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Contents
Introduction
The drafting, upkeep and communication of the rescue plan are based on the requirement of the Rescue Act (379/2011). In this rescue plan, there is an account:
- for the conclusions of the assessment of hazards and risks;
- for the safety arrangements of the building and the premises used in the operations;
- regarding the instructions to be given to people for the prevention of accidents and acting in accident and danger situations;
- other possible actions for independent preparation at the location. (Rescue Act 379/2011, Section 15))
The rescue plan must be kept up to date and it must be communicated in the necessary way to the persons in the relevant building or other site. (Government Decree on Rescue Action 407/2011, Section 2.)
There are also other requirements for safety in the Rescue Act; the most important of these are:
The owner and holder of the building and the operator must, for their part take care that the building, structure and its surroundings are kept in such condition that:
- the risk of the starting, intentional starting and spreading of a fire is slight;
- the people in the building can vacate the building in the event of fire or other sudden danger situation or they can be rescued in another way;
- rescue operations are possible in the event of fire or another accident;
- the safety of rescue personnel has been taken into account. (Rescue Act 379/2011, Section 9))
The following equipment and devices must be kept in working order and serviced and inspected appropriately:
- extinguishing, rescue and prevention equipment;
- devices that facilitate extinguishing and rescue work;
- fire detection, alarm and other devices signalling the risk of an accident;
- the lighting and signs of the exit routes;
- the equipment and devices of the civil defence shelters (Rescue Act 379/2011, Section 12))
The owner and holder of the building and the operator must, for their part:
- the starting of fires is to be prevented, as well as the arising of other hazardous situations;
- the protection of persons, property and the surroundings in danger situations is to be prepared for;
- the extinguishing of fires, and other such rescue measures that they are able to do independently, are to be prepared for;
- start action for securing safe exit from fires and other danger situations, as well as action for making rescue operations easier. (Rescue Act 379/2011, Section 14))
Basic property information
Liikerakennus, jossa on neljä kerrosta ja yksi kellarikerros.
Kerrokset 2 ja 4:
Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialue Oy
1 kerroksen pientoimistot:
Agentor Oy
Ålands telekommunikation Ab
Pohjan Voima Oy
TMS Group Ab
Vatzy Oy
Basic information
| Property name | KOy Vaasan Ruutu |
|---|---|
| Building address |
Poikkikuja 7 65100 VAASA |
| Number of buildings | 1 |
| Property owner | Areim 3-16 Oy |
| Number of floors | 4 |
| Fire class | P1 |
Other information
The site falls within the area of the following rescue service: Ostrobothnia. The rescue department's estimated time of arrival at the site is approximately 6 minutes.
| Location of the fire alarm | Pääsisäänkäynnin tuulikaapissa |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | Ab Engman Services Oy phone 0500660549 service 0500660549 |
| Surveillance company's contact info |
Securitas
tel. 0204912000 On-call tel. 0204912600 http://www.securitas.fi |
| Gathering area | Poikkikujan vastakkaisella puolella oleva jalkakäytävä |
| Back-up gathering area | Määritetään tarvittaessa |
| Number of civil defence shelters | 2 |
| Location of civil defence shelter VSS1 | A-portaan kellarikerros, varasto |
| Location of civil defence shelter VSS2 | A-portaan kellarikerros, sosiaalitilat |
| Heating type | District heating |
| Main water shutoff | Lämmönjakohuone: B-portaan kellarikerros, huoltokäytävä, tila 049 |
| Heat distribution room | B-portaan kellarikerros, huoltokäytävä, tila 049 |
| Electricity switchboard | B-portaan kellarikerros, huoltokäytävä, tila 055 |
Organisation
| Property manager |
Marko Linna Ceino Kiinteistöhallinta Oy phone 0451405637 marko.linna@ceino.fi |
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Important numbers of the property
| Task | Name | Telephone number | Service phone number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance company | Ab Engman Services Oy | 0500660549 | 0500660549 |
| Lift maintenance | Schindler | 020320500 | |
| Surveillance company's contact info | Securitas | 0204912000 | 0204912600 |
| Name | Telephone number | Duty hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance duty | Vaasan Talopalvelu | 0500562450 | Arkisin 15:30-07:00 + La, Su, Pyhät |
Other important numbers
| Operator | Telephone number | Duty hours |
|---|---|---|
| Public emergency numbers | 112 | 24 h |
| Poison information centre | 0800 147 111 | 24 h |
Risk assessment
A risk assessment has been carried out as part of the preparation of the emergency plan and is presented in this chapter. The assessment has been focused on more mundane issues and the conclusions are presented at the end of the chapter.
A hazard is a factor or circumstance that can cause harm or bring about an adverse event. Risk is the combined effect of the probability of harm associated with a threat and the severity of the consequences. In this case, the probability of the hazard occurring and the severity of the consequences have been assessed verbally. Measures and preventive actions have also been set out for each hazard.
Hazards:
Fire
Water damage
Falls, slips, trips and similar accidents
Storm damage and other weather-related hazards, such as snow or ice falling on people or property in winter, or trees falling in high winds in a yard, for example
External hazards such as traffic accidents in the vicinity or radiation and gas hazards
interruptions or malfunctions in the supply of electricity, water or district heating
Vandalism, robbery or burglary.
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Risk Causes |
Consequences | Actions and safety and security preparations |
|---|---|---|
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Accident or illness For example, in winter, slipperiness can lead to falls or trips. Snow or ice can fall from the roof of a building. Personal illnesses, such as epilepsy or diabetes, can cause a medical attack. Accidents can also occur in connection with activities or, for example, when an electrical appliance fails. |
Potential personal injury and property damage. Electrical equipment accidents usually involve a risk of fire. | Staff should immediately report any deficiencies they find, for example in slipperiness or lighting, to property maintenance. In winter, the building maintenance service will take care of preventing slippage and, if necessary, removing snow and ice from the roof. Staff should ensure that exit routes from the premises remain passable and that technical areas are accessible without obstruction. In outdoor areas, care is taken to ensure that, for example, vehicles are parked only in designated areas to allow the rescue and emergency services to operate on site. |
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Fire Statistically, the two biggest causes of fires in commercial buildings are human-induced fires or machinery/electrical equipment failure. Fire work is always a fire risk. |
Possible personal injury and damage to property. | Broken electrical equipment must not be used (risk of accident and fire). Do not store excess items in passageways or on the walls of the building. Also, no extra items are to be stored in electrical rooms. Waste must be properly sorted at the waste disposal point. Any fire work will be carried out in accordance with the fire permit process. In outdoor areas, care will be taken to ensure that vehicles, for example, are parked only in designated spaces to allow the emergency services and first aid to operate on site. |
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Vahingonteot, ilkivalta, varkaudet Mahdollisia ilkivaltatekoja ovat esimerkiksi graffitit, ikkunoiden tai kaluston rikkomiset tai tuhopoltot. |
The result is mainly minor property damage. An ignited object (e.g. burning material on the wall of a building) may spread into a larger fire, with more serious consequences. | Adequate lighting in outdoor areas and at entrances. Any signs of vandalism (e.g. work scratches) are repaired as soon as possible after discovery. Avoid keeping unnecessary fire loads on building walls and inside the building. Ensure that doors are not accidentally left open/unlocked during passage, e.g. a warehouse door. Notification of deficiencies in locks and lighting. |
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Power cuts, water leaks or other technical problems in buildings Sudden or planned power or other technical outages. Broken equipment, such as ventilation equipment or water leaks. |
Broken building services usually cause only temporary damage. If unnoticed, a water leak can escalate into a larger water damage. A sudden power cut is usually short and electricity is restored quickly. If the outage is prolonged, operations may not be able to continue safely. | Rikkoutuneesta kiinteistötekniikasta tai vuotavista vesikalusteista ilmoitetaan aina välittömästi suoraan kiinteistöhuoltoon. Vesivuotojen osalta vesikalusteissa on myös linjasulut, jotka on mahdollisuuksien mukaan suljettava välittömästi isomman vahingon estämiseksi. Sähkön, veden tai lämmönjakelun häiriöt ovat epätodennäköisiä, mutta toimijoiden on hyvä varautua niihin. Etukäteen tulee sopia, miten tilat evakuoidaan esimerkiksi sähkökatkotilanteessa. Pidentyneessä katkossa tilojen käyttö ei ole turvallista, joten myös henkilökunnan tulee evakuoitua. Katkotilanteissa myös lämmityksessä ja viemäröinnissä sekä vedensaannissa voi olla ongelmia, joten toiminta ei välttämättä ole edes mielekästä. |
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Water damage Possible causes are usually freezing, blockages or equipment failure. External causes include storms and flooding (heavy rain, melting snow). |
Potential property damage | Servicing and maintaining the building's plumbing and heating systems, reporting any deficiencies, keeping rainwater drains in good condition. |
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Fire in the kitchen of a restaurant Fire coming from the kitchen, grease fire. |
Possible personal injury and damage to property. | The actions of staff are key to both preventing fires and stopping them from spreading. Kitchen areas should be equipped with initial extinguishing equipment (recommended minimum 6kg powder extinguisher and fire blanket), which staff should know how to use. Broken electrical appliances must not be used. The operator is responsible for the proper use and cleaning of grease traps and other equipment. |
Conclusions of the hazard and risk assessment
Typical hazards and risks are usually caused by human activity or faulty equipment, so daily attention to safety can easily prevent fires and other incidents.
Excess goods should not be stored on the edges of the building or in passageways, and escape routes in particular should be kept passable. Staff should immediately report any deficiencies they find. In the event of an emergency, arrangements should be made in advance for the evacuation of the premises.
Safety procedures
Extinguishing equipment
| Location | Extinguishing equipment |
|---|---|
| Kerroksittain toimitiloissa | Fire extinguisher |
| Kerroksittain toimitiloissa | Fire hydrant |
- at least yearly when the extinguisher is subjected to factors affecting its operational ability, such as moisture, vibration or fluctuations in temperature (outdoor areas)
- at least once every two years (indoor areas)
- The functionality of the rapid fire hydrants should be checked every year. A pressure test for the rapid fire hydrant hoses should be performed at five-year intervals.
Safety equipment
Sprinkler equipment
The sprinkler system is an automatic fire extinguishing system which starts extinguishing a fire by spraying water at the location of the fire and, at the same time, passes on a fire alert to the emergency centre. The functioning of the equipment is based on the principle that when the temperature exceeds a certain level, the capsule of the sprinkler breaks and water is released to flow through the sprinkler.
The sprinkler equipment is maintained according to the maintenance plan. The equipment is tested monthly and inspected every other year.
Sprinkler equipment service
The sprinkler system must always be assigned a nominated person or company, who will service the equipment in accordance with maintenance instructions. Persons carrying out servicing must have the appropriate expertise and information required for the servicing.
Maintenance work that is comparable in technical complexity to the installation of new equipment may only be carried out by a shop specialised in the installation and maintenance of sprinkler equipment and listed by the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency. The person responsible for ordering maintenance must be named if maintenance is obtained as a purchased service. There must be a written contract for the purchased maintenance service.
| Location of centre | B-portaan kellarikerros, huoltokäytävä, tila 049 |
|---|---|
| Coverage | Kellarin varastotila |
Smoke extraction
The purpose of smoke ventilation is to remove fire gases, smoke and heat from the premises. The smoke ventilation equipment must be maintained and tested regularly according to the user maintenance instructions. The smoke ventilation equipment may only be used by the rescue services.
| Description | Kellarin arkistossa 1,5m2 savunpoistoluukku. Kellarin varastotilassa savunpoistoluukku ja -kuilu maanpinnalle. |
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Exit guide, security or signal light
Emergency exit signs show how to to exit the building. Any faulty or incomplete signs must be reported to property maintenance services.
| Description | Akkuvarmenteiset poistumisopasteet |
|---|---|
| Location of centre | Teknisissä tiloissa |
| Coverage | Rakennuksen poistumisreitit ja uloskäynnit |
First aid
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Act (738/2002) 46 §, the employer is obligated to ensure the availability of first aid to employees and other personnel at the work place, to provide directions for getting first aid, as well as reserve enough first aid supplies at the work place or in its close proximity.
- The ambulance will be directed to: Osoitteeseen Poikkikuja 7, Vaasa. Opastaja järjestetään ulos ambulanssia vastaan.
| Utensil | Location |
|---|---|
| First aid cabinet | Kerroksittain yhteistilojen läheisyydessä |
Fire safety
Fire alarm
The purpose of the automatic fire alarm system is to warn people in the property about an imminent fire. The system detects fires quickly as sensors react to the fire and the alarm bells start ringing. The system will alert the emergency response centre automatically.
| Description | Automaattinen paloilmoitinjärjestelmä |
|---|---|
| Location of centre | Pääsisäänkäynnin tuulikaapissa |
| Coverage | Rakennuksen sisätilat |
Securing the functionality of the notification transfer connection
- Periodic maintenance and malfunction repairs
- Monthly testing of the notification transfer connection
- Periodic inspections
Actions in the event of malfunction of the notification transfer connection
In the event that a malfunction is detected in the notification transfer connection, an enhanced surveillance is performed on the premises with the help of personnel.
- Connection to the emergency centre
- An on-call person to supervise the fire alarm centre
- An on-call person makes the emergency notification if needed and guides the rescue department to the site of fire
Fire compartmentalisation
The purpose of fire compartmentalisation is to limit the spread of smoke and fire and to secure safe exiting. For this reason, it is very important that the fire doors are kept closed. Fire doors must not be wedged open.
The floors, basement floors and attic of the building are generally divided into separate fire compartments.
Spaces which differ from each other fundamentally in terms of usage or fire load are divided up into separate fire compartments, if it is necessary for the protection of property or personnel. (usage way compartmentalisation)
| Building | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Poikkikuja 7 | Floor compartmentalisation, Usage method compartmentalisation | Rakennuksen paloluokka on P1. Osastoivat rakenteet ovat EI60. Tarkemmat palo-osastojen rajat on merkitty liitteissä oleviin piirroksiin. |
Emergency exit routes
The principle of exit safety is that all spaces of the building must haveat least two exit routes at all times which do not require keys or othertools to open the doors. Doors are not to be kept double-locked during working hours. Objects are not to be stored in front of the exits.
There are the following types of evacuation procedure in the property:
| Building | Evacuation procedures |
|---|---|
| Poikkikuja 7 | Poistumisreitit ja uloskäynnit on opastettu. Kellarista poistminen porrashuoneiden kautta. Lisäksi kellarissa oma erillinen uloskäynti. Poistuminen on mahdollista myös jätehuoneen kautta. Henkilökunta opastaa ja avustaa tiloissa olevia asiakkaita ja vieraita poistumaan hätätilanteen sattuessa. |
Hot work
Hot work is defined as work in which sparks arise or in which naked flames or other heat sources are used and may cause a fire hazard. Such work includes e.g. oxyacetylene and arc welding, flame and arc cutting, disc cutting and metal grinding, which create sparks, as well as work involving the use of gas burners, other open fire or combustion air blowers. Alternative methods must always be considered for hot work due to the fire hazard it presents.
Carrying out hot work always requires a hot work licence. The person carrying out the hot work must have a valid hot work card.
The fire alarm system tender must take care of any deactivations needed so that the hot work or other refurbishment work does not cause an unnecessary fire alarm.
Any possible fire alarm system deactivations are to be fixed.
Other arrangements
Action guidelines
The following pages contain a guide on accident prevention and on how to act in accident and danger situations. Read the action guide carefully!
The correct actions, solutions, and choices prevent and limit accidents. This way accidents can be minimised or they can be prevented altogether.
Safety and security are our shared concern!
Alerting help
In all urgent emergency situations, whether it be a police, fire department, paramedic, or a social worker case involving an urgent need for help CALL THE EMERGENCY NUMBER: 112
- Call the emergency number yourself if you can
- It is important to make the emergency call yourself, if the matter concerns you. The victim has more knowledge on the situation, based on which the dispatcher can send help accordingly. Using middle-men to make the call can delay getting the right kind of help on site.
- Tell what happened
- The emergency centre dispatcher will ask the caller about what happened so that they can send the appropriate assistance.
- Give the exact address and municipality
- The emergency centre might have several same addresses in different municipalities/cities in its service area. Therefore it is also important to know the name of the town/city/municipality where the accident has taken place.
- Answer the questions that are asked of you
- The questions asked by the dispatcher are important. They do not delay alarming for help. In urgent cases the dispatcher already alerts the authorities and other partners during the call, and gives them more information on what has happened.
- Act according to the information given to you
- The dispatcher is trained to give instructions in various types of situations. It is important to follow the given instructions. Correct initial actions often play an important role in the end result.
- End the call only after you're given permission to do so.
- Ending the call too soon may delay the help from arriving. After you are given the permission to end the call, end it. Keep the phone line open. The dispatcher or the help on its way may need additional information on what has happened.
In an emergency, the rescue department shall be guided as follows:
Automaattisen palohälytyksen sattuessa ohjaus paloilmoitinkeskukselle (sijaitsee pääsisäänkäynnin tuulikaapissa). Muussa tapauksessa ohjaus lähimmälle sisäänkäynnille.
Sudden illness or accident
- Clarify and check
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- What has happened?
- Check the person's condition (do they wake up, are they breathing?)
- Give first aid if needed.
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- Turn an unconscious but breathing patient into the recovery position on their side.
- If the person is not breathing, start with first aid.
- Make an emergency call.
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- Call the number 112.
- Tell where you are calling from. Poikkikuja 7, VAASA
- Tell what happened
- Act according to directions.
- Inform the emergency centre of any changes that take place in the condition of the patient.
Adult basic life support
Recognition of cardiac arrest
- CPR should be started on any unresponsive patient
- who is not breathing
- whose breathing is not normal
- loud/crackling and irregular breathing in an unresponsive person indicates cardiac arrest
Notification of emergency
- An emergency call should be made immediately to the public emergency number 112
- if the person is unresponsive
- if the person is not breathing normally
- If you are resuscitating a person alone
- put the phone on speakerphone
- you can resuscitate and listen to the instructions from the emergency centre
Pressure CPR
- CPR should be started as soon as possible
- the point of application of pressure is the lower part of the sternum
- the base of the palm of one hand on the pressure point and the other hand on top of it
- it is recommended to change the pressure reliever every 2 minutes (if possible)
- The stimulation should be started with 30 compressions
Puffing Relief
- Alternate between 30 compressions and 2 inflations
- Blow for two calm puffs of about one second
- the chest should rise and fall with the blows
- If puffing fails, continue uninterrupted puffing
Fire
- Save and warn
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- Rescue those in immediate danger and warn others.
- Direct people to the gathering area.
- Extinguish and contain
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- Try initial extinguishing and avoid smoke. Do not put yourself in danger.
- Contain the spreading of the fire and smoke by closing the windows and doors that lead into the fire area.
- Alert
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- Use the fire alarm button to alert the fire department and to warn others with fire bells.
- After getting to a safe location, call the number 112 (also after using the fire alarm button).
- Say where you are calling from, where the fire is (address and floor) and if there are people in danger.
- Do not hang up the phone until you are given permission to do so.
- Guide
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- Direct the rescue personnel to the location.
- In an emergency, the rescue department shall be guided as follows: Automaattisen palohälytyksen sattuessa ohjaus paloilmoitinkeskukselle (sijaitsee pääsisäänkäynnin tuulikaapissa). Muussa tapauksessa ohjaus lähimmälle sisäänkäynnille.
- Using the lift in the event of a fire is strictly forbidden!
In evacuation situations the gathering area is: Poikkikujan vastakkaisella puolella oleva jalkakäytävä
Back-up gathering area: Määritetään tarvittaessa
Action in a fire alarm situation
The building has an automatic fire alarm system, which sends an alert to the rescue department. Everyone must vacate the building immediately when they hear the fire alarm.
- Bring outdoor clothes with you if they are nearby.
- Close doors and windows
- Use the nearest escape route to exit the building.
- Direct customers and guests.
- Call the number 112 from a safe location and provide further information about the situation. At the same time, you will make sure that the emergency center has been notified about the fire.
- Move to the gathering area; do not stay in front of the entrances.
- No-one may leave the gathering area without permission.
The danger is only over when the rescue department gives permission to return to the building. The safety personnel of the property passes on the announcement concerning moving back inside to the personnel.
Activities at the meeting place
Depending on the situation, the question is whether it is safe to stay at the designated assembly point or whether people should be directed elsewhere, for example to a nearby property.
Things to remember at the assembly point:
- dealing with any injured people, informing the rescue services
- care for people with reduced mobility or other disabilities
- inform the rescue services if you know someone is trapped inside
Assembly point
If the place of assembly is not safe, move to a safer place (further away from the building or temporarily to a nearby building). If necessary, the authorities will designate shelters for longer-term protection.
Assisting people with reduced mobility in emergency situations
In an emergency situation, the movement of people with reduced mobility out of the building may be difficult and slow. Try to help them as much as you are able to.
- Things to consider when helping people with reduced mobility
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- Help a person with reduced mobility to exit, within the limits of your own capabilities.
- Take care of the person you helped also after getting out.
Water damage
- Action guide
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- Disconnect power from where the leak is and from its proximity.
- Stop the water from flowing, from i.e. the water mains, if possible.
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Notify of the situation immediately:
- to the maintenance personnel: Ab Engman Services Oy, phone 0500660549, service 0500660549
- Contact the emergency number if needed 112.
- Main water shutoff: Lämmönjakohuone: B-portaan kellarikerros, huoltokäytävä, tila 049
- Heat distribution room: B-portaan kellarikerros, huoltokäytävä, tila 049
- Electricity switchboard: B-portaan kellarikerros, huoltokäytävä, tila 055
- Should there be threat of water outside the building
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- Inform property maintenance and, if needed, the emergency centre on 112.
Under threat of violence
In an unarmed threat situation, do the following.
- Act calmly and try to reassure the person with your own behaviour.
- Make sure you do not turn your back or corner yourself so that you always have an escape route from the threatening person.
- If possible, ask for help.
- Run away and help others to escape from the scene
Take care of your own safety. Try to direct the threatening person to a place where they cannot be harmful to others. After the incident, report the incident to the police if necessary.
**If the threatening person has a weapon, do the following.
- Do not resist.
- Do only what the threatening person tells you to do.
- If possible, try to warn others.
- After the situation, call 112. Listen to the instructions and act on them.
Any threat or sighting of a possible threat should be taken seriously and reported to the police immediately.
Bomb threat
Bomb threats are often baseless and made by a disturbed person, but they should always be taken seriously and any threat should be reported to the police. The important thing is to maintain your composure and calm.
- When the threat comes over the phone
- Remain calm. Prolong the call.
- Take notes. Write the threat down verbatim.
- Ask questions.
- Where is the bomb?
- What does the bomb look like?
- When will the bomb explode?
- Why?
- Pay attention to the caller's speaking style and tone of voice.
- Are there any dialects or other peculiarities in his speech?
- Is he or she agitated?
- Does he read the message from the paper?
After the call, report it to 112. Follow the instructions given by the authorities.
Public warning signal
The public warning signal is a one-minute-long ascending and descending tone or a warning announcement by the authorities. The length of the ascending tone is 7 seconds. The public warning signal means an immediate danger threatening the public.
The All Clear signal is a one-minute-long monotonous signal. It is an announcement of the threat or danger having passed.
- Act in the following way after you've heard the public warning signal
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- Proceed indoors. Close doors, windows, ventilation holes, and air conditioning devices.
- Turn on the radio and wait for instructions.
- Avoid using the phone to prevent telephone lines from getting jammed.
- Do not leave the area unless urged to do so by the authorities.
Gas hazard
- Public warning signal in danger situations concerning gas
- Do the following
- If you are indoors and can smell gas:
- stay inside, get to the top floors and listen for further information on the radio
- place a wet cloth over your mouth and breathe through it
- If you are outside when you smell gas but are not able to get indoors:
- hurry into side wind from underneath the gas cloud
- try to get as high as possible, for example to the top of a hill
- Additional information on taking cover from gas
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- Switch off air conditioning devices and close doors and windows tightly.
- You can also close or tape inside doors and stay in upwind areas.
- If you smell gas you can breathe through a moist and spongy cloth.
- The authorities will announce on radio or with vehicles with loudspeakers when the gas cloud has dispersed. Ventilate indoors well after the event.
Radiation hazard
A public warning signal is given upon the threat of radiation.
Go inside.
- Close doors, windows, ventilation holes, and air conditioning devices.
- The centre and basement of the building are the best places to take shelter. Take iodine tablets only when advised to do so by the authorities (there should be two iodine tablets per person).
Avoid moving outside
Additional instructions
You will get additional information from your city's rescue authorities, from broadcast media, and from Yle's (the Finnish Broadcasting Company's) Teletext page 867. You can also find information from the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority's website www.stuk.fi and the website of the rescue authorities www.pelastustoimi.fi.
Blackouts
In the event of a power cut, the safety lights will remain on.
Using lifts during a power cut is not possible.
Action during a power cut
Electricity is down in the operating premises, but the lights of public areas are still working
- If possible, check the fuses in the operating premises' own electrical switchboard.
- If the problem was not solved, contact property maintenance (tel. 0500660549).
Electricity is down in both the operating premises and the public areas
- Use a flashlight
- Direct others, if so needed.
In the event of a power cut, lifts will stop working. Should you be stuck on a lift due to a power cut or other failure, act as follows:
Contact the lift maintenance emergency line:
- by mobile phone - (Schindler, 020320500)
When necessary, you can call the general emergency number 112.
Civil defence
The purpose of the civil defence shelter is to protect people from collapses, explosion pressure waves and fragments, gases, radiation and fire. This property has 2 civil defence shelters. It is recommended that a civil defence shelter have an elected manager and deputy. It is good for the property's shelter's manager to learn how to use the equipment and how to prepare the shelter for use.
This property has 2 civil defence shelters:
| Location | Protection grade | Surface area | Defence shelter places | Location of equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-portaan kellarikerros, varasto | S1 | 90 m² | 120 | |
| A-portaan kellarikerros, sosiaalitilat | S1 | 30 m² | 40 |
Two of the civil defence shelters is in class S1. The civil defence shelter in protection class S1 is a newer shelter, built after 1971. It is possible to stay in this shelter model for long time periods. The shelter has a manually operated or mechanical air intake machinery, equipped with a pre-filter and an activated carbon particle filter.
The authorities provide instructions by radio if it is necessary to move to civil defence shelters and information on which of the public shelters people are to move to. Moving into the civil defence shelters therefore always happens as a result of direction by the authorities. Accidents occurring in normal times do not generally ever require taking cover in civil defence shelters, with taking cover indoors being sufficient. There are 110,000 spaces altogether in the civil defence shelters of Finland.
Storing movables
Storage of different kinds of objects may lead to a hazard of fire starting or spreading, the prevention of safe exit in an emergency situation and increased difficulty in extinguishing the fire.
The building's exit hallways and staircase areas must be kept walkable and clear of any obstacles.
- Exit corridors, staircases, inside hallways, and storage area passages
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- It is not permitted to store any items.
- Under or near buildings
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- It is not permitted to store flammable material or other goods by the walls of the building, e.g. garbage containers, piles of cardboard, or transportation trays
- Attention!
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- The rescue authorities can permit single case exceptions, for example for storing a larger amount or allowing storage in a different place or limit storing, if safety requires that
Attachments
This rescue plan has the following attachments:
Additionally, the Pelsu Rescue Plan service has the following attachments available:
How to use a small fire extinguisher
Extinguishers
- Turn the extinguisher upside down and shake the extinguisher to ensure the powder's running.
- Remove the safety pin.
- Approach the fire from the direction of the wind.
- If you are indoors, approach low on the floor, as this will improve the visibility.
- Take a hold of the extinguisher's hose from the end and direct the extinguishing substance at the base of the flames, don't cut through them.
- Start extinguishing from the front and continue towards the back, or from bottom to top.
- Extinguishing can be improved with a back and forth motion.
- The whole area that is burning must be covered in the extinguisher cloud.
- After the flames are extinguished the extinguishing can be stopped.
- Observer the burnt object and make sure that the fire is out.
- If the target catches fire again, repeat the extinguishing.
Fire hydrant
- Open the fire hydrant cabinet. If necessary, break the plastic covering of the lockguard by, for example, hitting it with your elbow.
- Open the stopcock and pull out as much hose as you need.
- Turn on the nozzle at the end of the hose and begin extinguishing from a safe distance.
- Direct the water jet at the base of the flames and continue until the fire has been extinguished.
- Make sure the fire has been put out. Suffocate or wet all possibly still- smouldering spots.
Do not put yourself in danger. Avoid breathing smoke. If the extinguishing is not succeeding, move to safety. Close the door to the space to limit the fire.