Section C - Health and Safety Arrangements. The following procedures, policies and arrangements exist within school. Fire Upon encountering a fire/emergency, raise alarm by activating the fire alarm. Fire alarm bell raises immediate evacuation by staff ensuring all children proceed out of the building in an orderly fashion to assemble on the MUGA. Alarm once activated will automatically contact the emergency services and the building has to be evacuated by signed and designated routes. Assembly points: MUGA - Children in class lines and registers taken by Staff. Fire Exits: All Fire exits and doors are clearly marked and the doors will automatically open on the activation of the alarm. Fire Drill Arrangements: Once a term no warning to staff. – Fire Safety All employees gain knowledge of the fire procedures firstly as part of the health and safety induction process and then through periodic fire drills. The Site Supervisor & Operations Coordinator manage the fire arrangements including risk assessment, drills, alarm tests, emergency lighting tests and all fire safety equipment maintenance - identified in appendix A. Periodic checks of the fire safety systems are made. Records of checks and maintenance, including test certificates, will be retained in the located in a fire proof wall mounted box next ‘Fire Record’ book (PFI Maintenance Log) to the fire alarm main panel The fire alarms are tested weekly. Each week a different call point will be used to activate the alarm and identified in the record Maintenance of the alarm system will be carried out by PFI provider Emergency lighting systems will be tested weekly and maintenance carried out by PFI provider Smoke detectors are tested weekly Firefighting equipment will be visually inspected monthly and maintenance carried out annually by PFI provider Fire risk assessments are carried out as a result of an annual workplace inspection by the members of the governing body. Specific fire hazards are identified and risks determined. Where appropriate controls are implemented Evacuation of the Building If it is necessary to evacuate the building totally and we are unable to access the MUGA area we would assemble on Ormiston Horizon Academy as a first option, if the whole campus has to be evacuated we would assemble at Packmoor Ormiston Academy, Carr Street, Stoke on Trent. ST7 4SP. Hot work and fire precautions for Contractors.
Section C - Health and Safety Arrangements. The following procedures, policies and arrangements exist within school. Fire Upon encountering a fire/emergency, raise alarm by activating the fire alarm. Fire alarm bell raises immediate evacuation by staff ensuring all children proceed out of the building in an orderly fashion to assemble on the MUGA. Alarm once activated will automatically contact the emergency services and the building has to be evacuated by signed and designated routes. Assembly points: MUGA - Children in class lines and registers taken by Staff. Fire Exits: All Fire exits and doors are clearly marked and the doors will automatically open on the activation of the alarm. Fire Drill Arrangements: Once a term – no warning to staff. Fire Safety All employees gain knowledge of the fire procedures firstly as part of the health and safety induction process and then through periodic fire drills. The Site Supervisor & Operations Coordinator manage the fire arrangements including risk assessment, drills, alarm tests, emergency lighting tests and all fire safety equipment maintenance - identified in appendix A. Periodic checks of the fire safety systems are made. Records of checks and maintenance, including test certificates, will be retained in the ‘Fire Record’ book (PFI Maintenance Log) located in a fire proof wall mounted box next to the fire alarm main panel The fire alarms are tested weekly. Each week a different call point will be used to activate the alarm and identified in the record Maintenance of the alarm system will be carried out by PFI provider Emergency lighting systems will be tested weekly and maintenance carried out by PFI provider Smoke detectors are tested weekly Firefighting equipment will be visually inspected monthly and maintenance carried out annually by PFI provider Fire risk assessments are carried out as a result of an annual workplace inspection by the members of the governing body. Specific fire hazards are identified and risks determined. Where appropriate controls are implemented Evacuation of the Building If it is necessary to evacuate the building totally and we are unable to access the MUGA area we would assemble on Ormiston Horizon Academy as a first option, if the whole campus has to be evacuated we would assemble at Packmoor Ormiston Academy, Carr Street, Stoke on Trent. ST7 4SP. Hot work and fire precautions for Contractors.
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