Tenant Handbook

Floor Warden Responsibilities

Each Floor Response Team designee should become familiar with the following duties.

Floor Warden

  • Appoints personnel to the emergency team and fills all vacant positions
  • Keeps Office of the Building updated on any changes in Floor Response Team personnel
  • Pre-plans the handling of physically impaired personnel during evacuation
  • Takes position at assigned exits and assists in the evacuation of all personnel
  • Feels stairwell door with back of hand for heat. If no heat is detected, opens door slowly to inspect stairwell for possible heat and smoke conditions before evacuation
  • Instructs personnel to form single file lines in stairwell and directs personnel to exit along the right side of the stairwell
  • Supervises and monitors evacuation flow while remaining calm and encouraging others to remain calm and orderly during evacuation
  • Remains at exit until Searchers have cleared all personnel for the floor
  • Ensures that no one uses the elevators during an emergency.
  • Must be familiar with the building's emergency procedures and the location of stairwell
  • Finds and evacuates all personnel from the floor, specifically from remote areas such as storage rooms, file rooms, coffee/break areas, restrooms, etc.
  • Check all rooms including restrooms , conference rooms, reception areas, offices and remote areas.
  • Close, but do not lock, all doors after you have determined that the room has been evacuated.
  • Advises any remaining personnel on the floor of the emergency and insists on their evacuation.
  • Evacuates non-employees found on the floor .
  • Must be familiar with the building's emergency procedures and the location stairwells
  • Responsible for the safe evacuation of any physically impaired personnel.
  • Maintains an up-to-date list of impaired employees.
  • Moves all wheelchair bound personnel to the stairwell area and waits with them until emergency personnel arrive.