IV. Safety Procedures

IV.  SAFETY PROCEDURES

 

 

EVACUATION PROCEDURES

                                                                             

Evacuation Procedures Website:  http://www.vw.cc.va.us/fms/Evacuate.htm

Fire Evacuation:  Fire evacuation procedures (with floor plan) have been posted in each classroom.  Proceed to the nearest exit and move away from the building.  Do not block parking lots or access points for fire trucks. 

Mandatory Escape Procedure Notification:  In order to comply with state requirements, faculty must review the evacuation procedures with students at each first class meeting, each semester.  Buildings must be evacuated when fire alarms are sounded, recognizable as an uninterrupted loud ringing emanating from the corridors, or when so notified by college personnel such as Campus Police or administrators.  Each faculty member is responsible for ensuring that their students are evacuated from the building, including students with disabilities.

Areas of Rescue Assistance:  Most buildings have on-grade exits that can be used to evacuate wheelchair bound students.  Webber, Duncan, and Brown have areas of rescue assistance in the stair towers.  These are locations with call stations where one can wait for fire and rescue assistance.  Upper floor of Anderson, Fishburn and the Thomas Center lack such areas.  If danger is imminent, the disabled student should be placed in the EVAC Chair according to instructions on the cover and removed from the building by faculty and/or campus police.

Elevators:  In the event of fire, elevators should not be used.  Elevators are tied to the fire safety system and assigned to automatically descend to the lowest floor and cease to function.  If you become trapped in an elevator, use the emergency telephone inside the elevator car that automatically contacts Campus Police.  You must provide your name and building to secure help. 

Building Safety Coordinators:  Building Safety Coordinators (BSCs), typically Division Deans, have been assigned for each building to serve as point of contact for issues related to safety. When buildings are evacuated, the BSC or his designee will canvass all rooms, as can safely be done, to ensure that no one remains.  Campus Police will assist in this effort as soon as they are able to respond.

Hazardous Materials:  In the event that a chemical mishap necessitates the evacuation of a building, the laboratory technician will meet the Campus Police at a prearranged location outside the building to convey information about any hazards that might exist inside, such as noxious fumes or volatile chemicals. These conditions require specialized personal protective equipment and may preclude canvassing of the building by our personnel.  In such instances, the Campus Police will await response by the Roanoke City Fire Department, advise them of the hazards so that City fire fighters may take appropriate precautions prior to entering the building.

 Fire Safety System Tests:  Fire alarms, sprinkler systems and other fire and life safety systems are inspected and tested on a regular basis through Facilities Management Services.  Fire alarms are typically tested during the March and August student breaks.  Sprinkler systems are tested during the March, May, August and December student breaks.  Fire extinguishers are inspected monthly, with annual testing performed during the May Student break. Alarms will be sounded as part of routine testing. However, advance notice will generally be provided through e-mail. Alarms sounded as part of testing will be of short duration, but will be repeated until all devices are tested.

Please take the following steps if you discover a fire or other hazard that warrants evacuation of the building.

1.      First, activate a fire alarm pull station. These are located on the walls near most exits and will have wording to the effect of "Pull, in the event of fire".  These directly alert the nearest fire station assistance is needed and activate life safety system containment. 

2.      Second, ensure safety by evacuating from the building.

3.      Third, notify Campus Police at telephone extension 77979  (If Campus Police cannot be reached, notify Roanoke Emergency Services by dialing 9-911.)  and then notify your Building Safety Coordinator (your division office number).

4.      Do not attempt to fight even a small fire unless you have been trained in the use of a portable fire extinguisher. Fire extinguishers are only intended for use by trained personnel to fight incipient stage fires (initial or beginning stage).

Off Campus Facilities:  Off campus facilities are not owned by VWCC.  The facility owner is responsible for maintenance, repair and safety systems in these facilities.  For those facilities off-campus, faculty and staff should become familiar with the procedures in place at that particular location for evacuation and reporting of fire and other emergencies.  For off-campus facilities where the college maintains a full time administrative presence, the Site Director will serve in the role of the Building Safety Coordinator, fulfilling requirements previously described.

BUILDING SAFETY COORDINATORS

 

BUILDING

COORDINATOR

ALTERNATES
Anderson   Anne Kornegay Shirl Lamanca

Brown  

David Hillman  

Nancy Cook

Fishburn  

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John Capps

Business Science  

Jim Poythress  

Sandy Shelton & Karen Rayl

Webber  

Jim Poythress  

Sandy Shelton & Karen Rayl

Duncan  

Jim Sargent  

Sue Clark

Craig  

Mary Beth Cornett  

Kristi Kirby

Chapman  

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Greenhouse  

Lee Hipp  

Clark Becraft

Natural Science Center  

Lee Hipp  

Clark Becraft

Humanities  

Elizabeth Wilmer  

Sarah Grubb

Student Center  

Gloria Lindsay  

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Thomas Center  

Joyce Greer1  

Eulah Price1

P.E. Building  

Craig Harris  

Pat Rhodes

College Services Building  

Craig Harris  

Pat Rhodes
OFF-CAMPUS
Franklin County Workforce Dev. Ctr. Ms. Kathy Hodges
Director of Franklin Co.
Workforce Dev. Consortium		  
Greenfield Ed. & Training Center   Ruth Hendrick   Nadine Ingram-Carson
Roanoke Higher Education Center Dr. Chuck Terrell  
     

Notes

1      These individuals will act as Safety Coordinators for Old Dominion University and Radford University faculty that work on the Virginia Western Community College campus, ensuring that these guidelines are distributed and followed.

 

FIRST AID

 

First Aid Website:  http://www.vw.vccs.edu/fms/Firstaid.html

 

First aid kits have been installed in numerous locations around campus to facilitate ease of access.   A list of those locations and kit contents is provided. Campus Police will inspect these kits on a monthly basis and report to departments need for replenishment.  Departments are responsible for replenishment.  These kits have been installed to provide for treatment of minor injuries.  When rendering first aid assistance please be conscience of the potential for transmission of blood borne pathogens, such as AIDS and Hepatitis B.

Band-Aids should be given to the injured party for self-treatment of minor cuts and abrasions. College personnel other than those trained as medical emergency first responders are not expected to render treatment in situations that might expose them to blood or body fluids, which may contain blood borne pathogens. If an employee chooses to assist, then they do so under the "Good Samaritan" law and are not covered by the provisions of OSHA regulations or the college's "Exposure Control Plan". Rubber gloves are provided in the first aid kit for use in such instances. Remember to turn the gloves inside out as you remove them to avoid contacting with blood.

If assistance is needed in treating a cut or an injury of a more serious nature occurs, please contact Campus Police at telephone number 857-7979 (Ext. 77979). Campus Police and other college personnel have been trained as medical emergency first responders, with certification in CPR and use of the Automated External Defibrillator. They are trained to treat injuries involving blood and can render assistance until a rescue squad is dispatched. First responders have more comprehensive first aid supplies to deal with such emergencies. A list of personnel so trained is attached for your reference. If Campus Police cannot be reached, you may contact Roanoke Emergency Services by dialing 9-911. Emergency telephone numbers are posted on all telephones.

For those facilities off-campus, faculty and staff should become familiar with the procedures in place at that particular facility for obtaining first aid. If an injury requiring first aid occurs, request the local rescue squad by dialing 911, preceded by the number to access an outside line if the telephone system so requires. Make sure you know how to gain access to a telephone, particularly if working in the evening when administrative offices may be closed.

 

Revised July 18, 2005

 

 

VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

FIRST AID KIT & SAFETY EQUIPMENT LOCATIONS

 

 

BUILDING   

  LOCATION  

ROOM

  EQUIPMENT
Anderson   Natural Science Copy Room A114C   First Aid Kit

  

Dental Lab  

A145  

First Aid Kit

  

Chem. Lab Technician’s Office  

A307  

First Aid Kit

  

Classrooms  

A309  

First Aid Kit

  

Biology Lab Technician’s Office  

A331  

First Aid Kit

  

  

  

  

Brown  

Boiler Room  

N/A  

First Aid Kit

  

Learning Center  

B011  

First Aid Kit

  

Restroom  

B105  

First Aid Kit

  

Book/Workroom  

B114  

First Aid Kit

 

Fishburn  

Business Office  

F110  

First Aid Kit

  

Academic Affairs Storage Room  

F125A  

First Aid Kit

 

Business Science  

Office, Scene Shop & Stage  

M101 & M103  

First Aid Kit

  

Kitchen  

M120  

First Aid Kit

  

TSS  

M270  

First Aid Kit

 

Chapman Hall  

Student Services  

Work Area  

First Aid Kit

  

Records Office  

Front Desk Drawer  

First Aid Kit

 

College Services  

Campus Police  

CS101  

First Aid Kit

  

Mailroom  

CS105  

First Aid Kit

  

Sprinkler Room  

First Aid Kit

Craig  

Bookstore  

Storage Room  

First Aid Kit
 Duncan   Div. Office Mailroom   D100   First Aid Kit

 Humanities  

Div. Office Mailroom  

H113C  

First Aid Kit

  

Gym Office  

H100A  

First Aid Kit

  

Photography Lab  

H122  

First Aid Kit

 

Natural Science  

Head House First Aid Kit

P.E. Building