fire safety
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The University of Texas at Austin Environmental Health and Safety
471-3511http://www.utexas.edu/safety/ehs/
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By Order of The University of Texas at Austin
FIRE MARSHAL
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BY ORDER OF THE U.T. FIRE MARSHAL, THE USE OF ANYOF THE FOLLOWING UNAUTHORIZED ITEMS IN RESIDENCE HALLS IS IN VIOLATION OF POLICY.STUDENTS THAT FAIL TO FOLLOW FIRE & LIFE SAFETYPOLICY ARE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION OR FINES.
BY ORDER OF THE U.T.FIRE MARSHAL, THE USE OF ANY UNAUTHORIZED COOKING APPLIANCE WITH HEATING COILS; ELECTRICAL EXTENSION CORDS/ADAPTERS; HALOGEN BULBS/LAMPS OVER 100 WATTS; DECORATIVE CANDLES (BURNED OR UNBURNED WICKS); INCENSE; HANGING ITEMS ON SPRINKLER HEADS/SOFFITS; STOR-AGE ON TOP OF SOFFITS; STORAGE LESS THAN 18” FROM SPRINKLER HEADS & THE USE OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTSIS PROHIBITED.
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UT Residence Halls Prohibit these Cooking Appliances
• Any Toasters or Toaster Ovens
• Rice Cookers• Hamburger Cookers• Frying Skillets & Hotplates• Crockpots• Electric Woks• Bar-B-Que Grills
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APPLIANCES CANNOT BE USED
X HAMBURGER COOKERX SPACE HEATERX FRYING SKILLET & HOTPLATE
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CANNOT BE USED
X HAMBURGER COOKERX FRYING SKILLETX HOTPLATEX ELECTRIC WOK
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CANNOT USE
X RICE COOKERX TOASTER OVENS
NOTE:GREASE ACCUMULATION BELOW
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APPLIANCES CANNOT BE USED
CROCKPOTSX
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APPLIANCES CANNOT BE USED
TOASTERSX
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CANNOT USE *THESE TYPES OF OPEN FLAME BAR-B-QUE GRILLS
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APPROVED BAR-B-QUE GRILLS
*JESTER*BRACKEDRIDGE- ROBERTS/PRATHER
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These Electrical Appliances are allowed in Residence Halls
• Blenders• Coffee Pots• Electrical Can Openers• Hot Pots (Capacity not to exceed 3 cups)• Fans• Irons• Popcorn poppers with self-contained
coils• Sandwich Makers• Lava Lamps
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APPLIANCES CAN BE USED*BLENDER*COFFEE POT*ELECTRIC CAN OPENER*HOT POT (CAPACITY NOT TO EXCEED 3 CUPS)*GROUNDED COFFEE MAKERS*FANS/IRONS/POPCORN POPPERS SELF-CONTAINED COILS
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Descriptions of Electrical Extension Cords, Power Strips & Adapters that are not Allowed in
UT Residence Halls• 110 Volts Extension Cord• 110 Volts Heavy Duty Extension Cord
Without Surge Protector• 110 Volts Heavy Duty Extension Cord
Wrapped in Duct Tape• Piggy Back Power Strips• Duct Tape Wrapped Around Electrical
Plug• Electrical Outlet with No Cover Plate• Multi-Plug Adapters
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CANNOT BE USED
X MULTI-PLUG ELECTRICAL ADAPTERS
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CANNOT BE USED
* EXTENSION CORDS
* PIGGYBACK POWER STRIPS
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CANNOT BE USED
*DUCT TAPE WRAPPED AROUND PLUG
*EXTENSION CORD WRAPPED WITH TAPE
*COVER PLATE MISSING
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Electrical Power Strips that are Allowed in UT Residence
Halls• Power Strips with built-in circuit breakers
used when additional appliances are needed.• Three unit Multi-plug adapters with built-in
circuit breakers that plug into wall receptacles
• Six unit Multi-plug adapters with built-in circuit breakers that plug into wall receptacles
All Power Strips & Multi-plug Adapters shall
be equipped with a 15 AMP built-in circuit breaker with 1875 Watts
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These UL approved Power Strips and Multiple Adapters are all 15 Amps.
Therefore they are allowed for use in Residence Halls.
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Decorative lights are also prohibited in
Residence Halls
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CANNOT BE USED
X CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY LIGHTS
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Lamps that are not allowed in UT Residence
Halls
• Electrical Floor Lamps that Require a Fluorescent Bulb over 120 Watts
• Any Halogen Lamp that Requires a Bulb over 120 Watts
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* ELECTRIC FLOOR LAMP
X 3 WAY BULB 50-120-150
CANNOT USE FLUORESCENT BULBS OR HALOGEN LAMPS OVER 120 WATTS
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In UT Residence Halls Decorative Candles and Incense are prohibited
• Decorative candles– Small & Large: burned wicks or unburned
wicks
• Incense
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CANDLES/INCENSE CANNOT BE USED
* SMALL CANDLE W/ WO BURNING WICK * INCENSE * LARGE CANDLE W/ WO BURNING WICK
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Prairie View Dormitory Room Fire- Candle
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Candle Fire Cont’d
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Condition of room after candle fire
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Storage Guidelines
• There will be no storage less than 18 inches from a sprinkler head
• There will be no storage less than 18 inches from a light fixture or ceiling
• There will be no storage less than 18 inches from or on top of the soffit
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In UT Residence Halls articles can not be hung
from Sprinkler Heads
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CANNOT HANG ANY ITEMS ON FIRE SPRINKLER HEADS
X CHRISTMAS LIGHTS HUNG ON TOP OF A SPRINKLER HEAD
X UMBRELLA HUNG ON TOP OF A SPRINKLER HEAD
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These items are being stored less than 18 inches away
from a Sprinkler Head.
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Anything stored on top of a soffit is
not allowed.As well as items being hung from sprinkler heads.
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This is what happens when
items are stored too close to a
light fixture! This box eventually
caused a fire and had to be put out
using a Fire Extinguisher.
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Fire Evacuation Drills
• Students living in dormitories are required to participate in scheduled Fire Drills
• Number of Fire Drills per Semester
– Fall Semester ( 1 )– Spring Semester ( 1 )– Summer Semester ( 2 )
Note: Fire Drills are performed during evening hours
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FIRE DRILLS*JESTER DORMITORY X (NEVER RE-ENTER)*WELCH HALL STAGING AREA *KINSOLVING DORMITORY STAGING AREA
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FIRE DRILL *KINSOLVING DORMITORY
*EXIT DISCHARGE
*STUDENTS ASSEMBLING AT STAGING AREA ACROSS THE STREET
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Building Population
Building Population
BLD 281 LTD 157
BHD 137 MHH 398
WHITIS Cts. 208 PHD 170
JES 3133 SHD 198
KIN 760 SJH 856
RHD 133 AND 134
CRD 134Total Number of Students in Residence Halls
6699
Total Available Capacity for Residence Halls
6699
Dormitory Population on UT Campus
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An Incident Command Scene
- At Welch Two Smoke Bombs Are Set Off And Trigger the Fire
Alarm
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INCIDENT COMMAND SCENE
* CAUSE OF ALARM - SMOKE BOMB SET OFF AT WELCH HALL
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All dormitories on UT campus are equipped with the
following:• A floor plan describing fire evacuation
routes• Fire alarm pull stations (located near
exits)• Audible & Strobe alert devices• For the Hearing & Visually impaired• A [Do not use Elevator] Placard
Note: 80% of all UT dormitories have fire sprinklers. By 2006 ALL UT dormitories will be retrofitted with
sprinklers.
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* FIRE ALARM PULL STATION * AUDIBLE/STROBE ALERT DEVICE
* DO NOT USE ELEVATOR PLACARD
* FLOOR PLAN FOR EVACUATION
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Austin Fire Stations Located Near UT
• AFD Station #2• AFD Station #3• AFD Station #9
These stations are equipped with fire companies and rescue units
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AFD FIRE STATIONS NEAR U.T.CAMPUSSTA. #2
STA # 3
STA # 9
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AFD STA.#2 506 W.MLK BLVD.
AFD STA #3 201 W. 30th.. ST
AFD STA # 9 43rd. ST.& SPEEDWAY
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A Summary of Dormitory On & Off Campus Fires
Monitored by CAMPUS FIRE WATCH
• Fires from February 1st – Mar 31st 2003
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Campus Right to Know Act
• www.campus-firewatch.com/documents/news.htm
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3
3
000021
0
0
4
Undetermined
Electrical
Unattended Cooking
Arson
Construction
Hair Dryer
Cigarettes
Candles
False Alarm Activation
Malfunctioning Computer
Deaths
Number Of Occurrences
CAMPUS FIRE WATCH - Campus Right to Know Act
Dormitories, Houses & Apartments: Off/On Campus
DeathsUnd.
Elec.Cig.
Can.
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Fire and Life Safety Violations
These violations come with a fine!• Starting a fire• Failure to exit during a fire alarm or drill• Setting off false alarms• Tampering with fire sprinklers• Tampering with fire safety equipment• Obstructing a fire evacuation route• Smoking indoors or in other designated
non-smoking areas• Banned Objects
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FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY VIOLATIONS
Tampering with fire and life safety equipment is considered a Class A Misdemeanor, subject to fines and imprisonment. At a minimum,students found responsible for tampering with fire and life safety equipment or students found in violation of fire life and safety policies are subject to the following, including disciplinary action up to removalfrom the residence halls, fines and possible legal action.
NOTE:State arson laws, amended in 2001, upgrade the penalty for dis-charging fireworks and explosives from a misdemeanor to a state jailFelony offense. Any student found discharging fireworks or explosivesis subject to University disciplinary action, fines, and criminal prose-cution (including jail time).
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VIOLATION UNIVERSITY FINE Setting off a false alarm Minimum of $1000 Discharging fireworks, explosives, weapons or other devices that could inflict harm, damage physical property and/or result in disturbance
$500
Obstruction of fire sprinkler system Includes hanging items from sprinkler head or obstructing proper operation of sprinkler system. Examples include placing or storing items within 12 inches of sprinkler head (including sprinkler heads in closet), and covering or hanging items from sprinkler Or hanging items from soffit (sprinkler pipe covering) or placing items on top of soffit.
$100 plus damage costs $25
Tampering with fire safety and sprinkler equipment (including but limited to smoke detectors, sprinkler system valves, fire extinguishers, fire hoses, alarm horns, fire doors, door closures, exit and safety-related signage or activating sprinkler head).
$100 plus damage costs
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VIOLATION Cont’d UNIVERSITY FINE Open flame/arson Having an open flame or setting fire (arson) to any object within the residence hall or within immediate surroundings outside and residence hall (except outdoor smoking and grilling).
Minimum of $100 plus damage costs
Failure to evacuate during a fire alarm $50 Possession of banned objects including prohibited appliances, candles, incense, electrical extensions, explosives, fireworks, weapons, halogen lamps and other prohibited lighting under lighting policy.
$50 per item
Smoking indoors or in other designated no-smoking areas
$50
Obstrucing a route of fire egress including trash, debris and other physical barriers to egress from room, hallway or stairwell
$50
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY PERSONNEL CALL LIST
NAME OFFICE PHONE GARLAND WALDROP 471-3511ROOSEVELT EASLEYJAKE SHUGARTMIKE SLAUGHTERRICK TREVINO