BUILDING EMERGENCY PLAN
Appendix A: Acronyms and Terms
| Acronym | Meaning |
| BC | Building Coordinator |
| DSC | Department Safety Coordinator |
| EAA | Emergency/Evacuation Assembly Area |
| EMA | Emergency Management Area |
| EH&S | Environment, Health & Safety |
| OEP | Office of Emergency Preparedness |
| PP-CS | Physical Plan-Campus Services |
| Term | Definition |
| Building Coordinator | A University employee who has a defined role in campus emergency/disaster preparedness: he or she prepares building response plans and coordinates education and planning in this area for all building occupants. In addition, he or she serves as the communication liaison between campus service agencies and building occupants for specific circumstances enumerated in the Building Coordinator position description. |
| Building Emergency Plan | A document which consists of emergency procedures, activities for preparing for emergencies, and roles and responsibilities of building occupants. |
| Building Emergency Staff | The occupants of the building (in both volunteer and appointed positions) who work on building safety issues, such as members of the Building Safety Committee, Role Takers, Floor Monitors and the Building Coordinator. |
| Building Safety Committee | A group composed of members of each department in the building, generally chaired by the Building Coordinator, charged with building emergency preparedness or overseeing building safety concerns. |
| Campus Emergency Operations Center | The
headquarters for emergency responders and designated representatives of campus essential services, where resources are allocated during a disaster. The EOC is located in Sproul Hall; alternate site is Tang Center. |
| Department Safety Coordinator | A University employee who assists department management in coordinating, implementing and documenting the department’s safety program. This includes updating the Injury and Illness Prevention Program as needed, ensuring that the Department Safety Committee meets at least quarterly, conducting periodic workplace inspections, acting as chemical inventory contact to EH&S, and ensuring department employees have and are trained on their Building Emergency Plan(s). |
| Department Safety Committee | A
group composed of department representatives from each major unit of the
department. If a department occupies different buildings, ideally, representatives
from each building serve on the committee. Primary functions include: • Serve as a forum for department employees to report and discuss unsafe working conditions. • Identify employee needs for safety training and schedule training sessions accordingly. • Assist department management in prioritizing actions to address safety concerns. • Disseminate information about requirements concerning workplace health, safety, and environmental protection. • Ensure the department's written Injury & Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) is kept current and that all employees receive documented training on its contents. |
| EAA (Emergency Assembly Area) | A
pre-designated safe location near a building where building occupants assemble and report to the Roll Taker(s) after evacuating their building. |
| EMA (Emergency Management Area) | EMAs
are part of the overall campus emergency preparedness program for use in major disasters. If a building is evacuated, occupants should go to their EAA. In a disaster they may then be directed to the EMA assembly area. For emergency planning purposes, the campus has been divided into 18 regions. Each region is numbered and termed an "Emergency Management Area." (See the map on the inside back cover of the campus telephone book.) An EMA can be a section of campus, an off campus area, or a satellite area. Each EMA has a designated location (signified by red dots on this campus map) that will be the focus of activity (e.g., evacuation assembly area, dissemination of information, administration of first aid, etc.) in a major disaster. The EMA Coordinator (located at the site) will gather status reports from each BC and relay the information to the campus Emergency Operations Center. |
| Emergency Responder(s) | Person(s) who provide assistance in an emergency (or potential emergency) situation in a building. They are not building occupants and may be from the University Police, local fire departments, EH&S, PP-CS, etc. In critical situations they may take charge of the building and have full authority over activities in and around the building. |
| Floor Monitor | A building occupant assigned to assist with a building evacuation during an emergency by alerting other occupants on their way out of the building. |
| IIPP (Injury and Illness Prevention Program) | >This
is a department's written program for identifying and addressing workplace hazards. A main component is an active department safety committee. |
| Roll Taker | A building occupant assigned to take roll at the emergency assembly area (EAA) after a building evacuation. |
Appendix B: Resource List
Main Campus Information Line/Web Site
PP-CS Customer Service Representative 642-1909
UC Berkeley Emergency Information Call-in Number: 1-800-705-9998