Emergency Plan

Purpose

The emergency plan for Two MacArthur Ridge is an integral part of the office building’s response to emergencies. The contents of this plan are designed as an operational guide for the behavior, safety, and protection of tenants as well as visitors to the building.

Scope

The emergency plan establishes a sequential plan of response for initially recognizing, identifying, and reporting the existence of specific emergencies threatening the building and/or its inhabitants. The plan also provides for the safety and protection of endangered personnel and/or building assets.

When implemented and supplemented with appropriate instructions from the building’s Property Manager (or a designated representative), this plan becomes an operational tool for effective and responsive action when occupants of the building are forced to cope with various emergencies.

Tenants’ Role in Emergency Management

Emergency procedures are only effective if implemented properly by property management personnel and tenant wardens exercising common sense. Successful execution of the emergency plan depends on the degree of confidence, cooperation, and coordination mutually achieved by the tenant wardens, their fellow employees, and the Property Management Office.

To ensure the success of the emergency plan, each tenant should take the following measures:

• Assign responsible, preferably senior/tenured personnel, to function as tenant wardens, assistants, and backups.
• Insist that tenant wardens read and understand the evacuation plan and emergency procedures in their entirety.
• Ensure that the evacuation plan, emergency procedures, and the tenant warden contact name, location, and phone number are adequately disseminated to each employee in the office.
• Update the Property Management Office with current contact information when tenant wardens change.
• Encourage tenant wardens to participate in periodic training sessions that equip them to perform specialized emergency assignments.
• Enthusiastically support the overall objectives of the building’s emergency plan.

Tenants are encouraged to incorporate specific procedures in the individual emergency plans for their suite (e.g., include procedures to safeguard monies, negotiable instruments, original contracts, personal items, etc.).