Fire Threat Policy
The purpose of this policy is to reduce the possibility of a fire in the practice, as well as specify the equipment and policies that are to be used in case of a fire.
The following personnel are responsible for maintenance of equipment or systems:
Fire extinguishers- building managers __________________________________
Sprinkler systems – there are no sprinkler systems in the building. Building owner is _______________________________________.
Fire alarms- there are no fire alarms in the building.
Smoke alarms- building ___________________________________.
Fire Door Safety- The Overhead Door Company checks the door annually. Overhead Door Company phone number 719-596-2171. Use wooden dowels when smoke alarms sound. Caution to patients and staff. No glass items and limited items on the counters at the front desks.
R = Remove patients and others from fire or smoke areas.
A = Announce <CODE RED (clinic’s fire code)> (3 times) and Call 9-1-1
C = Contain the smoke/fire by closing all doors to rooms and corridors.
E = Extinguish the fire if it is safe to do so. Evacuate the facility if the fire cannot be extinguished
Everyone in the suite will quickly and safely leave the facility. Personnel in the business area or optical area will assist their coworkers and anyone in the reception areas. Those in clinical areas will assist their coworkers, as needed, and patients in the clinical areas.
In addition, the person in charge of phones will call 911 and give the answering party the following information:
(1). the name and address of the facility
(2). the nature of the emergency
One person from the business area is responsible to notify the other offices in the building by knocking on the doors of adjoining businesses to advise them to evacuate as well.
The following person(s) will use the portable fire extinguisher to put out the fire: Back Office Manager (Brad Lovelace) and Head Technician (Shane Mowery).
Employees responsible for extinguishing the fire must remove the extinguisher from its brackets, break the seal and remove the safety pin, and then aim the nozzle at the base of the fire. Begin 8-10 feet away from the fire and approach the fire using a sweeping motion.
The fire extinguishers are located in the front office hall, optical office, and back office tech station.
All personnel will evacuate. The portable extinguisher(s) will be used to attempt to extinguish the fire, if the fire is too large to control evacuate immediately and call 911.
The smoke detector will sound an alarm.
There is no sprinkler system.
Everyone will exit through the nearest unobstructed exit, avoiding the area affected by the emergency.
Stairwells will be used rather than elevators.
Additional assistance will be provided to disabled persons as needed.
When going down the stairs ambulatory patients will walk on the left side. Non ambulatory patients will sit and scoot down the stairs on the right side with assistance from able staff members.
Everyone will meet at Steele Elementary School play ground, check in with the Safety Coordinator, Sandra Robben-Weber, and remain there until advised otherwise. The Safety Coordinator will account for all personnel and will inform the emergency responders if anyone is missing.
Injured employees or other persons will be offered appropriate first aid and will be transported to the nearest emergency room at Penrose Main Hospital, if needed. Employers trained in CPR may administer CPR if needed.
If the emergency involves a civil defense or terrorism incident, the practice will proceed as directed by civil defense authorities.