- Notify security by dialing (415) 357-1465.
- Report information. Give your name, the exact location of the material released, telephone number and your extension. Report any injuries. Identify the type of materials involved, if known. Describe the effect of the incident, i.e., the activity of the hazardous material and its reaction on the surroundings; describe the colors, smells or visible gases being produced.
- Listen for announcements that will clearly state whether you should “shelter-in-place” or evacuate.
Outdoor Release – Shelter in Place instructions
- For an outdoor release, people should remain indoors in rooms where outdoor air infiltration is very low.
- Station an ERT member at each stairwell telling people not to go outside (Do not physically attempt to stop anyone). Inform anyone leaving that they will not be allowed back inside.
- Move people to the inner part of the building (no windows to the outside).
- The rooms should have doors that are fairly effective at preventing airflow from the hallways (e.g. they should have no gap or only a very small gap at the bottom of the door).
- Bathrooms are a poor choice, because they often have an exhaust duct that leads directly to the outside. If the exhaust fan is left on, then air will be drawn into the bathroom from other parts of the building, which will become contaminated.
- Remain calm.
- Use phones only for emergency calls.
- Listen to the public address system for announcements.
Indoor Release – Evacuate
- Evacuate the building.
- At the direction of the Police or Security, set up evacuation areas upwind of the building.
- Segregate people known to be exposed to avoid contaminating others via contact with clothes or skin, and tag or mark these people for medical treatment and decontamination.