Classroom Emergency Procedures Poster: Office Size

Ever since the tragedy at Columbine High School in the late 1990’s, school districts have been committed to improving their emergency response and preparedness. More recently, the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School served as a horrific reminder of the necessity for schools to have clear and comprehensive emergency safety procedures to respond to shooting emergencies. Equally important is having procedures in place to deal with other types of emergency situations, including chemical/environmental dangers and severe weather emergencies, such as the tornado that destroyed two elementary schools in Oklahoma or the recent California wildfires that have prompted emergency school evacuations. 

Preparedness requires that schools not only identify emergency procedures, but also run safety drills in which students and school staff must run through the procedures as if they were facing an actual emergency. Such drills ensure that all staff and students know what to do in various emergency situations.

These laminated Classroom Emergency Procedures posters (available on the current page in 8.5" x 13" office size, or here in 10.5" x 17.5" classroom size) identify the procedures for carrying out the following emergency responses:*

• Evacuation (and possibly relocation)- Used, for example, in the case of suspected chemical contaminant or explosive device 
• Lockdown - Used when there is a danger within the building such as an intruder
• Lockout - Used to protect against a danger outside of the building, such as an armed robber in the neighborhood or vicinity
• Shelter-in-place - Used, for example, in the case of an environmental danger or a weather-related emergency or such as a tornado 
• Fire Emergency
• Medical Emergency

*For greater detail, view a sample poster

Your order includes twenty (20) identical copies of the 8.5" x 13" Classroom Emergency Procedures poster.