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Posted By DeanT
New member here,
looking for some advice on where i could find some info on Fire Evacuation Staff Training, for a leisure centre.
Also can any one tell me is it compulsory for a centre to do fire equipment ( alarms, extinguishers, blankets etc) checks and if so how often. If any one has any templates for this it would be a great help.
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Posted By Alan Hoskins
Dean,
Fire drills would identify any problems.
Regular H&S inspections would (should) pick up any deficencies.
Alan
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Posted By Merv Newman
Presence and accessibility of extinguishers and alarm points should be verified weekly. As should accessibility and functioning of emergency exits and alarm signals (bells/sirens)
Emergency "exit" lights in a public facility should be "always on" Again a weekly inspection would be adequate.
Extinguishers and other emergency equipment should verified/tested annually.
Staff should be trained in emergency procedures and evacuation exercises held twice-yearly. For a public access facility training should include crowd control and building sweeps. (you never know before hand how many people will be in the showers or too shy to go outside in their bathers)
If your site includes a swimming pool or other sports facilities (people lightly dressed) then it would be wise to stock up on survival blankets and make arrangements for temporary shelter (remember it could be 25° indoors and minus whatever in the car park)
Where the public is concerned I always advise brainstorming around the "worst case" scenarios. You could be talking about hundreds of lives from babies to old age pensioners.
First : make sure it can't happen.
Second : make sure that no-one suffers if it does happen.
Happy New year
Merv
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Posted By Crim
I agree with Merv but don't forget to keep records of all the tests/inspections. A Fire Log Book is essential, sectioned off to accommodate all the different items inc. fire drills, em light tests, staff training etc.
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Posted By DeanT
Thanks for all the advice, much appreciated.
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Posted By PGraham
Dean,
All the previous info is good, but additionally read BS 5588: Part 12: Managing fire safety.
Good luck!
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Posted By shaun mckeever
Dean it would pay you to familiarise yourself with the fire at the Maysfield Leisure Centre in Northern Ireland. The fire occurred around 20 years ago now. If I recall correctly the centre was only two minutes drive from the fire station, there had been some hsitory of arson in the local area prior to the fire and it was middle of the day. The fire resulted in 6 deaths (I think) purely because staff acted incorrectly. Someone else on this forum may be able to fill in the blanks.
One of the ways I run my evacuation drills is by not informing anyone (except the manager), picking on a member of staff, telling them thye have discovered a fire (e.g. computer is alight), tell them that they must take the action they have been instructed to take except ring the fire brigade, emphasise that they must treat as real and then tell them I am starting my stopwatch. I make it clear to them that they must take any action they have been instructed to take and not to feel embarassed about it.
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