Evacuation Plan

WPI New Academic Building Project 2075

27 Boynton St, Worcester, MA 01609

An evacuation will be ordered for life threatening emergencies (collapse, explosion, fire, bomb threat). Person/persons discovering emergency shall take the following actions:

  • Immediately dial WPI EMERGENCY (508)831-5555
  • Contact Consigli Project Superintendent: Thomas Duszlak (774)573-3705 or Consigli General Superintendent:  Steve O’Toole (617)293-6007

Evacuation order shall be:

  • Alerting all workers by the sounding of three long blasts of an air horn. Air horns are located in the Consigli  Field Office Trailer(Command Post) by exit door.
  • Workers must stop and secure all work and machinery, including all hoisted materials and evacuate and proceed to the Muster Point, located outside of Gate B.
  • Critical Operations shutdown procedures (unless listed above) are not required, because no employees are authorized to delay evacuation for this purpose.
  • Portable fire extinguishers are provided if fire is an incipient/budding phase only.
  • CC Superintendents, or the CCC designee will be responsible for knowing what subcontractors are on site at all times. A representative from each subcontractor will be responsible for accounting for their employees and report to CC Superintendent or the CCC representative at the Muster Point their count.
  • Superintendents/Safety Manager will call (Command Post) Justin Billings to relay findings. (Command Post) Justin Billings will call (Gate A) Samir Chenaif and (Gate B) Caroline Meyer.
  • See Emergency Communication Plan for other contacts that need to be notified.
  • Back up persons shall maintain gate coverage by closing gates and only allow emergency response vehicles through. A media corral if necessary will be established at Gate A.

Muster Point

Back End of Evacuation Plan and Muster Point