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Hi,
I have recently started working for a new organisation that has embraced agile working.
Not to be confused with just simple hot desking, this is much more than that.
Staff are free to work from any number of corporate or hub offices. Home working is also embraced, plus staff spend a lot of time on the road. All of this is fantastic, coupled with a take what you need holiday package. However it means that no matter how many fire marshalls/wardens we have trained, inevitabley we will end up with holes in our fire protection.
My question is does anyone have any experience of this or used any products/systems that have helped in a similar situation?
We have considered training everyone online in fire warden duties. However with over 2000 staff nationwide that has its own downfalls mainly costs. We have looked at all obvious solutions so now we need to expand. i have contacted London Fire Brigade advisory body and St johns Ambulance (who do our fire marshalls one day courses) Any insights/thoughts or experiences greatfully received.
Kind regards, Gary.
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Originally Posted by: Messey 
My workplace operates in variable numbers of staff being present. Its fairly predictable between 08:00 and 19:00 Mon to Fri, but the premises works 24/7/365 and numbers of staff vary wildly and unpredictably away from core hours. Flooding the building with more Fire Wardens than you would probably need in a 9 to 5 setting is all that is possible. I aim to recruit excess numbers of wardens from teams more likely to work out of hours, but it is not an exact science. Do we have sufficient numbers of Fire Wardens on 100% of ocassions in every evac zone? Probably not. We probably achieve 98% Mon to Fri within core hours and 70 to 80% out of hours. We have a system out of hours where security staff can mop up areas where wardens do not report. That works well as a reserve strategy Without training 6,000 staff (the cost of which would be dispropotionate to the risk), there isnt a lot else we can do, so I can live with a near perfect model
This is from a post abut 15 topics down. http://forum.iosh.co.uk/posts/t129686-Fire-Marshals-in-Agile-Workplaces
Originally Posted by: A Kurdziel
From what I remember government buildings in central London have taken Messy’s idea to the next level. Essentially everybody is trained as a fire warden. There is a grab bag by the exit with the tabards, megaphone etc. First person to go past it during the evacuation becomes the fire marshal. They take the bag and they are in charge. And this one too
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