SmartDraw includes easy to use templates to help you create an evacuation plan drawing for your building or facility. Create your building and then draw you evacuation plan layered on top of it.
You'll get symbols for everything you need to create an evacuation drawing plan. You'll be able to mark exit locations, drag-and-drop fire safety equipment, and maker safe assembly points.
You can import your existing office or facility floor plan as a PDF or image, scale it to size, and quickly draw an evacuation route on top. You don't need to redraw your layout from scratch.
SmartDraw is easy to work with no matter what other apps you use. You can add your evacuation drawing plan to:
SmartDraw works hand in glove with most file storage systems. You can save your evacuation drawing plan directly to:
There is no need to create a parallel set of common folders and permissions, SmartDraw can just save files directly into your existing set up.
Share your evacuation drawing plan with anyone, even if they don't own a copy of SmartDraw, with a link.
You can also easily export any diagram as a PDF or common image formats like PNG or SVG.
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Collaborate on your evacuation drawing plan in real time. Offer suggestions or communicate approval via comments. Make sure your safety and emergency response team is on the same page.
SmartDraw also works where you already communicate with others. You can collaborate on a plan in Microsoft Teams®, Slack or Confluence.
Choose a evacuation plan template below to open SmartDraw in your browser to start drawing a plan right now.
You can draw the floor plan of your building from scratch or import an existing floor plan as a PDF or image. Unlike space planning floor plans, you don't need to add furniture to your drawing. Stick to walls, doors, windows, and key structural features.
Clearly identify all the exits and stairwells.
Draw pathways using lines and arrows from rooms to the nearest exists. Include a secondary route in case the primary route is blocked.
Place symbols for fire safety equipment like fire extinguishers, first aid kids, and sprinkler shut offs where appropriate.
Mark hazardous materials to avoid like chemical storage and locked rooms.
Use a legend to clearly label your plan with "You are Here" markers and safe meeting points.
Share your evacuation plan with your team to make sure to double-check accurate and to make sure it meets fire-safety standards.
Export your emergency exit plan as a PDF for printing. You can also directly insert it into any Microsoft Office app like Microsoft Word® or PowerPoint®, or add it to Google Docs™ or Google Slides™.
SmartDraw's evacuation drawing plan software makes it easy for anyone to create a clear, easy-to-read evacuation plan in minutes. Just open a template, customize it, and add ready-to-use symbols. It's that simple.
What makes it so fast and easy? SmartDraw does much of the drawing for you. You can drag-and-drop built-in shapes to your template and powerful tools will help you align and size them. You can import an existing floor plan and draw your evacuation plan on top.
When you're ready to share your plan, you can export it to Office® or Google Workspace™ easily.
Read SmartDraw's evacuation plan tutorial here.
An Emergency Response Plan or ERP deals directly with what people should do the moment an emergency (fire, earthquake, active threat) occurs.
Step 1. Exit routes Step 2. Safe areas Step 3. Evacuation procedures Step 4. Present to employees Step 5. Assign responsibilities
The five P's of evacuation are: People, Prescriptions, Papers, Personal Needs, and Priceless Items.
SmartDraw lets you import a PDF and make it a background image you can sketch over. Add evacuation routes, notes, and more to an existing design.
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) the golden rule of an evacuation should be: "Get out, stay out, and call for help."
OSHA describes the purpose of an EAP in 29 CFR 1910.38(b). An Emergency Evacuation Plan is supposed to facilitate and organize employer and employee actions during workplace emergencies. The elements of the plan must include, but are not limited to: means of reporting fires and other emergencies, evacuation procedures, and emergency escape route assignments.
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