Disability Fire Evacuation Procedure

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Disability Fire Evacuation Procedure
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Essential Information from you

• If you have a disability that effects your
  ability to evacuate from a building or to hear
  the alarm, it is imperative that you inform the
  Disabilities Services so your needs can be
  addressed
• The Faculty/Departmental managers will then be
  able to make reasonable adjustments so that you
  are not put at a disadvantage
• If you have any special needs, it will assist
  the University in meeting them if practicable
• It will ensure a Personal Emergency Evacuation
  Plan (PEEP) is completed

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Essential Information from you
All Staff and Students who have a disability that
may affect their evacuation from a building, must
have a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP)
completed. If not please follow the link and
complete the form and send it to the Disability
Service as soon as possible.
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PEEP Information
HULLReport Centre (01482 46) 6868EMERGENCY
(01482 46) 5555
SCARBOROUGHSecurity (07123 34) 7266EMERGENCY
(01723 35) 7266
If the Scarborough number is not answered
immediately, it will link automatically to a
radio link - so dont hang up!
This PEEP should be saved as Your Surname-PEEP
and returned to the Disability Service as soon as
possible, please include any concerns regarding
its content. disability-services_at_hull.ac.uk All
information from the document will be made
available to the following posts Head of
Department/School The Departmental Safety
OfficerDisabilities Tutor Personal TutorFire
Safety Officer
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The University Of Hull
The University maintains many systems and
procedures to ensure the safety of life and to
protect the buildings Fire Detection Heat,
Smoke and Carbon monoxide Detectors Prevention
of fire and smoke spread Structural fire
precautions i.e. Fire doors and screens
etc Raising the Fire alarm Break-glass call
points Emergency Telephone Number
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The University Of Hull

• Awareness the Fire alarm has activated
• Fire alarm bells, sirens, klaxons beacons
• Deaf Alerter
• Action in the event of the Fire alarm
  activating
• Evacuation procedure
• Evacuation Chair procedure
• Fire Extinguishers
• To fight the fire if you are trained to do so
• Training Courses
• Fire Awareness, Fire Wardens, Buddy

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The University Of Hull

• Trained Personnel
• To assist all building occupants to evacuate
  safely

Departmental Safety Officers (DSO) Fire Wardens
(FW) Evacuation Chair Operators (Buddy)
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Deaf Alerter System
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Deaf Alerter System
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Sight Assistance
The University have placed tactile mats at the
head and bottom of all stairs. In addition it
has good contrast step edges on all its main
staircases.
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Chair Lifts
The University have placed Chair lifts in as many
areas as is possible to assist access. The keys
for these lifts are available from the Disability
Service.
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Your Role
It is essential that you know what actions to
carry out in the event of the fire alarm
activating and what the procedure is. For the
evacuation procedure to be effective, it is
essential that all students, when they go to the
lecture areas for the first time, identify their
nearest and alternative exits and refuges
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Disability Evacuation Procedure
On hearing the fire alarm or being warned by the
Deaf Alerter Pager start to evacuate the area and
make your way to the nearest available exit and
leave the building. If you are above ground floor
and feel you are unable to use the stairs, follow
the same route until you reach your nearest
Refuge. Contact the Report Centre/Security via
the two way communication system in the
refuge. Pass on the following information Your
name Your mobile telephone number if
possible Your location Your Buddies name
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Communications
All refuges will have two way communication
fitted, this is an ongoing process.
A speaker box is to be fitted in every refuge and
will become live on the activation of the fire
alarm.
This system connects you to the security control
room (Report Centre) who will then contact the
security mobile patrol who will be at the Fire
Panel, to inform them of your presence. In
addition the system connects you to the Fire
Panel directly so you can communicate with the
incident controller.
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Communications
Additionally you can use a mobile telephone to
contact the Report Centre Ensure you put the
Emergency Telephone Number in your phone,
preferably as a hot key. Hull 01482
46555 Scarborough 01723 357266 It is essential
that you pass on the following details Your
name Your mobile telephone number if
possible Your location Your Buddys name
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Disability Evacuation Procedure
The Security Service will inform the mobile
patrol of your location. The Refuges will be
checked by the Building Fire Wardens. If they
are trained as a Buddy they will stay with you,
if not they will report your presence to the
incident control and organise a Buddy to join
you. Buddies will check their designated Refuges
and will remain with you until confirmation is
received as to why the alarm was activated. If
it is a confirmed fire they will assist you to
evacuate the building using the Evacuation Chair.
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Disability Evacuation Procedure
If at any time you feel unsafe or the area is
compromised you must evacuate immediately. If it
is a false alarm the security service will
contact you stating you do not have to evacuate
and to wait there for further instructions.
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Refuges
The University has REFUGES on every major
evacuation route from its buildings
All REFUGES are marked with this sign
A refuge is an enclosure such as a compartment,
lobby, corridor or staircase that provides at
least a half hour of fire and smoke protection or
an area in the open air such as a flat roof or
balcony. A refuge is a place where you can wait
and rest until confirmation is received that it
is a real fire. If at any time you feel you need
to evacuate, you can initiate the procedure.
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Evacuation Chair
There is an emergency Evacuation Chair located on
your floor or it will be on both the floor below
or above The Buddy will retrieve the chair for
you It is essential that you are able to self
transfer into the Evacuation Chair, if not
contact your disabilities tutor It is vital that
that if you may need to use an evacuation chair
you are practiced in its use (Contact your DSO
for assistance) The weight limit of the chair is
22 stone
All the Emergency Evacuation Chair operators
(Buddies) have been trained in how to use the
Evacuation Chair. If you wish, you can ask a
course colleague or friend if they would be
willing to be trained. If so contact your
disabilities tutor who will organise it.
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Evacuation Chair Use
Once you have transferred into the Evacuation
Chair you will be secured into it by a waist
belt. It is important that you keep your hands in
your lap or you will try to grab the stair rail
which would be unsafe If you have involuntary
movements the chair is fitted with other
restraints to prevent any difficulties for the
Buddy
Once you are secure the Buddy will tip the chair
backwards and push you to the head of the stairs
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Evacuation Chair Use
Once you are at the head of the stairs the Buddy
will control your descent using the friction
runners on the chair
This operation can be carried out by two trained
people. Once evacuated the Buddy will stay with
you until the end of the incident.
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