Fire Safety Training

1. Fire Safety Training

2. What if there is a fire? • All study staff who will be working on the floor must know the fire plan. This ensures subject safety. It is also a JCAHO requirement.

3. Disaster Responsibilities • As an employee of Massachusetts General Hospital, you are considered a disaster worker for the city of Boston. In a fire or any other disaster, you must help in any way you can. • In a disaster, you may not leave the hospital until dismissed by your supervisor.

4. Fire Plan • If you see a fire, yell “Code Red” and the room number. Remove all subjects from the room of the fire and close the door. • Any employee hearing “Code Red” should pull the nearest fire pull station. • If the alarm does not sound, call Security at 6-3333.

5. Where are the fire pull stations? • At the far end of each wing • Next to the service elevator • Next to the main elevator bank

6. What does the alarm sound like? • The alarm sound specific to White 13 is “!!!… !… !!!… (3, 1, 3)”

7. What is “Protect in Place”? The GCRC follows the “Protect in Place” method during a fire. This method is described below: • First, remove all subjects from the room of the fire. Then, close the doors to all other patient rooms and all corridor doors.

8. Fire Extinguisher • Bring a fire extinguisher to the location of the fire. • Operate the extinguisher using the “pass” method. • Pull the safety pin • Aim at the base of the fire • Squeeze the trigger • Sweep back and forth

9. Where are the fire extinguishers? • At the far end of each wing • Next to the service elevator • Next to the main elevator bank Note: These are the same locations as the fire pull stations.

10. What do I need to report? • At all times, you must know where your subjects are, their condition and their mobility level.

11. What about medical gas? • Only a clinician or emergency personnel can shut off medical gas. • However, everyone must be able to point out the medical gas shut-off valves if necessary. • The shut-off valves are on the wall between the shower and the tub room.

12. What else do I do? • If you have any medical records at the time of the fire, secure them in the nearest file cabinet. • Clear the corridors by moving non-essential equipment into patient and exam rooms.

13. Where do I go? • Meet at the elevator lobby to await orders. • You may not leave the unit unless an evacuation is ordered.

14. When do I evacuate? • Orders for a horizontal evacuation will be given by either the Nurse Manager, resource nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Operations Coordinator, Buildings & Grounds, or emergency personnel. • Orders for a vertical evacuation will be given by either the President of MGH or the Boston Fire Department.

15. What types of evacuations are there? To Bigelow 13 and Ellison/Blake 13 • Horizontal evacuation: move across to either Bigelow 13 or Ellison/Blake 13. • Vertical evacuation: move downstairs to White 12 or White 11. Do not use the elevator. Fire pull Stairs Fire extinguisher

16. How do I evacuate? • Be ready to assist in moving subjects (even those who are not your own) if an evacuation order is given. • If any of your subjects are able, ask them to assist those who cannot evacuate on their own.

17. What else do I need to know? • If asked, you must be able to furnish the MSDS binder to emergency personnel. This is located on the wall next to the study staff computers. • The binder is bright yellow, with red lettering.

18. What about a clothing fire? • Follow “Stop, Drop, and Roll”. • Wrap the person in a blanket before rolling.

19. What if I have more questions about fire safety? • You can visit the MGH Fire and Life Safety website at http://intranet.massgeneral.org/ehs/ehs_programs_safety.htm.

20. Contacts Gerry Cronin, Operations Coordinator • 617 726-1292 • gmcronin@partners.org

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