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Sent by a restoration contractor, under their own name and logo. Who it is for: Plant managers, environmental health and safety (EHS) teams, distribution center managers and corporate real estate. When to send it: Send it to industrial and logistics accounts as the first guide.
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EMERGENCY GUIDE
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Industrial & Warehouse Emergency Guide
In a plant or distribution center, a loss is measured in downtime and inventory. This guide covers the first hour and what a restoration crew needs to know about your operation before it arrives.
What makes industrial different
- Downtime has a known hourly cost. That number should drive every decision, including whether to run crews around the clock.
- Sprinkler discharge puts a large volume of water into a concentrated area, fast.
- Palletized and boxed goods wick moisture from the bottom up and look fine from the aisle.
- Electrical rooms, motor control centers (MCCs), and controls cabinets fail later from residue and humidity, not during the event.
- Lockout/tagout, confined space, and contractor safety orientation apply to restoration crews the same as anyone else.
Your first five moves
- Protect people. Call 911 for injury, fire, or any chemical release, and follow your emergency action plan.
- Shut down affected equipment and isolate power per your lockout procedure before anyone works near water.
- Stop the source. Close the sprinkler control valve only after the fire is confirmed out and per your impairment procedure, then notify your fire alarm monitoring company, the fire department and your insurer, and post a fire watch.
- Photograph racking, product, and equipment before anything is moved or a forklift goes in.
- Call [Company Name] at [emergency number] and give us your downtime cost, your safety orientation requirement, and dock access.
Have this ready before the call
- Sprinkler control valve and riser locations, plus your fire watch and impairment procedure