Contributor: Dennis K. Sullivan, B.A., EMT-P, CEM, CHMM Business Title: Environmental Manager Contact Information: Environmental Manager University of Louisville Department of Environmental Health and Safety Louisville, Kentucky 40292 Phone: 502) 852-2948 Fax: 502 852-0880 Pager 502 478-5626 Email: dennis.sullivan@louisville.edu

Title of Presentation: Model Emergency Action Plans: Will They Work in the Multi-Building Facility Author: Dennis K. Sullivan, B.A., EMT-P, CEM, CHMM Key Words: emergency planning, Emergency Action Plan, EAP Abstract: The University of Louisville is a state institution of higher learning with three campuses in the Louisville metro area. It is the second largest university in Kentucky with approximately 21,000 students, 5,000 employees and 150 buildings. The University was founded in 1798, and in its two hundred year history has grown from a private seminary to a city university and finally to a state university. During 1998, the University of Louisville Department of Environmental Health and Safety (DEHS) conducted a gap analysis of emergency planning and fire safety programs on the University campuses. The gap analysis provided information that included the need for emergency planning. One of the primary goals was to ensure that each building or facility had an effective, building-specific emergency action plan. DEHS had a strategy ready to reach its goal of 150 building-specific plans. The first step was to develop a model Emergency Action Plan (EAP) that could be sculpted into a building-specific plan. This presentation will discuss the requirements that had to be met for developing the EAP and the benefits derived from the use of the model plan for developing specific emergency action plans.