The Great Utah Shake Out

On April 17th we will be participating in the Great Utah Shake Out. Starting at 10:15 AM there will be an overhead announcement indicating the start of the exercise.

Please talk with the lead in your area if you have any questions about this upcoming exercise.

Additionally we would like for you to go to Intercomm and sign up for the campus alerts (Second option down in the 'Employee Self Service Apps'). You can be sure that your preferred contact email and phone number are listed for notification in the event of an emergency. 

Being signed up for the campus alerts will ensure that you are informed directly when there IS an actual emergency in your area.

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The Great Utah Shake Out Exercise: April 17, 2013 – 10:15 AM OVERVIEW

•   This is the 4th year that UUHC will practice earthquake preparedness and response to a 7.0 or greater earthquake.
  
  
•   The objectives (below) for this year’s participation are greatly reduced from previous years.
  
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    This will be an educational training exercise held at the unit and department level. Leadership in
  those locations are responsible to facilitate the discussion and review the 4 objectives below.
  
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    An overhead announcement will be made at 10:15 AM indicating that it is time for your unit, department or facility educational discussion and review of the objectives below to begin. A
  Campus Alert notification will also occur at 10:15 AM.
  
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    All Managers, Directors and Senior Leadership will receive training at 10:15 AM during LDI.
  
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    We will NOT open the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) – AKA: Command Center for this
  exercise.
  
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    No Mock Patients will be used.
  
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    No Disaster Response Team (DRT) activation or response will occur.
  
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    No evacuation to Evacuation Assembly Points (EAP) this time (only evacuation plan review).
  
  PARTICIPATION IN THE EXERCISE
  
  
  1. Individual / Staff response to an earthquake:
     
     1. DROP, COVER and HOLD ON (right where you are – DO NOT run to get out or get away!)
        
     2. After the quake: ASSESS yourself, others and your area for injury or damage (review the Earthquake Plan E‐12).
        
     3. DETERMINE: Is it safe to remain in your current location? (If not relocate to your horizontal, vertical, or outside EAP location as needed – see Evacuation Plan).
        
     4. HELP OUT: Help others; follow emergency plans and instructions from leadership.
        
     5. REPORT: Remember, in a real EQ or if the EOC was to open for this exercise you would
        turn on your Disaster Radio, check‐in and listen to instructions; next you would report
        your status via Department Status Report form (only simulate this step for this exercise).
        
  2. Review the Earthquake Plan – E‐12 (see 1b above) – Earthquakes place us in a Code Yellow.
     
  3. Review the Evacuation Plan – E‐13 (see 1c above).
     
  4. Review location and use of evacuation equipment (Paraslydes and Stair Chair).