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A New Web-Based Program Helps Building Occupants Prepare for a Wide Variety of Emergencies
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(TEBO OPEN):
A RECENT SURVEY SHOWS THAT MANY WORKERS IN HIGH-RISE OFFICE
BUILDINGS--EVEN AFTER '9/11' AND HURRICANE KATRINA--ARE STILL NOT
PREPARED FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF EMERGENCIES. WHILE MORE THAN
70-PERCENT SAID THEY'VE HAD EMERGENCIES IN THEIR BUILDING, OVER
50-PERCENT SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THEIR BUILDING'S EMERGENCY PLAN
WAS LOCATED--AND 54-PERCENT SAID THEY HAD NEVER EVEN LOOKED AT THEIR
PLAN. FOLLOWING "9/11", A NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS
AND TECHNOLOGY STUDY RECOMMENDED THAT ACCURATE EMERGENCY
INFORMATION BE COMMUNICATED, IN A TIMELY MANNER, TO BUILDING OCCUPANTS.
BUT, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY, THAT ISN'T HAPPENING. TOM
BRUBAKER--VICE PRESIDENT OF PREPARED RESPONSE--INTRODUCES
"GUIDE-SAFE"--AN INTERNET PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP TENANTS HELP
THEMSELVES, UNTIL ASSISTANCE ARRIVES...
(BRUBAKER):
"'GUIDE-SAFE' IS A WEB-BASED SAFETY SOLUTION THAT GIVES BUILDING
OCCUPANTS INSTANT ACCESS TO INFORMATION, FOR DEALING WITH A WIDE VARIETY
OF EMERGENCIES--FROM A STUCK ELEVATOR, TO A FIRE, EARTHQUAKE, OR EVEN
TERRORIST ATTACK. THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO BRIDGE THE GAP, UNTIL
HELP ARRIVES."
(TEBO CLOSE):
MOST BUILDINGS CURRENTLY HAVE "EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS". BUT, THOSE
PLANS ARE USUALLY HUNDREDS OF PAGES LONG--AND DIFFICULT TO ACCESS.
"GUIDE-SAFE" PROVIDES INSTANT ACCESS--AND HELPS OFFICE WORKERS BE BETTER
INFORMED ABOUT WHAT TO DO DURING EMERGENCIES. FOR MORE
INFORMATION, VISIT
W-W-W-DOT-"GUIDE-SAFE"-DOT-COM.
I'M BOB TEBO.
