An effective emergency plan is essential for any workplace; a large office building with hundreds of employees, a supermarket complex or bank, or sites used by the public such as a hotel or a restaurant. Emergency incidents are not planned and can occur at any time. With proper planning your workforce can be prepared to effectively respond to incidents and therefore minimise loss.
Emergency planning identifies the potential risks that your workplace can face. We can assist you to develop your own site specific plan that identifies risks to your workplace, help you identify the key personnel who will act as wardens and provide implementation training, including site evacuations.
Each workplace has its own individual characteristics and risk profile. This includes, building design and location, construction materials and building classification. Your emergency plan will be site specific and designed to address the characteristics and the type of work carried out at your workplace.
Your emergency plan will identify the building (including design features) and the type of work carried out on your site. The plan will also identify potential hazards, set out instructions for dealing with various kinds of emergencies, and include information on fire fighting equipment, building services and general safety features. Each plan will provide information regarding;
Emergency control organisation - roles and responsibilities
Telephone contact numbers - emergency services, other services and staff
Evacuation procedures and assembly areas and
Staff training
Tasmania Fire Service provides a Fire Evacuation Plan Guide to assist in the developement of your site specific emergency plan. Key considerations that will need to be addressed in your plan are;
Emergency plan format,
Warden selection
Management and appropiate response to each potential emergency (our courses cover Fire,Bomb Threat, Personal Threat and other relavent workplace emergencies),
We will provide training to suit your workplace needs.
Please note: Owners and occupiers of buildings have a number of fire safety obligations imposed on them by the Fire Service Act 1979 and the General Fire Regulations 2010. These obligations are primarily aimed at providing for the safety of building occupants and fire-fighters in the event of a fire, and to minimise the spread of fire.
For further assistance in regard your obligations please contact us.
