What are Assembly Areas?
Depending on the type
of emergency, your plan may designate assembly areas, or areas where
employees will gather following an evacuation, both inside and outside
your workplace. Assembly locations within the building are often
referred to as
"areas of refuge." Make sure your assembly area has sufficient space to
accommodate all of your employees. Exterior assembly areas, used when
the building must be partially or completely evacuated, are typically
located in parking lots or other open areas away from busy streets. Try
and designate assembly areas so that you will be up-wind of your
building from the most common or prevailing wind direction.
Accounting for all employees following an evacuation is critical.
Confusion in the assembly areas can lead to delays in rescuing anyone
trapped in the building, or unnecessary and dangerous search-and-rescue
operations. When designating an assembly area, consider (and try to
minimize) the possibility of employees interfering with rescue
operations.
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