Evacuation Procedure, Conservatorium Building
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1) ALARM IS ACTIVATED |
Alarm may be activated by a fire sensor in the building. The Fire Indicator Board will indicate which area the sensor has activated. Alarm may be manually activated (eg, in case of a bomb threat. Break glass over indicator switch on main fire panel. Activated Fire Alarm will automatically contact the FIRE BRIGADE, who will attend WITHIN 7 MINUTES. |
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2) BUILDING EMERGENCY CONTROLLER dons a White Helmet and goes to FIRE INDICATOR BOARD. |
Located in the front ground floor entrance of the Conservatorium building. Contact numbers are on the emergency information board. |
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3) FLOOR WARDENS don Yellow Helmets and evacuate their designated areas. |
Enter each room and direct occupants to leave the building by the designated route immediately, taking their personal property and/or instruments with them.. REPORT to the BUILDING EMERGENCY CONTROLLER when their area is clear. |
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4) RECORD PROGRESS ON EMERGENCY INFORMATION BOARD. |
RECORD THE TIME that the FLOOR WARDENS started building evacuation, on this sheet |
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5) CHECK FIRE BOARD FOR LOCATION OF FIRE |
Assess situation-
BUILDING EMERGENCY CONTROLLER collects Emergency Information Records (folder). |
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6) AWAIT ADVICE FROM FLOOR WARDENS |
RECORD THE TIME that the FLOOR WARDENS complete evacuation of each floor, on this sheet. |
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7) If FLOOR WARDEN(S) do not turn up within a reasonable time--- |
BUILDING EMERGENCY CONTROLLER to direct DEPUTY FLOOR WARDENS to evacuate all or part of the building. |
| 8) BUILDING EMERGENCY CONTROLLER TO REMAIN AT FIB BOARD TO LIASE WITH SERVICES. | If necessary, CHECK that Fire Brigade is coming, by ringing Maintenance on ext 46000. Use Jenny’s office, ph ext 46238 |
| 9) Direct FLOOR WARDENS to PROCEED to ASSEMBLY POINT. | Take Information Board and await advice from senior public authority. |
General Guidelines for Floor Wardens.
In the event of an emergency, the WHOLE building should be evacuated, even though the danger may be confined to one floor or area. Remember, the greatest danger to staff & students is smoke.
Persons who are being evacuated may take personal belongings, handbags/briefcases/instruments etc, but only those things that they can quickly grab. Use a combination of common sense and speed- the primary danger is from smoke or fumes inhalation.
If a person refuses to leave, even after warning them of the danger of remaining, do NOT force the issue but proceed with the rest of the evacuation and REPORT TO the Building Emergency Controller when you return to them. He/she will notify the Fire Brigade of persons remaining in the building when they arrive, and they will assess the situation and remove the person if required.
ASSEMBLY POINT for all evacuated persons is the GRASS AREA TO THE REAR OF THE GRAINGER MUSEUM.
- EVACUATION ROUTE SIGNS are posted throughout the building.
- EVACUATION ROUTES from the building are by the SHORTEST PATH TO AN EXTERNAL DOOR. Persons should then move around the OUTSIDE of the building to the ASSEMBLY POINT, so they may be accounted for.
- MELBA HALL GROUND FLOOR EVACUATION ROUTE is the way they came in, out the Front Door. IT IS UNSAFE TO EVACUATE THROUGH THE SOUTH DOOR onto the drive where the Fire Trucks will arrive.