Ability
Self-Assessment
• How to evaluate your abilities, preparedness, limitations,
needs, and your surroundings, to determine what type of help you
will need.
• About specific issues to evaluate if you have any of these
limitations: sight, hearing, deaf-blind, speech, memory, judgment,
learning, information processing, physical/mobility, allergies,
multiple chemical sensitivities (mcs), or use an assistive device.
• About evacuating a site after usual business hours.
Evacuation Options
•
How
to determine all your evacuation options and prioritize them:Being
carried, Using evacuation chairs, Using area of refuge/rescue assistance,
Using elevators.
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Determining options when traveling.
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Creating an emergency plan for your home.
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GUIDE
AT A GLANCE
• How to take responsibility for your safety.
• About the time and effort involved.
• What the law says.
• How to get involved in the planning process.
• How to create, review and practice plans.
• Why it is important to practice plans through
regular drills including walk through procedures, announced drills
and surprise drills.
• Why it is important to carry with you emergency health information.
Evaluate
Your Need to Identify as Someone Who Requires Assistance During
an Evacuation
• How to realistically evaluate your needs. |
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