Staff Induction Fire and Emergency Nick Giles OHS Manager

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Staff Induction Fire and EmergencyNick Giles
OHS Manager
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Emergency Alarm

• Kooyong and many buildings
• Alert (prepare to evacuate) Beep Beep
  like a truck reversing
• Evacuate tone Woop Woop
• Enfield a ringing bell
• Find out what the alarm sounds like in your
  building

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Raising the Alarm

• Call 000
• Enfield call 3444
• Break glass alarm (red boxes on the wall)
• Call reception
• Call the Chief Warden

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Emergency Warden

• Is in charge during the emergency
• Will be wearing hat
• All persons must obey the instructions of the
  warden
• Wardens may request your assistance

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Dont Panic

• Keeping calm, obeying the emergency warden and
  following our emergency procedures is the best
  way to get through the emergency safely

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Fire

• In case of fire
• Rescue people from danger (if safe)
• Raise the alarm (alert your colleagues / call
  000)
• Close the doors
• Evacuate use nearest route

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Fight the Fire????

• If its a small fire AND youve been trained how
  to use the extinguishers, you can try to put the
  fire out BUT DONT TAKE ANY RISKS
• Otherwise close the doors and evacuate
• (Closing the doors will starve the fire of fresh
  air (slowing the fire down) and trap the smoke)

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Fire Prevention

• Electrical safety
• Storage of flammable / combustible materials
• Training and awareness
• Fire escapes kept clear at ALL times
• Controlling smoking

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Bomb Threat

• If by phone keep the caller talking (DO NOT HANG
  UP THE PHONE)
• Notify Emergency Warden or nearest staff member
• Record details of threat using the Bomb Threat
  Checklist
• Await further instructions by emergency warden
• Do not leave unless authorised by the police or
  the Chief Warden as you may need to be
  interviewed
• Do not close doors, open any that are closed

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Bomb Threat

• For written Threat/Suspect Mail
• Do not open suspect mail
• Notify your Emergency Warden or Manager
• Await further instructions

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Bomb Threat

• If you find or receive a suspicious item
• DO
• Isolate the article stop people from entering
  the area
• Evacuate the immediate area
• Raise the alarm
• Try to confirm origin
• Do Not
• Attempt to open
• Immerse in water
• Place in confined space
• Transport through congested areas

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Bomb Threat Checklist

• When is the bomb going to explode?
• Where did you put the bomb?
• When did you put it there?
• What does the bomb look like?
• What kind of bomb is it?
• What will make the bomb explode?
• Did you place the bomb?
• Why did you place the bomb?
• What is your name?
• Where are you?
• What is your address?

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Evacuation

• Report to the internal assembly area (if in
  place)
• DO NOT USE THE LIFT
• Follow the directions of the Emergency Warden
• Assist colleagues if needed
• Ambulant people evacuate first, semi ambulant
  second
• Meet and stay at the external assembly point
• Report any missing persons to the Chief Warden
• Do not return until the official All Clear is
  given
• Dont take belongings unless instructed to

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Evacuation

• All staff should familiarise themselves with the
  locations of their internal and external assembly
  areas

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Security / Intruder

• Obey the offenders instructions
• Raise the alarm
• Evacuate the immediate area
• Keep additional people from entering the area
• Take note of the person ie speech, clothing,
  height, weight, age, hair, accent
• Use Description of the Offender Checklist

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Security / Intruder

• Put distance between yourself and the aggressor
• Put yourself between exit and the aggressor
• Remove yourself from the situation as soon as
  safely possible
• Talk in a non threatening manner
• Do only what is directed, nothing more
• Raise the alarm
• Good communication, acting politely and
  professionally and not over reacting has been
  shown to be the best course of action

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Medical Emergency

• Check for danger
• Raise the alarm, call reception or 000
• Obtain first aid assistance
• Direct ambulance officers to the scene

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Internal Emergency

• Examples of internal emergencies
• flood illegal occupancy
• electricity person trapped in lift
• gas leak hazardous substances spill
• damage to internal structures

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Internal Emergency

• Is it an emergency or should you call Facilities?
• If it is an emergency
• Remove people from danger
• Raise the alarm
• Reduce the impact
• Stop more people coming involved
• Communicate get help to rectify
• Get department back to normal

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External Emergency

• Notify Chief Warden
• If required prepare to evacuate
• Follow Chief Wardens instructions

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Incident Report

• An incident report should be filled in for all
  incidents and emergencies
• This will help us to assess what happened and
  make recommendations to reduce the likelihood of
  reoccurrence

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