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your College’s Emergency Procedure Manual and contact your EHSO and Public Safety.
Remember: If you are working in your laboratory, during off-hours, please make sure that you
notify Public Safety. Public Safety Officers are on duty 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
12.1 QCC Emergency Response and Recovery Plan
The effectiveness of the QCC Emergency Response and Recovery Plan is dependent on the
development of a comprehensive central plan and individual college/unit plans as outlined in the
University Emergency Response and Recovery Plan. The University has expected each college
to develop an overall college emergency procedure manual as well as individual emergency
procedure manuals for each building. The manuals must include a chain of command
establishing the authority and responsibilities of campus officials and staff members, and
requires that colleges, divisions, and individual departments designate emergency coordinators
with the authority to make modifications in emergency procedures and to commit resources for
emergency preparedness and recovery, as necessary.
12.2 Emergency Procedures
Emergencies can include both fire and non-fire emergencies. Fires are an "expected" emergency
in all lab situations and almost all lab staff are trained on emergency steps in the event of a fire.
“Non-fire” emergencies can include:
• Loss of electricity, heat, water or other essential utilities.
• Failure of mechanical equipment such as HVAC systems and emergency generators.
• Flooding, tornadoes, earthquakes, or other natural disasters.
• Nearby chemical releases of hazardous materials to the environment (from the lab
down the hall or an explosion one-half mile away).
• Terrorist actions or civil unrest.
All QCC laboratories have been issued a flip type, emergency procedures guide. This guide is
color coded for easy reference depending on the type of emergency. This guide should be posted
prominently in your laboratory. Contact EHS at x5148 or the Department of Public Safety at
x6320 if this guide is missing or to obtain additional copies.
12.3 Emergency Evacuation Procedures
Building occupants are required by law to evacuate the building when the fire alarm sounds
(Pursuant to RNYC 27-4267 and FDNY Regulations). Evacuation directions, fire alarm
locations and escape routes are required to be posted throughout the building at the base of
stairways, elevator landings, and inside public doors. Also listed should be the specific
location(s) of the building’s designated evacuation meeting points.
Buildings designated with Class E occupancy code must have a fire safety plan on file with the
FDNY. Additional information concerning Class E building fire code requirements can be found
in the QCC College Emergency Procedures Manual.
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