Question

What provides an opportunity for occupants to locate and use alternative routes under non threatening condition?
1. Fire drill
2. Control center
3. Fire alarm
4. Fire warden

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Fire drill

Explanation:

Fire drill

• The primary reason for conducting fire drills is to educate building occupants about the procedures to follow in the event of an emergency that requires evacuation.
• It is easy for building occupants to overlook the features of a building that are in place for their safety as they go about their day-to-day routine.
• Most people will enter and leave buildings through the same entrance. Stairways and alternative exits might not be familiar to many occupants, even those who have worked in the same building for many years.
• In the event of an emergency, occupants might travel past emergency exits to get to the building entrance (exit) they are familiar with.
• Fire drills provide an opportunity for occupants to locate and use alternative routes under nonthreatening conditions.
• This familiarity increases the probability of a successful evacuation during an actual emergency.
• Fire drills may be required by codes or regulations, local ordinances, good practice, insurance recommendations, or as a policy of the employer or building owner.
• For whatever reason they are conducted, fire drills serve to educate building occupants, assist in the evaluation of emergency plans, and identify potential issues with the building’s means of egress.