St' Vincents Hospital Fire Training

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St. Vincents HospitalFire Training

• System Of Wardens
• Safety Features
• Discovery of Smoke
• Code Red Procedures
• R.A.C.E Principle
• Use of Extinguishers

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RESPOND BLUE
CARDIAC ARREST

• Dial ext 2444
• Give Ward Bed Number
• Escort Team to Patient

All Medical, Nursing
Allied Health staff will require specific
Basic/Advanced life support skills
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CODE GREY

• Ensure safety of self others if possible
• Dial ext 2444, name exact location
• Remove potential weapons
• Relocate other patients
• Remain calm
• Liaise with code grey team
• Arrange debriefing for staff

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CODE RED
FIRE / SMOKE

• Attempt to rescue if safe to do so
• Close doors to isolate smoke
• Raise alarm by contacting ext 2444 and break the
  glass of the fire alarm
• Alert persons nearby
• Follow the instructions of the Area Warden /
  Dept. Emergency Coordinator
• Respond Red Alert / Action

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CODE YELLOW
INTERNAL EMERGENCY - EG. GAS LEAK, TRAPPED
PERSON, CHEMICAL SPILL

• Move person/persons to safety if safe to do so
• Alert the Emergency Team - ph. ext. 2444
• State locality and name clearly
• State type of incident, persons hurt, assistance
  if required
• Environmental Assessment

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CODE BROWN
EXTERNAL DISASTER E.G. TERRORIST ATTACK, PLANE
CRASH

• Hospital notified by outside source
• Report to senior person
• Standby for instructions

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CODE PURPLE
BOMB THREAT

• Gather information from caller
• Dont hang up the phone
• Initiate Emergency Response
• Initiate search of local area to assist Emergency
  Response team upon arrival
• Do not touch any unidentified objects
• Do not use mobile phones or two way radios
• Assist Area Warden as required

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CODE ORANGE
EVACUATION

• Authorisation - Emergency Coordinator Only
• Local Area - Directed by Area Warden - when
  instructed to do so
• Allows controlled response
• Types
• Across the floor laterally
• Whole floor to external evacuation point
• Entire building to external evacuation point
• External points - Carlton Gardens Victoria Pde
  Centre Area

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CONCLUSION

• References - Action Cards, Manual, ID Cards
  Tabards
• Dial ext. 2444 - ANY EMERGENCY
• Ask the Area Warden for advice in your work area
• Assist Emergency Response Team however possible
  eg. removal of people from danger area etc.

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FIRE PROTECTION FEATURES

• Sprinkler Systems
• Smoke Detectors
• Heat Detectors
• Emergency Lighting
• Fire Rated Doors
• Air Handling System

• Break Glass Alarms
• Extinguishers
• Hose Reels
• Primary Secondary Control Room (EWIS)
• Stair Pressurisation System

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SYSTEM OF WARDENS
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HAZARD

• Potential to cause harm or injury

RISK

• Likelihood of harm or injury actually
  occuring

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SYSTEMS IN PLACE

• Occupational Health and Safety Policy
• Security
• Wardens
• Fire Safety/Emergency Training
• Communications
• Quality Auditing
• Rehabilitation

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SYSTEMS IN PLACE

• Occupational Health and Safety Policy
• Security
• Wardens
• Fire Safety/ Emergency Training
• Communication
• Quality Auditing
• Rehabilitation

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COMMUNICATIONS

• Incident/Injury/Hazard Reports
• Issue Resolution Procedures
• Occupational Health and Safety Representatives
• Occupational Health and Safety Committee

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QUALITY SYSTEMS AUDITING

• Department Level
• Safety Map (WorkCover)
• EQuIP (Australian Council of Healthcare Standards)

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SECURITY

• LOCATION - Front of Accident
  and Emergency
• HOSPITAL COVER - 24 Hours
• CONTACT - Duty Security Officer
  (page 201)
• AFTER HOURS - If Urgent Dial 99
  (switchboard) - Otherwise Dial
  Ext. 4444
• WILL PROVIDE ESCORT TO CAR PARK

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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY POLICY

• SVHM endeavours to ensure that work is performed
  without risk to health and safety by INFORMING,
  INSTRUCTING, TRAINING and SUPERVISING
• all staff, including contractors WILL TAKE
  EVERY REASONABLE PRECAUTION for THERE OWN SAFETY
  and that of their COLLEAGUES, PATIENTS AND
  VISITORS through ADHERANCE TO POLICIES
  PROCEDURES
• The Service FULLY EMBRACES THE ROLE of the OHS
  Representative and encourages open, constructive,
  communication
• Problems should be IDENTIFIED and RESOLVED
  PROMPTLY

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AREA WARDENS

• Investigate reported incidents
• Report incident to Switchboard (2444)
  (if not already done by staff)
• Don tabbard instigate immediate actions
  detailed on the appropriate Action Cards eg.
  press fire bell
• Maintain communications with Emergency Coordintor
  when established via WIP phone
• Prepare for evacuation if required
• Initiate evacuation if required or directed by
  Coordinator
• Await arrival of Deputy Emergency Coordinator

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Evacuation Warning Interncom System

• The purpose of an emergency warning and
  intercommunication system (EWIS) is to enable the
  orderly evacuation of a building in the event of
  an emergency.

• The EWIS panel achieves this by providing
• An Emergency Warning and Evacuation System.
• An Intercommunication System.
• Automatic Evacuation Mode.

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Evacuation Warning Interncom System

• The Emergency Warning (Evacuation ) System
  generates audible and/or visible signals to
• Alert the occupants of an emergency situation.
• Instruct the occupants to evacuate the building.

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Evacuation Warning Interncom System

• The building is divided up into evacuation areas
  or zones, with at least one zone per floor of a
  building.
• Zones may be selected independently, in groups,
  or all together for one of three independent
  warning signals.
• ALERT - A pulsed on/off tone of 420Hz that
  rises in volume through six levels after its
  initial activation. This alerts the occupants to
  the existence of an emergency situation and that
  they should standby for the evacuation tone or
  verbal instructions. It also serves to alert the
  floor wardens to take up their designated
  positions and prepare for evacuation.

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Evacuation Warning Interncom System

• EVACUATE - A burst of tone rising in frequency
  from 500Hz to 1200Hz. After 4 bursts a digitally
  recorded voice message is spoken twice. This
  pattern repeats and is the instruction for the
  occupants to leave the building. In the manual
  mode of operation the voice message is not
  included in the evacuate tone.
• PAGING - Voice announcements can be made
  manually from the front panel mounted microphone.
• Visible warning lights, used to supplement the
  audible tones, are coloured amber for alert and
  red for evacuate.

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Evacuation Warning Interncom System

• The intercommunications system allows the House
  Warden to communicate via telephone type handsets
  to Zone or Floor Wardens located at exit points
  on each floor or zone. The system comprises the
  master phone, zone selection switches and slave
  handsets on each zone of the building.
• Facilities are provided on the ECP to monitor the
  status of all calls including the reception,
  origination and progress of all incoming and
  outgoing calls as well as fault monitoring of the
  WIP lines.

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Evacuation Warning Interncom System

• Do not manually operate the hook switch of any
  WIP or ECP phone while holding the earpiece close
  to your ear. Always replace the handset to
  operate the hook switch.
• Some models / configurations of WIP phones use
  the earpiece to generate the ring sound and this
  may be uncomfortably loud if it is close to your
  ear.

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Evacuation Warning Interncom System

• The EWIS system can be operated in any one of
  three modes, AUTO, MANUAL or ISOLATE. The system
  is normally operated in the AUTO mode. In this
  mode the system is connected to the Fire
  Indicator Panel enabling automatic operation of
  the evacuation system in the event of a fire
  alarm. In addition, Break Glass Alarm (BGA)
  manual call points can also be connected to the
  EWIS system to initiate automatic operation in
  the event of an emergency alarm.

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Evacuation Warning Interncom System

• In MANUAL mode the operator at the ECP has
  control of the system and can manually select the
  alert, evacuate or public address functions for
  each of the zones.
• In ISOLATE mode the keyboard of the ECP is
  effectively isolated from the rest of the system
  so that operator training can be carried out
  without activating the various tones in each
  tone. The system is still operational in that
  field faults or FIP/BGA activations will be shown
  on their respective indicators on the keyboard.

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Chief Warden

• Don tabbard
• Ensure alarm is raised / code is called
• Avoid panic
• Ensure communications are established - Emerg
  Coord and Wardens (landline, WIP, radio, mobile
  phone)
• Maintain Incident Register
• Liaise with Unit Staff / Emergency Response Teams
• Liaise with Emergency Coordinator Deputy
• Liaise with Emergency Services

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Chief Warden

• Ensure protective equipment is issued and used
• Prevent unauthorised access
• Coordinate evacuation / search
• Evacuation strategy - laterally, vertically,
  building
• De-activate EWIS when appropriate
• Do NOT touch Fire Indicator Panel

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