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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:

  1. for the conclusions of the assessment of hazards and risks;
  2. for the safety arrangements of the building and the premises used in the operations;
  3. regarding the instructions to be given to people for the prevention of accidents and acting in accident and danger situations;
  4. 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:

  1. the risk of the starting, intentional starting and spreading of a fire is slight;
  2. 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;
  3. rescue operations are possible in the event of fire or another accident;
  4. 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:

  1. extinguishing, rescue and prevention equipment;
  2. devices that facilitate extinguishing and rescue work;
  3. fire detection, alarm and other devices signalling the risk of an accident;
  4. the lighting and signs of the exit routes;
  5. 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:

  1. the starting of fires is to be prevented, as well as the arising of other hazardous situations;
  2. the protection of persons, property and the surroundings in danger situations is to be prepared for;
  3. the extinguishing of fires, and other such rescue measures that they are able to do independently, are to be prepared for;
  4. 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

Public spaces and business premises (usually used during daytime or evenings and have a significant number of members of the general public or clients; restaurants, stores, schools, sports halls, exhibition halls, theatres, churches, libraries, day-care centres)

Workplaces (usually used during daytime by members of staff who are mostly familiar with the facilities; offices, agencies, administrative facilities)

Basic information

Property name Agora-rakennus
Building address Vesilinnantie 3
20500 TURKU
Number of buildings 1
Property owner Suomen Yliopistokiinteistöt Oy
Fire class P2

Other information

The site falls within the area of the following rescue service: Southwest Finland. The rescue department's estimated time of arrival at the site is approximately 8 minutes.

Location of the fire alarm Entrance by Vesilinnantie
Maintenance Lassila ja Tikanoja Oy
phone 0106367000
service 0106367000
Surveillance company's contact info X-SEC OY - Turun yliopisto
tel. 0105710157
http://www.xsec.fi
Insurance company of the property If
tel. 010191919
http://www.if.fi
Gathering area Yard between Quantum and Agora
Back-up gathering area Interior facilities of the nearby buildings
Number of civil defence shelters 1
Location of civil defence shelter VSS1 Basement floor
Ventilation device
Air ventilation emergency stop

Stairwell A entrance

Number of people

Total
During the day In the evening At night
On weekdays 500 0 0
On weekends 0 0 0

Organisation

Safety manager at the university Kimmo Levander
phone 0294504970
kimmo.levander@utu.fi
Turvallisuussuunnittelija Kalevi Markkanen
phone 0503416528
kjmmar@utu.fi

Safety personnel for the property

Safety officer
1st floor
Timo Hulkko
phone 0469223269
Safety officer
3rd floor
Marko Lahti
phone 0294502301
Safety officer
3rd floor
Sami Nuuttila
phone 0294502361
Safety officer
Restaurant Galilei
Minna Kirjonen
Unica
minna.kirjonen@unica.fi
Safety officer
Third floor
Karl Rönnholm
Åbo Akademi
phone 0469206279
Safety officer
Third floor
Christel Engblom
Åbo Akademi
phone 0405496303
Safety manager at the university Kimmo Levander
phone 0294504970
kimmo.levander@utu.fi

Safety organisation for the property

Work protection manager Alanko Satu
phone 0469203272
satu.alanko@utu.fi

Important numbers of the property

Task Name Telephone number Service phone number
Maintenance company Lassila ja Tikanoja Oy 0106367000 0106367000
Surveillance company's contact info X-SEC OY - Turun yliopisto 0105710157
Reception Natura/Agora info/ Rebekka Pesola 0504633089
Reception Natura/Agora info/Eveliina Jokinen 0504734974
Maintenance
Name Telephone number
Burglar alarm: Service person Kalevi Markkanen 0504316528
Camera surveillance: Service person Kalevi Markkanen 0504316528

Other important numbers

Operator Telephone number Duty hours
Public emergency numbers 112 24 h
Poison information centre 0800 147 111 24 h

Risks

From the point of view of safety and security, a risk is the combination of the probability of an accident happening and the possible consequences. Recognising risks in any property is an important part of safety and security. In the following pages, risks related to individuals, property, and environment are recognised. For all recognised risks, there are suggestions on how to act accordingly to eliminate, diminish, and manage risks. Only a recognised risk can be controlled.

Risk classifications concerning the property and people:

  • Accidents
  • Fire hazards
  • Water damage
  • Cases of illness
  • Radiation or gas hazard
  • Storm damage
  • Break-ins, vandalism, etc.

Accidents

Risks

  • falling down
  • slipping
  • tripping
  • snow or ice falling down on people
  • traffic accidents

Consequences

  • damage to property
  • personal injuries

Actions and safety and security preparations

  • The build-up of snow and ice on roofs must be monitored in the winter.
    • Hazard spots are to be reported immediately to property maintenance company.
    • In hazardous situations traffic or parking must be prevented in the area where ice or snow can fall down.
  • The yard area is to be kept neat and in good condition.
    • Winter upkeep will be taken care of.
  • Close call -situations are intervened with immediately. Close call -situations are investigated and necessary measures are taken to counteract the situation to prepare for and prevent similar situations.
  • Everyone must familiarise themselves with the general first aid instructions.

Fire hazards

Risks

  • Human behaviour
    • careless smoking
  • Electrical devices
    • short circuits
    • broken electronic appliance
  • Arson
  • Safety procedures
    • fire alarm device fault
    • inspection of extinguishers not done
    • fire hydrant servicing not done
    • lack of indicator light centre maintenance
  • Others

Fire-hazardous locations are, for example technical areas and other equivalent property areas.

Consequences

  • damage to property
  • smoke damage
  • personal injuries

Actions and safety and security preparations

  • Human behaviour
    • Independent fire inspections are performed yearly within the property
    • It is important to take care of exiting safety:
      • personnel keep the escape routes clear.
      • active intervention in defects.
    • The rescue plan is kept up to date and studied.
  • Electrical devices
    • Electrical repairs and installations are contracted to TUKES-registered professionals. The contractor must have sufficient installation certificates and experience from similar work.
  • Arson
    • An additional fire load is not accumulated.
  • Safety procedures
    • The property has a smoke extraction system which is inspected, serviced and tested as per the device manufacturer's service programme.
    • The location has an automatic fire alarm system.
    • The testing and maintenance of fire alarm equipment are carried out in accordance with the maintenance programme.
    • The property has initial extinguishing devices.
    • Initial extinguishing equipment is inspected in accordance with directives.
    • Escape routes are marked with signs.
    • The persons responsible for hot work have been specified.
  • Others
    • Ventilation and sweeping
      • The time period between cleaning AC ducts is usually 10 years.

Water damage

Risks

  • Environment
    • flood
    • heavy rain
  • Structures
    • waterproofing failure of structures
    • an accident caused by structural and material errors
    • broken pipes
  • Equipment
    • washing machines and refrigerators breaking down

Consequences

  • damage to property

Actions and safety and security preparations

  • Structures
    • HWA works, inspections, and installations are contracted only to professionals.
      • An HWA contractor must possess sufficient installation certificates and the contractor must have done similar work before.
    • An assessment of the state of the plumbing is carried out regularly.
    • Leaves and litter on the roof and in the gutters should be removed.
  • Equipment
    • Supervised use of household appliances and emphasising the importance of their maintenance.
      • The filters and lint strainer in the dish washer and the laundry machine must be cleaned regularly.
      • The back of the fridge must be vacuumed once per year. At the same time, the condition of the fridge is also to be inspected visually, with regard to the compressor and drip tray.

Cases of illness

Risks

  • heart failure
  • diabetic shock
  • stroke
  • cerebral haemorrhage
  • epilepsy
  • fainting

Consequences

  • personal injuries
  • death

Actions and safety and security preparations

  • Guaranteeing speedy access to help within the property.
  • Everyone should familiarise themselves with the first aid guidelines attached to the rescue plan and giving first aid should be rehearsed.
  • Ambulance guidance has been organised and this has been passed on to the personnel.
  • The stopping of rescue vehicles outside the exterior doors is to be made possible.

Radiation or gas hazard

Risks

  • radioactive substances or dangerous gases getting into the environment
  • an accident while transporting a dangerous substance
  • an accident in a nuclear plant

Consequences

  • radiation sicknesses
  • death

Actions and safety and security preparations

  • Acquiring iodine pills as needed (2 tablets per person).
  • The property has a civil defence shelter that can be used for shelter in the event of a radiation hazard.
  • The operating condition of the civil defence shelter is maintained.
  • The emergency stop for the ventilation has been labelled and passed on to the staff.
  • There are instructions for different situations in the rescue plan.

Storm damage

Risks

  • various natural phenomena

Consequences

  • blackouts
  • damage to property
  • personal injuries

Actions and safety and security preparations

  • The state of the building and exterior areas is to be taken care of.
  • The curfew set by the authorities must be respected.
  • When taking shelter indoors, you must stay away from windows and glass doors.
  • Prepare yourself independently for long power blackouts by, for example:
    • a lamp and batteries

Criminal activity

Risks

Consequences

  • damage to property

Actions and safety and security preparations

  • Burglary
    • Marking and photographing of valuables.
    • The property has a recording CCTV system.
    • The property has a crime notification system.
  • Vandalism
    • Supervising general cleanliness and order, and intervening actively in shortcomings.
    • Graffiti and other smudges and smears should be cleaned without delay.
  • Personnel are responsible for reporting faults.

Safety procedures

Safety at premises

The property has a recording CCTV system.

Camera surveillance
Location Koko rakennus
Description 22 kpl:tta Ip-Kameroita
Service person Kalevi Markkanen
phone 0504316528

The property has burglar alarms

Burglar alarm
Location Koko rakennus
Description Ir-magneetti-ja lasirikkoilmaisimilla toteutettu rikoilmoitinjärjestelmä.
Service person Kalevi Markkanen
phone 0504316528

Surveillance

Reception
Location Agora, Natura
Contact Natura/Agora info/ Rebekka Pesola
phone 0504633089
Secondary contact Natura/Agora info/Eveliina Jokinen
phone 0504734974

Extinguishing equipment

Location Extinguishing equipment
In the premises Fire blanket
In the premises Fire extinguisher
In the premises Fire hydrant
Hand-held fire extinguishers should be inspected:
  • 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)
Fire hydrants should be inspected:
  • 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.

Protection models

Agora
Type Number of floors Description of implementation
Shared protection model 1-4. Onnettomuuksien ja vahinkojen ennaltaehkäisystä sekä pelastus-, ensiapu- ja muista kiireellisistä tehtävistä vastaa henkilökunta turvallisuuspäällikön johtamana. Suojeluhenkilöstöstä jokaisella on oma tehtävänsä, jonka he hoitavat muun työnsä ohella. Henkilöstön tulee perehtyä huolellisesti pelastussuunnitelmaan, omaan tehtäväkuvaukseen ja annettuihin suojeluohjeisiin ja toimia niiden mukaan sekä normaaliaikana että onnettomuuden sattuessa Myös jokaisen muun henkilön tulee toimia annettujen ohjeiden mukaan, ylläpitää ja edistää turvallisuuskulttuurin muodostumista ja tarvittaessa ehkäistä vahingon syntyminen tai rajoittaa vahingon laajuutta. Johdon tulee omalta osaltaan mahdollistaa suojelutoiminta antamalla sen henkilöstölle riittävä toimintavapaus ja resurssit tehtävien suorittamiseen.

Safety equipment

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.

Smoke removal machine
Description

The building is equipped with an automatic smoke ventilation system.

Smoke ventilation through designated windows.

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.

Exit guide, security or signal light
Description Emergency and exit lighting equipped with battery backup power.
Coverage Building exits and exit routes

Ventilation emergency stop

If the building is subjected to an external danger, such as fire gases from an adjacent building, the ventilation must be shut off. In such a case, the rescue authorities usually issue an emergency warning, providing additional instructions, such as to turn off ventilation systems.

Air ventilation can be stopped by anyone.

Ventilation emergency stop: Stairwell A entrance

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: To the main door on the side where Vesilinna is located. There is a freight lift in the part of the building facing Vesilinnantie.
  • Emergency contact person: Turvallisuusvalvojat.

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.

Fire alarm
Description Automatic fire alarm system
Location of centre Entrance by Vesilinnantie
Coverage The spaces of the building

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

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.

Gathering area: Yard between Quantum and Agora

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.

Hot work licences can be granted by the following people responsible for hot work:

Lukkala Jussi
phone 0405223333
jussi.lukkala@utu.fi

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.

Prevention of afterdamage

The objective of the prevention of afterdamage is to prevent damage arising, limit and minimise the effects of any damage that has arisen, and to restore the situation to its previous state as quickly as possible.

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!

Safety organisation

Safety personnel for the property

Safety officer
1st floor
Timo Hulkko
phone 0469223269
Safety officer
3rd floor
Marko Lahti
phone 0294502301
Safety officer
3rd floor
Sami Nuuttila
phone 0294502361
Safety officer
Restaurant Galilei
Minna Kirjonen
Unica
minna.kirjonen@unica.fi
Safety officer
Third floor
Karl Rönnholm
Åbo Akademi
phone 0469206279
Safety officer
Third floor
Christel Engblom
Åbo Akademi
phone 0405496303
Safety manager at the university Kimmo Levander
phone 0294504970
kimmo.levander@utu.fi

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:

To the main door at the Vesilinna side of the building

Sudden illness or accident

Clarify and check
  • What has happened?
  • Check the person's condition (do they wake up, are they breathing?)
Give first aid if needed.
  • 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.
  • Call the number 112.
  • Tell where you are calling from. Vesilinnantie 3, TURKU
  • Tell what happened
  • Act according to directions.
  • Inform the emergency centre of any changes that take place in the condition of the patient.

Fire

Save and warn
  • Rescue those in immediate danger and warn others.
  • Direct people to the gathering area.
Extinguish and contain
  • 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
  • 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
  • Direct the rescue personnel to the location.
  • In an emergency, the rescue department shall be guided as follows: To the main door at the Vesilinna side of the building

In evacuation situations the gathering area is: Yard between Quantum and Agora

Back-up gathering area: Interior facilities of the nearby buildings

Fire action guide, when safe exits are blocked

Sometimes a fire in another location prevents safe exit from the building. In these cases it is smartest to stay in a smokeless space and keep all doors and other openings closed.

Stay in the fire compartment that you are in.
  • It is safe to stay behind the fire door. Fire doors withstand fire for at least half an hour.
  • Jumping from a height has fatal consequences, reamining in a smoke-free area does not.
Go to a window and attract attention. If you do not manage to do this, let people know your location by calling 112.
Follow directions from the authorities.

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.
Gathering area: Yard between Quantum and Agora

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.

Action in the gathering area

Gathering area: Yard between Quantum and Agora

When people have left the building and proceeded to the gathering area, the representative of the personnel begins to direct activities. Based on the situation at hand, it is necessary to consider whether it is safe to remain in the designated gathering area or if people should be directed elsewhere, for example into a pre-arranged interior area or to a property in the vicinity.

No-one may leave the gathering area without the permission of the person responsible for the gathering area. Activity in the gathering area is directed by the building's safety personnel. The safety personnel give information on the progress of the situation and notify when it is permitted to return into the property.

Factors to bear in mind in the gathering area:

  • Taking care of anyone who may be injured; the safety personnel are to be informed
  • looking after people with reduced mobility or otherwise poor physical condition
  • if one is aware of someone having remained inside, this is to be reported

Back-up gathering area

Back-up gathering area: Interior facilities of the nearby buildings

If the gathering area is not safe, then people are to move on to a safe back-up gathering area defined separately by the protection managers. Authorities will also provide instructions about shelter locations for long-term shelter.

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
  • 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
  • Disconnect power from where the leak is and from its proximity.
  • Stop the water from flowing, from i.e. the water mains, if possible.
  • Notify of the situation immediately:
    • to the maintenance personnel: Lassila ja Tikanoja Oy, phone 0106367000, service 0106367000
  • Contact the emergency number if needed 112.
  • Main water shutoff: -
  • Electricity switchboard: -
Should there be threat of water outside the building
  • Inform property maintenance and, if needed, the emergency centre on 112.

Under threat of violence

In an unarmed threatening situation, act in the following way.

  • Act calmly and try to calm the person with your behaviour.
  • Make sure you do not turn your back or let yourself be cornered, so that you will always have an escape route when a threatening person comes close.
  • Call for help depending on the circumstances.
  • Escape and help others escape.

Take care of your own safety. Seek to direct the threatening person to a place where they cannot harm others. After the event, contact the police about the incident if required.

If the threatening person is armed, act in the following way.

  • Do not resist.
  • Do whatever the person threatening you tells you to do.
  • As the situation permits, try to warn others.
  • By closing doors, you can limit a person's movement within the property.
  • After the situation, call 112 to get professional help on site as fast as possible. Listen to directions and act accordingly.

Every threat and sighting of a possibly threatening situation must be taken seriously and the police must be informed immediately. Through your own behaviour, you can affect the progress of the situation, and thus you should take all threatening situations seriously and try to calm down already begun situations.

Bomb threat

A bomb threat is often unfounded and made by a disturbed individual, but it should always be taken seriously, and each threat should be notified to the police. In this situation, it is important to keep calm.

When the threat is made by phone

  • Remain calm. Prolong the call.
  • Make notes. Write the threat down word-for-word.
  • Ask questions.
    • Where is the bomb?
    • What does the bomb look like?
    • When will the bomb explode?
    • Why?
  • Try to get your colleague's attention already during the phone call, so that he/she can inform the person responsible for safety during the call.
  • Pay attention to the caller's speaking style and tone of voice.
    • Does he/she use noticeable dialect or other special characteristics?
    • Is he/she agitated?
    • Is he/she reading the message from a piece of paper?
  • Listen to the background noises as well (e.g. traffic or discussions in the background).
  • After the call, notify the safety and security personnel on your premises or property (cf. chapter of safety and security personnel).
  • If this is not possible, call the police immediately at 112 and act according to their instructions.

A suspicious object or threatening letter

  • Do not touch the object.
  • If the item in question is a letter or other such object that you have handled, pay attention to the places you have touched and place the letter in a plastic pocket, for example.
  • Notify immediately the personnel responsible for safety and security on your premises and the property (cf. chapter on safety and security personnel) as well as the police at emergency number 112.
  • Isolate the area as well as possible. Keep in mind possible police investigations (fingerprints and footprints are first-class evidence).
  • Do not panic. Act according to the instructions from the police and the safety personnel.

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
  • 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
  • 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.

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. 0106367000).

Electricity is down in both the operating premises and the public areas

  • Use a flashlight
  • Direct others, if so needed.

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 a civil defence shelter. 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 a civil defence shelter:

Location Protection grade Surface area Defence shelter places Location of equipment
Basement floor B/C 186 m² 248 In the civil defense shelter

The civil defence shelter is in class B/C. Protection class B/C civil defence shelter has been built between 1963–1972. 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 sand and 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.

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