emergency Director (1-801-573-0533).
• Communicate with other members on the Building’s Emergency Team, Fire, and Police Department during an emergency.

Tenant/Floor Captain

During an Evacuation:

• Act as the North Stairway Monitor.
• If your floor is initiating the evacuation, notify Building Management and the floor above and the floor below to also evacuate.
• Remain calm and remind people not to use the elevators during the evacuation.
• Direct Assistant Tenant/Floor Captain to make sure that everyone on your floor is notified and to clear everyone from the tenant space and restrooms.
• Contact the Special Needs Monitor about the status of people who are in need of assistance or cannot evacuate.
• If there are any disabled or injured people on the floor, the Tenant/Floor Captain will wait with the Special Needs Monitor for help from the Fire Department.
• If there are NO disabled or injured people on the floor, the Tenant/Floor Captain will remain with the Special Needs Monitor and evacuate together with Tenant Emergency Teams from the higher floors.
• Direct the Assistant Tenant/Floor Captain, along with the south Stairway Monitor, to follow the last people from your floor down the south stairway and meet with them at the predetermined meeting place. Relay any information about disabled/injured people in your tenant space to the Emergency Director at the Southeast corner of the building, by Mali Thai.
• After the evacuation is complete, the Tenant/Floor Captain should make certain everyone is accounted for and report their status to the Building Emergency Director.

Assistant Tenant/Floor Captain

Assistant Tenant/Floor Captains are to assume the duties of the Tenant/Floor Captain in his/her absence. They will act as the searchers for persons in tenant spaces and bathrooms in the event of an evacuation. They are to assume the following responsibilities in the event of an emergency:

Before an Emergency:

• Be familiar with the building evacuation plan.
• If you are on a multi-tenant floor, be familiar with your entire floor plan as well as the other Assistant Tenant/Floor Captains.
• Be familiar with both evacuation routes.
• We highly recommend being CPR certified.

During an Emergency:

• Under direct supervision of the Tenant/Floor Captain.
• Assist the Tenant/Floor Captain.

Assistant Tenant/Floor Captain

During an Evacuation:

• Quickly inform all employees on your floor that the building is being evacuated. Check storage areas, restrooms and other non-office areas for people who may not have heard the evacuation announcement and notify Tenant/Floor Captain of those needing help.
• Remind people to remain calm and not to use the elevators during the evacuation.
• Meet the Tenant/Floor Captain at the north stairway for further instructions.
• Follow the employees down the south stairway together with the Stairwell Monitor and Tenant Emergency Teams from the higher floors.
• When at the predetermined meeting place, talk to all employees and try to determine if any people are not accounted for. Report any missing people from your floor to the Tenant/Floor Captain. If the Tenant/Floor Captain stayed with injured person, inform the Emergency Director at Southeast corner of the building, by Mali Thai.

Stairway Monitor

Stairway Monitor consists of the Tenant/Floor Captain and another designated Monitor. They are to assume the following responsibilities in the event of an emergency:

Before an Emergency:

• Be familiar with the building emergency plan and the location of all exits.
• If you are on a multi-tenant floor, be familiar with your entire floor plan as well as the other Stairway Monitors.
• Be familiar with both evacuation routes.
• We highly recommend being CPR certified.

Stairway Monitor

During an Evacuation:

• Under direct supervision of the Assistant Tenant/Floor Captains.
• If your floor is initiating the evacuation, you will notify Building Management, the floor above and the floor below to also evacuate.
• Monitor south stairway for heat, smoke, and flames.
• Direct employees to go downstairs quickly and quietly in a single file line while holding onto the handrail.
• When all personnel are evacuated, remain with the Assistant Tenant/Floor Captain and evacuate together with Tenant Emergency Teams from the higher floors.

Special Needs Monitor

They are to assume the following responsibilities in the event of an emergency:

Before an Emergency:

• Be familiar with the building emergency plan and the location of all exits and emergency telephone numbers.
• Be knowledgeable at all times of any disabled people or people who may need assistance if an evacuation becomes necessary.
• Be familiar with both evacuation routes.
• We highly recommend being CPR certified.

During an Emergency:

• Under the direct supervision of the Tenant/Floor Captain.
• Locate any disabled or injured persons and direct them toward the stairway.
• Talk to the other Stairway Monitor, or the Tenant/Floor Captain, to determine if the stairway is safe.
• If you are in immediate danger, then move to an office with a window, block any smoke entering the room with wet clothing and open/break the window for ventilation.

Special Needs Monitor

During an Evacuation:

• When the announcement is made to evacuate, the Special Needs Monitor will make the following decision.
• If the level of danger is low, the person in need of assistance should stay in the lobby next to the elevators and wait for the Fire Department.
• If the level of danger is medium, the person in need of assistance should move onto the north stairway landing and wait for the Fire Department.
• If the level of danger is extreme, the person in need of assistance should be evacuated with the assistance of the Tenant/Floor Captain, and other Tenant Emergency Teams from higher floors.
• The Assistant Tenant/Floor Captain will advise the Building Emergency Director that there is a person in need of assistance on their floor. The Fire Department will be sent directly to your floor to help with the evacuation.
• In most cases, the Fire Department will check the elevators for safety and use the elevator to evacuate people with special needs. DO NOT try to make that determination for yourself. The elevators can operate safely during emergencies, but only when the Firefighter’s key has been inserted.
• If there is nobody with special needs, wait at the north stairwell until all personnel is evacuated, remain with the Tenant/Floor Captain and evacuate together with Tenant Emergency Teams from the higher floors.

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