Implementación de un plan de emergencia y evacuación para el Centro Comercial “Izamba Plaza” de la ciudad de Ambato

Abstract

The objective of this titling work was to implement an emergency and evacuation plan in the "IZAMBA PLAZA" shopping center in the city of Ambato, so that this establishment has procedures, actions and protocols aimed at risk prevention allowing thus improving the ability to respond to adverse events. To develop the project, it began with the identification of risks and threats to which the shopping center was exposed, then the evaluation of each one was carried out using the risk analysis methodology by colors in a matrix where three main factors were evaluated. , people, resources and processes thus obtaining the level of vulnerability, to complement this methodology and prioritize the threats, the IPER matrix was used, which is based on two factors, the first factor is the threat where the frequency, magnitude and intensity and the second factor is vulnerability, obtaining as a result of the IPER matrix, the degree of danger represented by each of the evaluated threats and allowing them to be prioritized through the level of criticality with which said method classifies them. The Meseri method was also used for the analysis of fire risk, which made it possible to easily evaluate all the characteristics of the infrastructure as well as the means of protection. It is concluded that the prioritization of threats that was obtained from the IPER matrix allowed to carry out 4 action protocols that allow an early detection of the emergency and improve the response capacity of the personnel in charge of the security of the shopping center, recommending that each year or at least once every two years to ensure that the emergency and evacuation plan complies with current regulations.