Building Incident Response Team (BIRT) Training at Buhr – Hybrid

The Library Life Safety program participates in the campus-wide Building Incident Response Team (BIRT) program for enhancing building emergency response – such as fire evacuation and severe weather sheltering. In this one-hour hybrid (in-person preferred) workshop, presented by Director of Facilities Phil Han and Safety Coordinator Dawn Gardner, library employees will participate in a BIRT training session to prepare BIRT Members to fulfill their BIRT duties in the event of an emergency. The first half will be a presentation; and the second half will be an interactive walk-through portion. The training session will start in Buhr Building Room 839 and will move through various parts of the building. Attending in person for the full hour is preferred, but attending only the first 30-minute presentation portion (available via Zoom) would also be helpful for BIRT Members.

This session can serve as an initial training session for new BIRT Members, or as a refresher for current BIRT Members.

This workshop is part of the Library’s Safety Training Program and supports the following U-M Library Safety Program Learning Outcomes in the Building Incident Response and Life Safety section:

• #1 BIRT employees will understand their role in library building evacuation procedures and how to apply procedures to their specific location.
• #2 Employees will understand building evacuation procedures in the event of an emergency alarm.
• #3 Employees will have familiarity with the specific building evacuation routes nearest their frequent work locations.
• #4 Employees will understand shelter-in-place procedures in the event of severe weather or emergency alert.
• #5 Employees will locate life safety equipment (fire extinguishers, AED, first aid kits) nearest their frequent work locations.

Please register in advance! Thank you!

We prefer in-person attendance for this training if possible, but you may attend virtually for the first half  hour only; the second half hour is a walk-through.  The URL for the first half hour will be included in the confirmation message you receive 5-10 minutes after you register, as well as in an automatic reminder message sent two days prior to the session.