The Board Should Improve Procedures for Preparing for and Responding to Emergency Events

Appendix B Floor Warden Survey Results

In December 2012, we developed a nine-question survey for floor wardens covering topics dealing with floor warden training and emergency preparedness. The survey also provided space for optional comments. We used the floor warden roster on the Board's Emergency Preparedness website to distribute the survey. The roster included 158 floor wardens, but we found that 7 of those employees no longer worked at the Board. Of the 7 former employees, 2 had transferred to Reserve Banks; therefore, their e-mail addresses were still active and they received the survey. In total, we distributed 153 surveys. The compiled responses from the 73 floor wardens who responded are shown below.

Questions		Number	Percent
What building do you work in?
	Martin/Eccles	39	53
	New York Avenue	10	14
	Leased office space	24	33
Are you familiar with the contents of the Board's Occupant Emergency Plan?
	Yes	57	78
	No	16	22
How would you rate the quality of information in the Occupant Emergency Plan?
	More than adequate	13	18
	Generally adequate	43	59
	Less than adequate	1	1
	Never read it	16	22
Have you completed floor warden training presented by the Emergency Preparedness Bureau in the last year?
	Yes, and I have worked at the Board for over a year	47	64
	Yes, and I have worked at the Board for less than a year	2	3
	No, and I have worked at the Board for over a year	23	32
	No, and I have worked at the Board for less than a year	1	1
Have you been involved in any of the drills listed below in the last year?
	Yes, a fire drill	34	47
	Yes, a shelter in place	1	1
	Yes, a fire drill and a shelter in place	21	29
	No	17	23
Do you know where all of the exit routes on your floor are located?
	Yes	67	92
	No	6	8
Have you walked down all of the emergency stairs to the exit doors on the street level from your work place?
	Yes	51	70
	No	22	30
Do you feel that there is enough floor warden coverage in your area of the floor?
	Yes	59	81
	No	14	19
Do you feel comfortable with your duties to be a floor warden?
	Yes	60	82
	No	13	18