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MANAGEMENT
3 SECRETS OF A GOOD
WORKPLACE EVACUATION PLAN
By Staff Writers
Being prepared for a potential hazard or disaster and being ready to evac-
uate if necessary is essential to keeping all personnel at your company safe.
Panic and people running around chaotically should not be a part of any
company’s evacuation plan because those things put lives at risk. Having an
evacuation plan is a big part of being prepared for a potential hazard or di-
saster. Below are some important parts of a good workplace evacuation plan
that may not be well-known.
First, throughout the year it is important for employees to report any broken
doors, doorknobs, exit signs, or other physical items vital to an evacuation. By
the time an emergency hits, it’s too late to try to address such repairs and the
delays could put lives at risk. Also, building maintenance teams should not
place or store equipment or materials in front of an exit door or block any other
path that would be essential to an evacuation plan. Placing such items in these
locations is especially troublesome for newer employees who have never been
through an evacuation drill before so they have no idea where the emergency
exits or routes are.
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