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Posted By shepp726
Can anyone tell me the legally acceptable distance a distant assembly point should be away from premises (community centre), in case of gas leak or bomb scare.
thanks karl
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Posted By Bob Youel
There is no legally defined distance that I know of - again its down to common sense & RA
Where explosives are concerned and especially so where metal can be ejected, it would be one distance and situation and where it was an average garden shed burning it would be other distance etc
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Posted By Ron Hunter
Not prescribed. Your Muster Point should be limited to (a) employees, and (b) m.o.p. who may need to be directed to a contingency premises (e.g. local church or hall) where, due to the nature of the leisure/sporting activity they were engaged in, they may not be adequately clothed to remain for any length of time exposed to the elements at the Muster Point. (Your contingency arrangements should refer). Otherwise, m.o.p. should be "dispersed".
You will of course need some of your people to remain close to the building to ensure security and thst no-one enters/re-enters the building until the all-clear is given.
These arrangements will evolve as the emergency services establish their own protocols and the cordon area may then expand beyond your initial muster point.
The short answer to all of this of course = 'the far corner of the car park'!
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Posted By shepp726
thank you will take all this into consideration
regards Karl
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Posted By Kevin Brown
A Fire Assembly Point can be quite close to the workplace as long as it's safe from (a) radiant heat (b) smoke and combustion gases and (c) collapsing structure. Too far away and you delay the assurance process (i.e. confirming to the emergency services that the building has been vacated etc).
If you've had a bomb threat you might not want to evacuate immediately without confirming the source of the threat, you could be safer evacuating 'inwards' until you've a firm idea what and where the threat is, and what your safest evacuation route is.
A large VED can propel fragments of glass and metal around 500 metres from the site of an explosion. Unless you can shelter behind/under a structure you'd want to be further away still.
To avoid the effects of smoke, chemical or biological agents you'd probably want to move upwind of the source with (hopefully) the assistance and direction of the emergency services.
As far as door guards are concerned they are a practical help during a drill but in a real event their safety is as high a priority as anyone else's. In those circumstances IMHO security would run a very poor second to safety of the individual.
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Posted By Flic
As already mentioned, the distance will depend on the circumstances. The further away your assembly point gets, the more likely that you will find it impossible to control the situation and make contact. Also people may be extremely reluctant to go there!
When creating an assembly point of any kind, beware of boxing people in. Due to a developing situation they may need to be moved to a more distant point. If the car park is walled or fenced, the corner may prove not to be such a good idea.
Flic
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Posted By Kevin Brown
p.s. 500 metres is based on Cabinet Office advice. Our local Constabulary have indicated they would move us on at least another 100 m.!
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