Description
Fire Evacuation Drill: (Once A Year)
An fire evacuation drill should be carried out at least twice a year (6 monthly).
This is dependent on the size, nature of operations and occupancy characteristics.
The fire drill, amongst other items, needs to take account of the following:
An fire evacuation drill should be carried out at least twice a year (6 monthly).
This is dependent on the size, nature of operations and occupancy characteristics.
The fire drill, amongst other items, needs to take account of the following:
- Testing of active & passive fire systems and ensuring their correct operations.
- Practicing the procedure adopted within the building, to test its effectiveness.
- Allowing fire wardens and fire incident controllers practice in their roles.
- Demonstrating suitable procedures are indeed in-place, rehearsed & effective.
How do you know what to do?
Unless you have received suitable training, you don't.
Fire warden training does not necessarily qualify you to undertake fire evacuation drills.
There are a number of areas needed to be addressed during an fire evacuation drill.
These can be divided in to two categories:
1. RSET (Required Safe Escape Time)
2. ASET (Available Safe Escape Time)
RSET:
- Detect the fire
- Sound the alarm.
- Occupants to recognise the alarm.
- Occupants to respond to the alarm.
- Travel time.
ASET:
- Alert time from fire initiation to detection/ recognition.
- Pre-movement time by behaviour that diverts an individual from the escape route.
- Travel time to physically get to an exit.
- Flow time i.e. how long it takes for the occupants to move through the various stages.
Other Areas To Be Assessed:
- Class of building
- Optimum escape time
- Actual escape time
- Distance of travel
- Density factors
- Fire exits
These are just a few areas needed to be assessed within an suitable fire evacuation strategy.
Implementing all the above and more, into the fire evacuation procedure is a professional service.
MG Fire Safety Group can help in a number of ways.
1. We can conduct an suitable fire risk assessment
2. We can implement an suitable fire safety management plan.
3. We can conduct an suitable fire evacuation drill.
4. We can assess your current drill & fire wardens.
5. We can initiate a new plan and drill occurrence for you to follow.
If you would like to discuss an annual or bi-annual fire evacuation drill policy & procedure:
Please Contact Us via our online enquiry form or call: 0800 999 8595 for your quotation.