Fire Policy - King's High

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Location of Assembly Point Assembly points are located as follows; Playground outside St Mary’s and Sixth Form Centre. An alternative assembly point is located in St.Mary’s garden in the event of full site evacuation. Provision for out of hours Before 8.30am and after 3.45pm and all weekend the above procedures for sounding the alarm and evacuation still apply. When the School Office is unattended the Domestic Services Manager or Duty Caretaker or most senior member of staff will make the decision regarding identification of fire, briefing the emergency services on arrival and safe return to the building. The senior member of staff is responsible for accounting for all people. Procedures for liaison with the Fire Service on arrival and during the evacuation The Evacuation Control Officer (ECO) will meet the Fire Service on arrival and give details of any missing persons. The ECO will be identified by a high visibility vest. The Fire Floor Plan will be kept in the Office with the attendance registers. The ECO will pass this information on to the Fire Service on their arrival. Specific arrangements for high fire risk areas and how this is conveyed to the Fire Service upon arrival The ECO will meet with the fire service and provide plans of the School showing high risk areas such as COSHH storage, boiler house, kilns, art and DT rooms. Arrangements for Fighting Fires A number of staff have received Fire Awareness training which included the use of fire extinguishers. A fire must only be tackled by staff who have received training to do so and only if it is safe to do so. Location of Fire Risk Assessment and Responsibilities The Fire Risk Assessment is located in the Foundation Health & Safety Office Red Housea and the Foundation Health & Safety Manager is responsible for ensuring that it is updated annually. The Foundation Health & Safety Manager and the Deputy Heads are jointly responsible for ensuring all recommendations following a Fire Risk Assessment are carried out. KHS Fire Action Policy November 2011 Page 8
Contingency Plans for when Fire Alarm System is out of order If a fire is discovered and the emergency call point does not operate the School Office should be notified as soon as possible either by telephone or by a runner who will physically notify the School Office. The person discovering the fire should commence evacuation procedures immediately. The Receptionist will notify the Emergency Service’s by dialling 9-999 and then follow normal Emergency Evacuation procedures. The Administration Manager ( Deputy - Receptionist) should: notify the DSM, Caretaker, Deputy Heads and Health & Safety Manager or Finance and Resources Manager by telephone, who will commence evacuation procedures. A loud speaker will be located in the PE Office which should be used to begin evacuation. Comment [s1]: to check The Caretaker and Caretaker’s assistant will be responsible for raising the alarm in Chapel Street and St Nic’s. The message “ALL STAFF, PUPILS AND VISITORS, PLEASE EVACUATE THE BUILDING FOLLOWING THE USUAL EVACUATION PROCEDURES” should be used. Departmental Heads are responsible for ensuring their area is clear. En-route to the assembly point please check offices, store rooms and toilets in your department. In cases where you department covers two floors you must nominate a person to carry out this activity on that floor. In the circumstance where it is known the fire alarm is not functioning then the following procedures apply: Consideration should be given to the continuation of high risk activities such as DT, Science practicals and Food Technology and a decision should be made by the SMT. Additional staff from the exam invigilator list and lunchtime supervisors should be drafted in to cover particular areas of the school. The following staff have been allocated a particular area to “patrol” in the event of a known alarm failure and will be issued with whistles to use to indicate evacuation. The message “ALL STAFF, PUPILS AND VISITORS, PLEASE EVACUATE THE BUILDING FOLLOWING THE USUAL EVACUATION PROCEDURES” should be used.. CAC – T.Hayes / P.Pardoe Priory – K.Hewitt No 2 Chapel Street –R.Court KHS Fire Action Policy November 2011 Page 9
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