Building Monitor Training
October 2010
Know Thy Building!
 Where are classes/labs held?
• Floor plans are in your building monitor bags
• Are they accurate? Do they need corrections?
 What’s the current schedule – what class will be in
what room, when?
• Keep a copy of the current schedule readily available
 Are there other offices/work areas where
individuals may be?
• Some offices are on the periphery of the buildings
 If you are in a laboratory building, do you know
where your emergency cut offs are?
Know The Plan
 Do you know the plan for different types of
emergencies? (some may require evacuation, others
a lock down in place)
 Can you easily find the plan? Is it available in more
than one location in your building? Where are the
orange emergency procedure ‘cards’?
 Know where the equipment is for evacuating DSS
students. Identify someone who will be the person to
help with disabled students.
 What is the evacuation route for your building and
from your area?
 Where is your emergency bag?
 When was the last time you checked your bag?
Practice The Plan
 Have you done a mock walk-thru yourself?
 How would you do an evacuation?
• Where do you start?
• Where do you end?
• Does it systematically cover all areas of your
building?
 How would you initiate a ‘lock down’ in your
building?
Get Help With The Plan
 Are there others who you can count on to help?
Other staff or faculty that are frequently in your
building?
 Have you recruited them to assist you in case of
an emergency? An assistant building monitor?
 Have you practiced what you want them to do?
Encourage The Faculty
 Faculty should have a class roster – they may or
may not be taking roll in class but hopefully, will
know their students
 They are the leader in their class
• If an evacuation or a lock down is required,
they need to lead the students
 Talk with them as they use your building so that
they are aware of you and your role as building
monitor
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