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Staff Induction
Fire and Emergency
Nick Giles
OHS Manager
Emergency Alarm
Kooyong and many buildings;
Alert (prepare to evacuate) – “Beep Beep”
– like a truck reversing
Evacuate tone – Woop Woop
Enfield – a ringing bell
Find out what the alarm sounds like in your
building
Raising the Alarm
Call 000
Enfield – call 3444
Break glass alarm (red boxes on the wall)
Call reception
Call the Chief Warden
Emergency Warden
Is in charge during the emergency
Will be wearing hat
All persons must obey the instructions of the
warden
Wardens may request your assistance
Don’t Panic
Keeping calm, obeying the emergency
warden and following our emergency
procedures is the best way to get through the
emergency safely
Fire
In case of fire
Rescue people from danger (if safe)
Raise the alarm (alert your colleagues / call 000)
Close the doors
Evacuate – use nearest route
Fight the Fire????
If it’s a small fire AND you’ve been trained
how to use the extinguishers, you can try to
put the fire out – BUT DON’T TAKE ANY
RISKS
Otherwise close the doors and evacuate
(Closing the doors will starve the fire of fresh air
(slowing the fire down) and trap the smoke)
Fire Prevention
Electrical safety
FLAMMABLE
LIQUID
Storage of flammable / combustible materials
Training and awareness
Fire escapes kept clear at ALL times
Controlling smoking
Bomb Threat
If by phone keep the caller talking (DO NOT HANG UP
THE PHONE)
Notify Emergency Warden or nearest staff member
Record details of threat using the Bomb Threat Checklist
Await further instructions by emergency warden
Do not leave unless authorised by the police or the Chief
Warden as you may need to be interviewed
Do not close doors, open any that are closed
Bomb Threat
For written Threat/Suspect Mail:
Do not open suspect mail
Notify your Emergency Warden or Manager
Await further instructions
Bomb Threat
If you find or receive a suspicious item
DO
Isolate the article – stop people from entering the area
Evacuate the immediate area
Raise the alarm
Try to confirm origin
Do Not
Attempt to open
Immerse in water
Place in confined space
Transport through congested areas
Bomb Threat Checklist
When is the bomb going to explode?
Where did you put the bomb?
When did you put it there?
What does the bomb look like?
What kind of bomb is it?
What will make the bomb explode?
Did you place the bomb?
Why did you place the bomb?
What is your name?
Where are you?
What is your address?
Evacuation
Report to the internal assembly area (if in place)
DO NOT USE THE LIFT
Follow the directions of the Emergency Warden
Assist colleagues if needed
Ambulant people evacuate first, semi ambulant
second
Meet and stay at the external assembly point
Report any missing persons to the Chief Warden
Do not return until the official “All Clear” is given
Don’t take belongings unless instructed to
Evacuation
All staff should familiarise themselves with the
locations of their internal and external assembly
areas
Security / Intruder
Obey the offender’s instructions
Raise the alarm
Evacuate the immediate area
Keep additional people from entering the area
Take note of the person ie speech, clothing, height,
weight, age, hair, accent
Use “Description of the Offender Checklist”
Security / Intruder
Put distance between yourself and the aggressor
Put yourself between exit and the aggressor
Remove yourself from the situation as soon as
safely possible
Talk in a non threatening manner
Do only what is directed, nothing more
Raise the alarm
Good communication, acting politely and
professionally and not over reacting has been
shown to be the best course of action
Medical Emergency
Check for danger
Raise the alarm, call reception or 000
Obtain first aid assistance
Direct ambulance officers to the scene
Internal Emergency
Examples of internal emergencies:
flood
illegal occupancy
electricity
person trapped in lift
gas leak
hazardous substances spill
damage to internal structures
Internal Emergency
Is it an emergency or should you call
Facilities?
If it is an emergency:
Remove people from danger
Raise the alarm
Reduce the impact
Stop more people coming involved
Communicate – get help to rectify
Get department back to normal
External Emergency
Notify Chief Warden
If required prepare to evacuate
Follow Chief Warden’s instructions
Incident Report
An incident report should be filled in for all
incidents and emergencies
This will help us to assess what happened
and make recommendations to reduce the
likelihood of reoccurrence