Transcript FIRE SAFETY - Aberdeenshire

Fire evacuation information –
Woodhill House
If you have any questions regarding this information pack please
contact: Craig McAndie, Health & Safety Unit 664118
Fire Alarm
• The Fire
Alarm is a
long
continuous
Ringing Bell
which is
tested every
Tuesday at
9.00 am
Procedure on finding a Fire
• Sound the Fire
Alarm by activating
the nearest Break
Glass Point
• Evacuate the
building and
proceed to your
Assembly Point
• Do Not Use Lifts
• Call the Fire Brigade
Fire Fighting
• Any Fires should
be left to the
Professionals
• Do Not attempt
to Extinguish
Fires
Exiting the Building
• Employees should leave by the nearest
Fire Exit
• Employees should ensure that all Visitors
follow the above procedures and proceed
to an Assembly Point promptly
Exiting the Building
• During normal evacuation conditions the Main
Entrance should not be used unless absolutely
necessary with the following exceptions:
• All Conference Rooms (A - J) and Coffee Bars
should evacuate the building via the main
stairwell, through the Main Entrance and
proceed to Assembly Point No.4
• Starbucks customers will follow the above
procedure and report to Assembly point No.7
Exiting the Building
• Restaurant customers should
leave by the nearest available exit
and proceed to Assembly Point
No.8
• All Employees should read the
Fire Action Notices located within
the building to familiarise
themselves with their dedicated
Assembly Point
Exiting the Building
• Although there are dedicated Fire
escape routes All Employees
should make themselves familiar
with alternative escape routes from
your normal place of work
• When attending meetings within
the Woodhill House Complex
follow the instructions posted in
each Committee & Conference
Room
Fire Wardens
• Identified by Green or Red Armband
• Will help facilitate the evacuation
• Will accompany Disabled Persons to
a stairwell (where necessary) or will
help to evacuate them using an
EVAC+CHAIR (where appropriate)
Persons with a Disability
• Any employee who has a hearing, visual,
physical, mobility or other form of
impairment should complete a Personal
Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP)
Questionnaire and return it to their Line
Manager for action
• Line Managers must contact the Health
and Safety Unit for support in completing
the PEEP
Persons with a Disability
• Guidance regarding the Personal
Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP) is
available on Arcadia – My Job – Health
and Safety – Woodhill House
• PEEP Questionnaire's are available on
Arcadia – My Job – Health and Safety –
Woodhill House
Safe Evacuation
• The evacuation
procedure must be
followed in the
event of a Fire or
Bomb Threat
• Do not Run when
leaving the Building
Evacuation Process
• Do not return to your
Desk to Retrieve
Personal Belongings
• All Employees,
Visitors and
Contractors must
evacuate the Building
when the Alarm is
Activated
Evacuation Process
• Personnel must not
leave the Complex
in their Vehicles
during the
evacuation
• All Employees must
proceed to their
appropriate
Assembly Point
when the Fire Alarm
is activated
Re-entering The Workplace
• An Air Horn will be activated to sound the
‘all clear’
• Employees must not re-enter the building
until the ‘all clear’ has sounded or until
instructed by a Fire Warden/Fire Service
Fire Safety in the Home
• Leaflets available
at Woodhill House
reception area
include:
• Fire Action Plan
• Save Lives with
Smoke Alarms
• Fire Safety with
Extinguishers