ANNOUNCEMENT

CHEMICAL INCIDENT
OR RELEASE

INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO:

TO: ENTIRE BUILDING

HOW: Fire Alarm PA System, a Broadcast, Email or Mass Notification System.


BEGIN INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE?

MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE?

THIS IS _______________ (IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY YOUR POSITION).

THERE IS A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ** LOCATED _______________ (STATE LOCATION).

I REPEAT, THERE IS A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ** LOCATED _______________ (STATE LOCATION).

PLEASE MOVE AWAY FROM _______________ (STATE SPECIFIC AREA/LOCATION).

I REPEAT, PLEASE MOVE AWAY FROM _______________ (STATE SPECIFIC AREA/LOCATION).

WE HAVE NOTIFIED THE AUTHORITIES
-OR-
THE AUTHORITIES HAVE ALREADY RESPONDED.

WE WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SITUATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

END INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

ABOVE IS INITIAL ANNOUCEMENT FOR THIS INCIDENT

** IF THE NATURE OF THE INCIDENT OR RELEASE IS KNOWN OR CONFIRMED BY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, OCCUPANTS SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THE TYPE OF MATERIAL OR SUBSTANCE INVOLVED.

 AFTER INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT, AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE MUST BE DECIDED UPON.

** IF THE NATURE OF THE INCIDENT OR RELEASE IS KNOWN OR CONFIRMED BY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, OCCUPANTS SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THE TYPE OF MATERIAL OR SUBSTANCE INVOLVED.

IF EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN RESPONSE IS IMPLEMENTED, MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM APPROPRIATE SCRIPT FOUND UNDER RESPECTIVE TABS:


MAKE FOLLOW-UP ANNOUNCEMENTS USING ANNOUNCEMENT FORMAT FOUND UNDER APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TAB.

 PROVIDE FREQUENT STATUS REPORTS OVER THE PUBLIC-ADDRESS SYSTEM.

Messages and/or Announcements that indicate the non-availability of Exits or are intented to direct Occupants toward a specific Stairwell/Exit must be repeated often.