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The property, Atalpa -building, is located at the Tampere University City Centre Campus, in the immediate presence of the Päätalo -building. Atalpa -building consists of a main part built in 1986 and an expasion part built in 2010.

Atalpa hosts Tampere University Teacher Training School -high school and Unipoli Sport which offers sporting facilities and services for the University. The primary purpose of the property is to offer facilities for research and education. Atalpa -building mainly contains facilities related to studying, office facilities and sporting facilities including locker rooms. Most facilities are mainly utilized during working hours from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sporting facilities are used till 10 p.m. during weekdays, till 9 p.m. on Friday and till 7 p.m. during weekends.

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Basic information

Property name Tampereen yliopisto, Keskustakampus, Atalpa
Building name Atalpa
Building address Ratapihankatu 55
33100 TAMPERE
Number of buildings 1
Number of operators 3
Property owner Suomen Yliopistokiinteistöt Oy
Year of construction 1986
Surface area 4,682 m²
Number of floors 5
Building material Steel reinforced concrete
Use Institution , Place of exercise

Other information

The site falls within the area of the following rescue service: Pirkanmaa . The rescue department's estimated time of arrival at the site is approximately 10 minutes.

Location of the fire alarm Old part, 1st. Floor, stairway 135, opposite to the lobby doorman´s desk
Maintenance Campusta Oy
phone 0103408500
service 0103950395
Electricity supplier Energia Myynti Suomi Oy
tel. 0207659970
service line 0207659970
http://www.energiasuomi.fi
Water company Tampereen kaupunki: Tampereen vesi
tel. 080090172
service line 080090172
http://www.tampere.fi/vesi.html
Insurance company of the property If
tel. 010191919
http://www.if.fi
Insurance company of the property owner If
tel. 010191919
http://www.if.fi
Gathering area Atalpa upper parking lot, location is marked on the layout. site-map
Back-up gathering area The parking lot next to Viinikankatu, the location is marked on the site-map.
Key storage lock box Next to the 1st floor entrance
Number of civil defence shelters 2
Location of civil defence shelter VSS1 Civil Defense Shelter 1 (VSS1): Old part, 1st floor, room 123
Location of civil defence shelter VSS2 Civil Defense Shelter (VSS2): Expansion part, 0. floor, room 039
Heating type District heating
Main water shutoff Heat distribution room: old part, 0. floor, room 06
Heat distribution room Old part, 0. floor, room 06
Electricity switchboard Old part, 0. floor, room 07
Ventilation device Heating and air-conditioning machine rooms: old part, 0. floor, room 015 and 3rd floor, room 320 and expansion part, 1st floor, room 147
Air ventilation emergency stop

Old part, 1st floor, stairway 135

The premises of the property

operators
Location Name
Atalpa, 00. ja 0. floors. SportUni
Atalpa, 1st and 3rd floor Tampereen yliopiston normaalikoulun lukio

Number of people

SportUni
During the day In the evening At night
On weekdays 700 700 0
Approx. 100 persons are present at a time. Facilities are mainly open Mon-Thu from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Fri from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
On weekends 700–1,000 0 0
There are approx. 100 persons present at a time in the premises. Opening hours are primarily Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday 12 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Tampereen yliopiston normaalikoulun lukio
During the day In the evening At night
On weekdays 350 0 0
Personnel approx. 80 and students approx. 270.
On weekends 0 0 0
Total
During the day In the evening At night
On weekdays 1,050 700 0
During daytime staff 80 persons, 270 students and aprprox. 700 users of the sport facilities.
On weekends 700–1,000 0 0
Random training, during the weekend approx. 700-1000 person use the sporting facilities.

Organisation

Safety personnel for the property

Security manager , tekninen manageri, kiinteistön omistajalle kuuluvat turvallisuusasiat Pekko Repo
Suomen Yliopistokiinteistöt Oy
phone 0503408770
pekko.repo@sykoy.fi
Occupational health and safety manager Kirsi Reiman
Tampereen yliopisto
phone 0408490461
kirsi.reiman@tuni.fi
Safety officer Riikka Laurila
Tampereen yliopisto
phone 0505605769
riikka.laurila@tuni.fi
Safety officer, emergency exit supervisor
00.-3. floor
Vahtimestarit
Campusta Oy
phone 0294524004
atalpa.info@tuni.fi
Safety officer, emergency exit supervisor
00.-3. krs
Vahtimestarit
Campusta Oy
phone 0406733880
sportuni.keskusta@tuni.fi
Emergency exit supervisor: teacher training school -high school
1. and 3. floor
Teija Voimio
Tampereen yliopisto
phone 0401901733
teija.voimio@tuni.fi

kiinteistöturvallisuusasiantuntija
Juha Huhtala
Tampereen yliopisto
phone 0504478540
juha.huhtala@tuni.fi
Person responsible for civil defence shelter VSS1 Pekka Ahonen, huoltopäällikkö
phone 0505164060
pekka.ahonen@campusta.fi
Person responsible for civil defence shelter VSS2 Pekka Ahonen, huoltopäällikkö
phone 0505164060
pekkas.ahonen@campusta.fi

Operators' safety personnel

Company Person Contact information
SportUni Asiakaspalvelu Atalpa
Customer service, Reception
SportUni
tel. 0406733880

Tampereen yliopiston normaalikoulun lukio Aulikki Leisku-Johansson
High School Principal
Region: High school Pricipal´s tasks on Mon and Fri
Tampereen yliopisto
tel. 0503187372

Tuija Alatalo
Lukion vararehtori
Tampereen yliopisto
tel. 0503182612

Important numbers of the property

Task Name Telephone number Service phone number
Maintenance company Campusta Oy 0103408500 0103950395
Lift maintenance KONE Hissit Oy 080015063
Lobby doorman Vahtimestari, lukio 0294524004
Lobby doorman Vahtimestari, SportUni 0406733880
Emergency surveillance AVARN Security 0505967120
District surveillance AVARN Security 0505967120
Maintenance
Name Telephone number Duty hours
Maintenance duty AVARN Security Oy 0505967120 Outside of working hours

Other important numbers

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

In case of problems related to the heating and ventilation contact is to be taken through the Facility info -system.

In case of urgent notices of defects in the property contact is always to be taken by calling Campusta Oy.

Risks

Risks of the Property

Fire and explosion

Possible causes of fire can be for example defective electric devices, careless smoking, working methods that cause sparking and sparks from the equipment, flammable chemicals and chemical leakage. Fire within the property can cause personal injuries and extensive financial damage, as well as disturbances and interruptions of operations.

Arson

Prone objects for arson are vehicles and flammable materials nearby the property. Arson can spread to a major fire that can cause personal injuries and extensive financial damage, as well as disturbances and interruptions of operations. Even a minor beginning of a fire causes structural damages, hazardous situations to personnel as well as additional repair work.

Accidents

An occupational accident or a sudden attack of illness can happen to a student or staff member on the premises. Accidents can be caused by for example falling down, tripping, falling during repair or other work, work movements, heavy lifting, slipping on a chemical leak on the floor or a hazardous situation during a teaching situation. Accidents cause personal injuries, disturb the operation, financial expenses and absences from work.

Sabotage and vandalism

Staff members and students with individual access rights move within the property daily. Entrances are locked only at night, when the property can be entered with access permission. Possible sabotage and vandalism can cause major damage and interruption of operation, as well as hazardous situations for the students and personnel. The possibility of sabotage and vandalism is responded to with surveillance cameras. In addition, security is provided by a security company.

Theft and robbery

Reasons for theft or robbery can be, for example, need for money or interest in confidential information. The greatest possibility to encounter such an act is on a journey to and from work. Consequences for the victim can be mental and physical damages in addition to the financial losses or the loss of valuable information.

Bomb threat

Bomb threats can be caused by many reason. For example a disturbed person can direct his/her frustration towards all the people working and doing business in the property. A bomb threat causes mental suffering to all students and personnel, as well as financial expenses and disturb the normal operations.

Information security

An information leak or a malfunction in the information network are significant risks. Confidental information can fall into wrong hands if information security is jeopardized. Consequences can be financial expences as well as disturbances on operation of the entire facility.

Municipal infrastructure disruptions

Power cut

A power cut can be caused by a natural event such as a storm or lightning, but also electric failures and malfunctions, technological deficiencies or maintenance deficiences. Power cuts can cause risk of an electric fire, personal injuries, disturbances on and interruption of operation.

Water damage

Water damage can be caused by for example pipe breakage, freezing, blockage or machine damage. Water damage can cause excess water leakage or interruption of water flow to the facilities, and consequently restrictions for water use within the facilities.

Hazardous chemicals and gases

Chemicals can cause a health hazard as well as risk of accident, such as a fire or explosion. When entering soil, sewerage or waterbody, chemicals may cause an immediate or delayed danger to the environment.

Gas hazard in the property can be caused by the gases used in the property, such as gas cylinders, or by an external incident, for example an accident in transportation of hazardous substances near by. Consequences of a gas hazard can be for example danger of fire and explosion.

Radiation hazard

The propability of a nuclear emergency in Finland is very low. External radiation hazards can be caused by a domestic or foreign nuclear power plant accident, a fire or other accident in a facility that handles or stores radioactive material, or an accident in the transportation of radioactive material. The consequences of a nuclear accident are highly dependent on the source of the radiation, distance, environmental conditions and how the situation is responded to.

Environmental hazards

Environmental hazards can be caused by for example extinguishing wastewater leakage. Traffic causes a risk of accident to people moving on the premises, as well as an environmental risk by for example oil leakage from a traffic accident.

Personnel action in unexpected dangerous situations

In order to prepare for an unexpected dangerous situation it is important that the personnel is trained in co-operation with the Rescue Department. University personnel needs to know how to act in case of an emergency and how to guide the rescue department to the destination, and laboratory personnel needs to know how to exit the property. The rescue department needs to know about any facility within the premises that has special demands or function.

Specific risks and remarks of the property

External risks of the property

The most significant external risks are the road Kalevantie and the construction site around the road Ratapihankatu and related construction site traffic. The railway in the direction of Jyväskylä runs a few hundred metres away from the property. When exiting the property, bicycle and car traffic must be taken into account.

Chemicals and gases

A minor amount of chemicals classified as dangerous are used in facility maintenance, cleaning and teaching. Chemicals used in Tampere University Teacher Training School -high school physics, chemistry and biology teaching are stored in designated cabinets placed in the storage and preparation room of the Natural Sciences teaching facilities. Flammable substances are stored in a fireproof cabinet that is equipped with exhaust ventilation.

Information, risk evaluation and classification of areas concerning potentially explosive atmospheres are presented in the Explosion Protection Document. The teacher in charge of the given subject is responsible for acquiring and cataloging the chemicals and updating the material safety data sheets.

Safety procedures

Safety at premises

Access control

The property has a physical access control system in use. This system aims to prevent unauthorised people from entering the premises. In the event that you detect a flaw in terms of the access control system, make a report.

Access control
Location Entrances and some of the doors inside are equipped with an access control system.
Description The entrances of the property are locked only at night, in which case access requires a key tag. Access control can be used to define personalized access authorisation to certain sections, floors or rooms.

The property has a recording CCTV system.

Camera surveillance
Location The surveillance monitors are placed in the lobby doormen´s office, room number 136 on the 1st floor of the old part.
Description Surveillance camera footage is recorded and assigned personnell have access to the data when required. In addition, lobby doormen can monitor the footage in real time. Surveillance camera monitoring complies with the legislation concerning privacy protection.
Coverage Surveillance cameras are primarily located in the hallways and corridors.

The property has burglar alarms

Burglar alarm
Description The property is equipped with broken window -detectors.

Surveillance

Emergency surveillance
Description Alarms outside the regular opening hours of the property are directed to AVARN Security.
Location Atalpa
Contact AVARN Security
phone 0505967120
Lobby doorman
Description

Lobby doorman, high school: present mon-fri 7.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Lobby doorman, SportUni: present mon-thu 7 a.m. to 22 p.m., fri 7 a.m. to 21 p.m. and during weekends 12 a.m. to 19 p.m.

Alarms to the lobby doormen during opening hours.

Location Atalpa, Lobby doorman, high school: 1. floor lobby (room 136) / Lobby doorman, SportUni: 0. floor lobby
Contact Vahtimestari, lukio
phone 0294524004
atalpa.info@tuni.fi
Secondary contact Vahtimestari, SportUni
phone 0406733880
sportuni.keskusta@tuni.fi
District surveillance
Description The property is secured by security guards rounding the facility during night time.
Location Atalpa
Contact AVARN Security
phone 0505967120

Extinguishing equipment

Location Extinguishing equipment Description
For example next to the switchboards and kitchen facilities Fire blanket Is suitable for extinguishing for example kitchen fires and burning people.
In the hallways, in public areas Fire extinguisher Fire extinguishers are mainly 6 kg, AB- or ABC -class powder extinguishers. Special premises are equipped with a 5 kg CO2 -extinguisher. Powder extinguishers are suitable for regular fire extinguishing but not for grease fires. Carbon dioxide extinguishers are suitable for extinguishing liquid and electric fires.
In the stairways and lobbies Fire hydrant Suitable for extinguishing solid (fiber like) fires. Not suitable for extinguishing fires of electrical devices or liquid and grease fires.
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

Atalpa
Type Number of floors Description of implementation
Regional monitors

Turvallisuusvalvojat eli vahtimestarit ottavat pelastuslaitoksen vastaan ja ohjaavat lyhimmän reitin kohteeseen.

Poistumistievalvojat ohjeistavat poistumisen hätätilanteissa. Heidät on valittu henkilöstöstä ja he ovat ensiaputaitoisia.

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
Location of smoke extraction hatches The expansion part hall (020), multipurpose hall (040) and passage corridor (041) are equipped with smoke extraction windows
Location of centre Manual central control of smoke extraction hatches is located at the 1st floor of the old part, room 135
Smoke removal activation Manual launch of the smoke extraction hatches is operated by the fire department.

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
Location of centre Old part, 0. floor, storage room 012 and expansion part, 1st floor, storage room 146
Coverage Exit signs can be found all over the building.
Safety lights are installed at the fire detector centre and control centre to luminate the facilities in question.

HVAC alarm system

The HVAC alarm system will alert on any fault situations in building engineering.

HVAC alarm
Description Automation system alarms HH-Kiinteistöpalvelut Oy by SMS-message. During working hours alarms are reported to Campusta Oy. Outside working hours HH-Kiinteistöpalvelut Oy sends a on duty officer to investigate the alarm.

Announcement system

Announcement system
Location Central announcement system control device is located at the lobby doormen's office, old part 1st floor room 136.
Description The announcement system of the property can be used to inform everyone present in a dangerous, hazardous or emergency situation. The central public-address system bypasses the central radio used in the sporting facilities and sends an automatic evacuation notice both in Finnish and in English. The system operates as a complementary alarm and the announcements take turns with the fire alarms.
Coverage The system covers all floors.

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.

  • First aid training has been organised.
  • People capable of administering first aid have been identified. The list of first aid-skilled people is located at: Normaalikoulun lukion lista ensiapukoulutetuista löytyy johtavalta rehtorilta.
  • The ambulance will be directed to: To the closest exit..
  • Emergency contact person: Campusta Oy 0294520600.
The property has the following first aid items available:
Utensil Location
First aid cabinet Inside the property. Campusta Oy is responsible for the contents of the cabinets. Tel. 029 4520600
Eye-rinsing equipment First aid cabinets in Atalpa are equipped with eye-rinsing bottles

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
Location Old part, 1st. Floor, stairway 135, opposite to the lobby doorman´s desk
Description The property is equipped with an indexed analogue fire alarm system that contains fire alarm buttons near emergency exits, fire alarm bells, fire detectors and a fire detector centre.
Location of centre Old part, 1st. Floor, stairway 135, opposite to the lobby doorman´s desk
Coverage The entire building
Type of centre Esmi FX

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

Fire compartmentalisation

The purpose of fire compartmentalisation is to limit the spread of smoke and fire and to secure safe exiting. For this reason, it is very important that the fire doors are kept closed. Fire doors must not be wedged open.

The size of a fire compartment is generally limited so that a fire starting in the compartment does not cause excessively large property damage.

Spaces which differ from each other fundamentally in terms of usage or fire load are divided up into separate fire compartments, if it is necessary for the protection of property or personnel. (usage way compartmentalisation)

Fire compartmentalisations in the builidings:
Building Type Description
Atalpa Surface area compartmentalisation, Usage method compartmentalisation In the property, fire compartments are surface compartments or compartments based on use.

ATEX facilities

The property contains the following types of ATEX facilities:

ATEX facility 1
Status Fume cupboards (2 pcs) and exhaust duct vents (2 pcs)
Location Atalpa - Fume cupboards: 1st floor laboratory and storage/preparation room. Exhaust duct vents: 3rd floor roof.
Function Fumes released from burning substances used in teaching purposes can when mixed with air form an explosive fume or gas-air mix inside the fume cupboard, in the exhaust ducting and around the exhaust duct outflow vent.
Substances to be preserved Flammable liquids and gases used in teaching are presented in the Explosion Protection document.
Supervisor of the function Lukion rehtori
Person responsible Suojelujohtaja

Rescue route

The rescue way is a drive way, which the rescue department's vehicles can use in emergency situations to reach to within close proximity of the building.

  • It is not permitted to park cars, pile up snow, set up lampposts, plant vegetation, or do, leave, or set up anything else that might block traffic on the rescue way.
  • Escape routes must be indicated with a text sign in accordance with Ministry of the Interior decree no. 468 of 2003.
  • A rescue way sign is not used if the rescue way is not marked in the building's construction permits.
  • Please contact rescue authorities for advice on any escape route questions.
Rescue route
Location Near to the building from Ratapihankatu through both sides of the Atalpa parking lot. Rescue routes are marked to the site-map.

Rescue ladders

Windows or balconies located more than 3.5 metres from the ground must be used as an emergency escape route. A fixed ladder must be placed under the emergency escape route.

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.

There are the following types of evacuation procedure in the property:

Building Evacuation procedures
Atalpa In most cases the normal exit routes of the building are used as emergency exits. In addition, special facilities are equipped with separate exits that are only used in emergency situations.When exiting, it must be noted that there are no other persons left in the room. Fire doors and ordinary doors should be left closed.
Gathering area: Atalpa upper parking lot, location is marked on the layout. site-map

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:

Pekka Ahonen
Campusta Oy
phone 0505164060
pekka.ahonen@campusta.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.

Healthcare

Pirte is resposible for the occupational healthcare of Tampere University.

YTHS is responsible for the healthcare of the students. YTHS is to provide general health care, mental health care and dental health care services for all basic degree students.

Student health care services including nurse ́s, doctor ́s, social worker ́s and psychologist ́s receptions are located at the Tullinkulma office.

Smoking area

All campuses of the University of Tampere are smoke-free, where smoking is only allowed in designated areas. Efforts must be made to prevent tobacco smoke from entering the interior. The design of smoking areas outside must be based on a distance of about 10 meters from the building ́s structures from which tobacco smoke can penetrate the interior.

In order to increase safety and prevent fire, it is important to pay attention to the daily use of the smoking area:

  • There should not be anything flammable in the vicinity of the smoking area.
  • The holder of a smoking area shall display signs indicating a smoking ban and a smoking area.
  • Fire-safe ashtrays are to be used in smoking areas.
  • Burning or smoldering waste material must not be mixed with other waste materials.
  • Cigarette butts and ashes shall be sorted cold, thoroughly not smoldering and suitably packaged as mixed waste for landfill.

Smoking is prohibited for example in the following places:

  • in the indoor areas of agencies and authorities and comparable public bodies, that are reserved for the public and customers;
  • at public indoor events;
  • in the common, public and customer-use indoor areas of work communities;
  • in the canopies and auditoriums of public events held in outdoor areas and in other facilities intended specifically for the observation of the event, where participants stay put.

Waste management safety

Proper location, lighting, and locking of a property’s waste point can prevent accidents and reduce the risk of fire. Attention should be paid to waste containers and shelters and the routes leading to them. The waste point or the exit corridors of the property must not be used as storage facilities. Loose objects in the garbage shelter and next to the wall pose a safety risk and are good incendiary materials for the arsonist.

Waste components are to be sorted accordingly to the designated waste container, in a way that the waste container lid can be closed appropriately.

Waste container row and waste shelter are safe to place:

  • at least eight meters from the wall of the building;
  • in a locked space so that a possible fire in it does not endanger the fire safety of the actual building.

Other arrangements

Lift

Lift
Location The property includes one elevator in the stairway A in old part of the Atalpa building.
Maintenance company KONE Hissit Oy

Ventilation device

Ventilation device
Location Heating and air-conditioning machine rooms: old part, 0. floor, room 015 and 3rd floor, room 320 and expansion part, 1st floor, room 147
Description The building is equipped with a mechanical supply and exhaust ventilation including a heat recovery system. The ventilation systems operation is automated. The ventilation system is shut down only after careful concideration. It is not automatically shut down when the fire detector system alarm goes on. Emergency shutdown is managed by the central control device by contacting the central monitoring station (Pinni) and reporting the emergency shutdown target area. Also the centralized stopping buttons shut down the ventilation at certain sections of the building. The ventilation devices are cleaned according to the maintenance program of the property.
Emergency stop switch location Old part, 1st floor, stairway 135

Ventilation shutdown

If the property is subject to an external hazard, such as fire gases from an adjacent building, ventilation must be shut down. In this case, the rescue authority usually issues an emergency warning, which also provides further instructions and a request to shut down ventilation.

In an emergency situation, the ventilation must be shut down entirely, with a clearly marked stop switch. The stop switch must be placed in an easily accessible location.

Waste disposal

Waste disposal
Location Near the 1st floor entrance
Description There are three deep collection waste containers serving the property, designated for mixed, cardboard and bio-waste. Small amounts of dangerous waste (for example batteries and ink cartridges) are delivered to the lobby doormen, who advise on how to handle and recycle the waste correctly.

Action guidelines

Instructions can be found on the front page of the Rescue Plan, under the title ”Action guide”.

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 2 civil defence shelters. 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 2 civil defence shelters:

Location Protection grade Surface area Defence shelter places Location of equipment
Civil Defense Shelter 1 (VSS1): Old part, 1st floor, room 123 S1 60.8 m² 81 In the emergency shelter, keys to the shelters are kept in the key cabinet of the lobby doormen
Civil Defense Shelter (VSS2): Expansion part, 0. floor, room 039 S1 61.2 m² 81 In the emergency shelter, keys to the shelters are kept in the key cabinet of the lobby doormen

Two of the civil defence shelters is in class S1. The civil defence shelter in protection class S1 is a newer shelter, built after 1971. 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 pre-filter and an 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.

Storing movables

Storage of different kinds of objects may lead to a hazard of fire starting or spreading, the prevention of safe exit in an emergency situation and increased difficulty in extinguishing the fire.

The building's exit hallways and staircase areas must be kept walkable and clear of any obstacles.

Exit corridors, staircases, inside hallways, and storage area passages
  • It is not permitted to store any items.
Under or near buildings
  • It is not permitted to store flammable material or other goods by the walls of the building, e.g. garbage containers, piles of cardboard, or transportation trays
Attention!
  • The rescue authorities can permit single case exceptions, for example for storing a larger amount or allowing storage in a different place or limit storing, if safety requires that

Initiation

Initiation of the Entire Personnel

The Decree of the Government on Rescue Services (407/2011, Section 2) obliges as follows:

"A rescue plan is to be kept up to date and it must be communivated in the necessary way to the persons of the relevant building or other site."

The Rescue Plan and the most significant contents of it are to be informed to all personnel working in the property.

Person In Charge of Orientation: Principal

Information on Safety Issues: The plan is gone through with the personnel.

Training Events: Organized if necessary.

Excercises: Execution of the Rescue Plan is trained annually in practice by organizing an evacuation drill for the students and personnel.

Initiation of New Personnel:

The immediate superior is responsible for the orientation of a new employee concerning the most significant contents of the Rescue Plan, emergency exits and the location of primary extinguishing equipment.

Safety Training

  • The Principal is responsible for organizing the safety training .
  • Close calls are reported and processed by the occupational health and safety personnel.
  • Safety knowledge is distributed through orientation, training and familiarizing oneself with the Rescue Plan .

Informing

The Principal of the University or a person authorized by the Principal carries out and is responsible of informing. The policy is that informing covers only matters that have an effect on University operations.

Concerning the high school affiliated with the Tampere University Teacher Training School, only the Administrative Principal is entitled to carry out emergency informing. The Administrative Principal and the Protection Manager of the University decide on emergency informing in co-operation.

All other informing is carried out by the rescue personnel.

Informing concerning security- and crisis situations is carried out via University Intranet. In addition, the high school personnel and parents who have provided their phone numbers have a SMS-message system that allows rapid informing in case of emergency.

In normal conditions informing is carried out by standard University procedures.

Coordination obligations

The Security Personnel of the property are obliged to coordinate the Rescue Plan with other operators in the property.