All preparations must be completed and the Lab property vacated within two hours of arrival at the Lab. The telephone committee will call all other employees and advise them not to come to work until further notice. The switchboard will be manned by a member of the ECT or another designated person to handle employees' inquiries until buildings are secured. The CBL Safety Coordinator or a designee will remain at CBL until it is secure and records and equipment are safeguarded. The Laboratory Director or his designee will convene an employee meeting to alert all employees to put the CBL Hurricane Preparedness Plan into effect.
Activities have to be planned such that all preparations can be completed within two hours.
All non-essential employees will evacuate at this time. The CBL Safety Coordinator will activate ECT and contact county Emergency Planning Committee for evacuation routes and shelter information. The ECT will supply all employees with hurricane information including evacuation routes and shelters. Emergency supplies will be re-inventoried and the operating condition of all emergency equipment will be checked and replaced if possible. The Laboratory Director or his designee must make the decision to evacuate or shelter in place.