CRITICAL INCIDENT FLOWCHART Appendix 1 1. INITIATION 2. CRITICAL DECISION 3. ONGOING SITUATION 4. RESOLUTION/AFTERMATH Take appropriate invacuation NO steps and level of threat Raise alarm Take and dial Follow Incident/ Await appropriate advice of Take 999 threat emergency lockdown emergency appropriate assistance steps services Assess type internal action Take appropriate evacuation steps Other • Initial event could include: RAPID decisions needed: Lockdown: Intruder • access points (e.g. move furniture to obstruct • Senior management if available, but Hostage • doorways) any member of may have to raise Keep out of sight Violent event in school • • the alarm and make initial appraisal Sit on the floor, under tables, against a solid • External pollution (e.g. smoke) • wall Road traffic accident • Draw curtains/blinds • Dangerous animal on site • Turn off lights • attack (e.g. knife/gun) Stay away from windows and doors • • Put mobile phones on silent Severe weather event • • Communication: Sudden death of pupil/member of • School may need support: Two-way radios • staff Classroom telephones • Suspicious item/bomb threat Emergency Services • • Mobile phones • Local Authority Fire • • Instant messaging/email •
Appendix 1 CRITICAL INCIDENT FLOWCHART 1. INITIATION 2. CRITICAL DECISION 3. ONGOING SITUATION 4. RESOLUTION/AFTERMATH Take appropriate invacuation steps NO Incident/ threat Raise alarm and dial 999 Assess type and level of threat Take appropriate internal action Take appropriate lockdown steps Await emergency assistance Follow advice of emergency services Take appropriate evacuation steps Initial event could include: • Intruder • Hostage • Violent event in school • External pollution (e.g. smoke) • Road traffic accident • Dangerous animal on site • attack (e.g. knife/gun) • Severe weather event • Sudden death of pupil/member of staff • Suspicious item/bomb threat • Fire RAPID decisions needed: Senior management if available, but any member of may have to raise the alarm and make initial appraisal Communication: • Two-way radios • Classroom telephones • Mobile phones • Instant messaging/email • Other Lockdown: • access points (e.g. move furniture to obstruct doorways) • Keep out of sight • Sit on the floor, under tables, against a solid wall • Draw curtains/blinds • Turn off lights • Stay away from windows and doors • Put mobile phones on silent School may need support: • Emergency Services • Local Authority
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