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• <br />• <br />• <br />4. Never take a route through smoke, fire or other hazardous condition. <br />5. Once outside, MOVE AWAY from the building and gather at the assembly areas. <br />6. DO NOT go back inside the building! <br />6.4 DISABILITIES - Evacuation Procedures for Persons with Disabilities: <br />Employees with a disability are responsible for informing her/his <br />department supervisor that she/he will require assistance during an <br />evacuation. It is important not to assume that persons with obvious <br />disabilities need assistance, or to assume what type of assistance <br />they may need. The individual is the best authority as to how to be 4D <br />moved out of the building. <br />Department supervisors should discuss the individual employees who have obvious <br />disabilities, those who have informed them of any special needs, and all newly hired, <br />what assistance they may need and determine how they will communicate. <br />Blind and Visually Impaired: may require guidance or assistance to the primary or <br />to a secondary exit and to the evacuation meeting area. Offer your elbow to escort <br />her/him from the building. As you walk, tell the person who you are, where they are, <br />and advise them of any obstacles. When you reach safety, orient the person to where <br />they are and ask if any further assistance is needed. <br />2. Deaf / Hearing Impaired: may not realize the evacuation alarm is sounding. <br />Some may require alerting and guidance to the primary or secondary exit and to the <br />evacuation meeting area. Alternative warning techniques are: write a note telling <br />what the emergency is and the nearest evacuation route; tum a light switch on and off <br />to gain attention, indicate through gestures or in writing what is happening and what <br />to do. <br />3. Mobility Impaired I Wheelchair bound: may need to be assisted in using any stairs <br />or ramps to evacuate. <br />4. Any person that remains in an area to await rescue must inform evacuees of her/his <br />location. <br />5. Employees are not expected to endanger their own lives to assist with the evacuation <br />of other employees or visitors. However, if an employee assists a person to a <br />0 <br />