Indoor Place of Assembly Safety Personnel F-03 Questions And Answers!!

When & Where are place of assembly safety personnel required? - Answer-At least 1 safety personnel is required where 75 or more people can gather indoors or 200 can gather outdoors. What is indicated in a TPA permit? - Answer-Minimum number of safety personnel for the temporary place of assembly For TPA events safety personnel are required to arrive how far in advance of the event & What time do they leave? - Answer-Arrive 1 hour prior & stay until entire audience leaves Where should CoF holders keep the CoF? - Answer-upon their person or otherwise readily available for inspection To best perform their duties, what should safety personnel know? - Answer-Evacuation procedure and routes & Obligations for notifying FDNY Assembly Areas - Answer-Designated area outside a building to which its occupants are directed to report during evacuation Building Information Card - Answer-card on the premises that depicts and/or sets forth Fire Safety info or Occupancy for which a fire safety and evacuation plan is required to be submitted to the department pursuant Building Occupants - Answer-All persons in the building Emergency Health Care Facility - Answer-Sheltered area or building containing cots, litters, and emergency medical equipment & is lighted to promote the health and safety of patients Evacuation - Answer-Emptying a building of all occupants Fire Safety & Evacuation Plan - Answer-Written plan setting forth circumstances and procedures for in-building relocation or evacuation in response to a fireFSP Staff - Answer-Individuals identified in the FSP as responsible for implementing such plan Fire Safety/EAP Director - Answer-Employee designated by the owner and who possesses requisite qualifications and training as per Fire Rules Fire Drill - Answer-Training exercise by which occupants are familiarized with or practice procedures for safe, orderly, and expeditious in-building relocation and evacuation How often must new office occupancies conduct Fire Drills? - Answer-Every 3 months for the first 2 years after the Certificate of Occupancy is issued How often must existing office occupancies conduct Fire Drills? - Answer-Every 6 months How often must all hotels conduct Fire Drills? - Answer-Every 3 months, once on each shift Partially Evacuation - Answer-Emptying a building of only some occupants Top 5 Learning Points From History (per Soomaroo & Murray) - Answer-Overcrowding: control crowd capacity-- Event Access Points: too few exits, uncontrolled occupant flow, emergency services unable to access event sites-- Fire Safety: exits were blocked or lacking signage, no evacuation plans-- Medical Preparedness: no major incident plan and hospitals not involved in a timely manner. The media was distracting-- Emergency Response: poor initial communication or response time with emergency services What are two major duties of safety personnel? - Answer-Maintaining safety of occupants & Assisting in implementing evacuation plan Safety Personnel should know how to: - Answer-keep exit paths clear, identify potential problems, report emergency to FDNY and the responsible person, & manage occupants It is recommended that safety personnel have working knowledge of a building's -- - Answer-Fire Safety Plansafety personnel should know the following from orientation: - Answer-capacity limit, evacuation procedure and routes, location and # of exits, fire extinguisher locations, activity they will conduct and associated risks, & means of communication with FDNY and occupants in an emergency