Hi All,

Can any one offer, direct, outline guidance around control measures for managing social distancing during a Fire or Emergency Evacuation

If it is a fire or emergency evacuation social distancing is out the window - my induction advice in the event of fire has always been "make sure you are in front of me when the alarm goes off"

If it is a practice then as AK has mentioned in several identical posts starburst is the route to follow - everyone spreads out - you then need to consider how to herd everyone back.

TBH now really fed up with fixations on 2m and masks (and latterly temperature checking) so "we can be seen to be doing something" - none are 100% guaranteed just like bleach only kills 99.9% and condoms are only 99%

Hi 

I hope someone can help, I recently had to do a fire drill and this is my first safety role. I had reservations if the fire sweep was being compleated so I got one member of staff to go in an off shoot office while the drill was being performed. My suscpisions where right and the person was not informed or found. My health and safety manager is now saying everyone was evacuated at 2.30 mins but this person was not found and I had stopped it at 9 mins as when we prompted them to check the second time they still did not find them. When should the clock have been stopped ? When the majority have escaped or all have escaped, my assumptions would have been when all had escaped and it was a failed drill.

You have done a good job.  As Messey says the time isn't the point (and isn't worth arguing about).  The point is that you found something that needs to be improved.  That's the thing to focus on.