OREANDA-NEWS. July 20, 2010. The event was aimed at personnel evacuation skill training and prevention of wrong actions at fire. In the course of the drill actions under fire conditions, personnel’s sense of direction and taking right decision independently quickly and correctly were trained.

The drill was started at 11:00 a.m., under its conditions hot spot was in basement, in heating point. After training alarm in building of the executive apparatus warning system was put into operation, ticket barriers were unlocked, evacuation exits were opened, and lift was blocked. Employees of the executive apparatus left rooms of the building and went outside in an orderly manner within several minutes. After the drill end command all systems in the building were got under general condition. The results of the event will be recorded in the fire drill register.

Sergey Shumakher, Deputy General Director for Technical Policy of IDGC of Centre — Head of the drill assessed action of personnel on organization of evacuation in case of fire positively: “Fire drill proved readiness of personnel of the executive apparatus of the Company to act under fire conditions in building properly. Persons responsible for fire safety managed their duties clearly having organized quick evacuation of people from the building”.