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During a scheduled evacuation training session the following events took place in this order: 1. Evacuation process began by triggering the building fire alarm. 2a. The meeting point leader arrived fi

The correct answer is B. Stairwell and door monitors. During the evacuation drill, the stairwell and door monitors violated fire safety protocol by propping open fire-rated stairway doors, which must remain closed to contain fire and smoke.

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Question

During a scheduled evacuation training session the following events took place in this order: 1. Evacuation process began by triggering the building fire alarm. 2a. The meeting point leader arrived first at the designated meeting point and immediately began making note of who was and was not accounted for. 2b. Stairwell and door monitors made it to their designated position to leave behind a box of flashlights and prop the stairway doors open with a garbage can so employees can find exits and dispose of food and beverages. 2c. Special needs assistants performed their assigned responsibility to help employees out that require special assistance. 3. The safety warden communicated with the meeting point leader via walkie talkie to collect a list of missing personnel and communicated this information back to the searchers. 4. Searchers began checking each room and placing stick-it notes on the bottom of searched doors to designate which areas were cleared. 5. All special need assistants and their designated wards exited the building. 6. Searchers complete their assigned search pattern and exit with the Stairwell/door monitors. Given this sequence of events, which role is in violation of its expected evacuation tasks?

Options

  • ASafety warden
  • BStairwell and door monitors
  • CMeeting point leader
  • DSearchers
  • ESpecial needs assistants

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • B
    81% (30)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    5% (2)
  • E
    11% (4)

Why each option

During the evacuation drill, the stairwell and door monitors violated fire safety protocol by propping open fire-rated stairway doors, which must remain closed to contain fire and smoke.

ASafety warden

The safety warden correctly performed their role by using a walkie talkie to communicate with the meeting point leader and collect a list of missing personnel.

BStairwell and door monitorsCorrect

Stairwell and door monitors performed their responsibilities incorrectly by propping stairway fire doors open with a garbage can. Fire-rated stairwell doors are designed to remain closed during an evacuation to contain fire, heat, and smoke and protect the egress path. Propping these doors open directly undermines the purpose of the fire containment system and violates standard fire safety and life-safety codes.

CMeeting point leader

The meeting point leader correctly performed their role by arriving first at the designated meeting point and immediately accounting for personnel.

DSearchers

Searchers are not described as performing any action in the scenario, so no incorrect behavior can be attributed to them.

ESpecial needs assistants

Special needs assistants correctly performed their assigned responsibility by helping employees who required special assistance evacuate.

Concept tested: Emergency evacuation roles and fire door safety compliance

Source: https://www.osha.gov/emergency-preparedness/evacuation/evacuation-plans

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#physical security#evacuation procedures#safety roles#incident response

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