Tenant Handbook
Floor Response Team
At the time of move-in, each tenant is asked to complete the Floor Response Team Form (found in Tenant Forms Tab) designating personnel that will be responsible for taking charge in the event of an emergency. It is up to each tenant to assure that this form is updated when designated personnel leave the employment of the firm or for other reasons is no longer able to perform the outlined duties of emergency personnel.
The general responsibilities for the Floor Response Team are outlined here. It is the responsibility of all Floor Response Team personnel to familiarize themselves with these guidelines as well as all of the building’s Emergency Procedures.
- Floor Warden – Responsible for controlling staff in the event of an emergency and explaining/overseeing all emergency actions.
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Each tenant should designate an alternate Floor Warden in case the Floor Warden is out of the office when an emergency occurs.
- Stairwell Monitor – At the direction of Floor Warden, leads employees to exit stairwells and monitors the safe and efficient evacuation via stairwells.
- Elevator Monitor – Is positioned at elevator banks and ensures that no one uses the elevators during an emergency.
- Searcher – After all personnel has evacuated the suite, the searcher returns to the office suite to ensure that all have in fact evacuated and that there are no injured persons left behind.
- Assistant to the Physically Impaired – Assists any handicapped individuals during an emergency and/or building evacuation.
Floor Warden Responsibilities
Each member of the building’s Floor Response Team has an extremely important job to perform in the event of an emergency. Each Floor Response Team designee should become familiar with the following duties.
Floor Warden
- Appoints personnel to the emergency team and fills all vacant positions
- Maintains an updated roster of Floor Response Team personnel
- Keeps the Management Office updated on any changes in Floor Response Team personnel
- Alerts Floor Response Team designees of potential emergencies
- Supervises the activities and training of Floor Response Team
- Responsible for informing and training Floor Response Team in emergency procedures
- Ensures that Floor Response Team know their assigned duties and locations in case of an emergency
- Pre-plans the handling of physically impaired personnel during an evacuation
- Responsible for the evacuation of Floor Response Team
- Responsible for notifying Elevator Monitor to evacuate
Stairwell Monitor Responsibilities
Duties
- Takes position at assigned exits and assists in the evacuation of all personnel
- Feels stairwell door with the back of hand for heat. If no heat is detected, opens the door slowly to inspect stairwell for possible heat and smoke conditions before evacuation
- Instructs personnel to form single file lines in the stairwell and directs personnel to exit along the right side of the stairwell
- Supervises and monitors evacuation flow while remaining calm and encouraging others to remain calm and orderly during an evacuation
- Remains at exit until Searchers have cleared all personnel for the floor
Elevator Monitor
Duties
- Under the supervision of the Floor Warden, Elevator Monitors are responsible for ensuring that no one uses the elevators during an emergency.
- Is positioned at the elevators and directs employees to the nearest stairway
- Must be familiar with the building’s emergency procedures and the location of all stairwells
- Remains at the designated post until instructed to evacuate by the Floor Warden
Searcher
Duties
- Under the supervision of the Floor Warden, Searchers are responsible for finding and evacuating all personnel from the floor, specifically from remote areas such as storage rooms, file rooms, coffee/break areas, restrooms, etc.
- Check all rooms including restrooms, conference rooms, reception areas, offices, and remote areas.
- Close, but do not lock, all doors after you have determined that the room has been evacuated.
- Place a “searched” sticker or note on doors at knee height to indicate a room has been searched and evacuated. (In the event of an actual fire, the floor may be filled with smoke by the time firemen reach it and the lower the “searched” sticker is placed the easier it will be for them to see it.)
- Advises any remaining personnel on the floor of the emergency and insists on their evacuation.
- Evacuates non-employees found on the floor.
- Must be familiar with the building’s emergency procedures and the location of all stairwells
Assistant To The Physically Impaired
Duties
- Under the supervision of the Floor Warden, the Assistant to the Physically Impaired is responsible for the safe evacuation of any physically impaired personnel.
- Maintains an up-to-date list of impaired employees.
- Moves all wheelchair bound personnel to the stairwell area and waits with them until emergency personnel arrives.