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What are the likely types of emergencies in schools?
Schools that plan specifically for the different types of emergencies are better-equipped to save lives. Emergencies – from floods to fire, earthquake, storm or even infrastructure failure – can be disastrous no matter the time of the year, no...
What is a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP)?
Disabilities affecting mobility, sight, hearing or cognitive ability can get in the way of individuals being able to follow the general emergency evacuation plan for your facility. This puts them at risk of missing the opportunity to safely...
A guide to fire warden training
Fire wardens play a massive role in all building evacuation plans, which is why they require the best training available. Along with your emergency plan, having building fire wardens offers an important risk control measure to ensure that your...
Evacuation diagrams for hotels
Evacuation diagrams play a crucial role in maintaining the safety of all guests, staff and visitors in hotels. Preparing your hotel, motel or accommodation venue for an emergency is crucial to safety for all. Part of the emergency evacuation...
How to create an effective fire plan for your business
It’s up to you to create a fire evacuation plan that ensures the health and safety of people and your property.If you are the owner, manager or operator of a facility, it’s your responsibility to manage your emergency evacuation plan. An...
How to ensure the best evacuation training for staff
In the case of a fire or emergency, having a solid evacuation plan is important, but you must also know how to execute it. The most important thing in an emergency is time: it can mean the difference between everybody safely evacuating from the...
How to create an Evacuation Plan for Australian Standards
It’s absolutely crucial that you follow the Australian Standards when creating an evacuation plan for any dwelling. Standards such as AS 3745-2010 have been created to help workplaces make better Evacuation Plans – by reducing risk and...
What does good evacuation management look like?
Good evacuation management comes from excellent planning.Crucial to any successful emergency management is an ironclad Emergency Evacuation Plan. Your evacuation plan should contain three core areas: Evacuation Diagrams, Emergency Response...
How to make the most of fire and evacuation training
Having a fire evacuation plan is one thing, but knowing how to execute it is another. Did you know that less than 25% of people when randomly tested can locate their nearest fire extinguisher from memory without searching the building? This...