6. Health & Safety

Key points to all staff Response team consists of: Leadership Team & Fire Marshall Team

Fire Marshall Team proceed to alarm panel at Reception. Team to collect a radio set to channel 7 and a hi viz jacket (kept in reception) Lead Fire Marshall to instruct 2 team members to proceed to the fire zone activated, the rest of the team to sweep the school as instructed All staff assist in the safe and silent evacuation of the building, assembly of students. Staff are requested to be silent during evacuation/drill except when talking to students. STUDENTS SHOULD REMAIN SILENT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROCEDURE Lead Fire Marshall to remain at panel ready to call Fire Brigade if required to. The Fire Brigade will automatically be called outside of the school’s core hours (Monday-Friday 8am-4pm) A register of the Fire Team members must be taken out to the Finance & Business Support Team member (wearing hi viz jacket) situated at the Support Staff & Visitors area as indicated on the Fire Evacuation Assembly Plan see Page 9. The remaining team members must report there after completing the sweep of the building when instructed by the Lead Fire Marshall. Front door is not to be locked. The member of the team remaining at the panel will watch the front door in case any persons attempt to access the building during the evacuation. Once the site has been swept one member of the team can be positioned outside the front doors. When building is clear the Lead Fire Marshall will switch off alarm and lock front doors . Headteacher or assigned Deputy: to assume responsibility of the assembly areas and will liaise with the Lead Fire Marshall regarding the outcomes/findings At the end of the Fire Evacuation Procedure, the Headteacher will dismiss support staff before the students who will return to the building to aid in returning students to their classes as per their notified duty points. Teaching staff should accompany students back into the building in SILENCE . Details to be entered in record book by the Facilities Manager/Facilities Team Member once drill complete. Finance & Business Support staff take out a mobile phone, Fire Registers which include copy of the tutor registers and daily cover sheets to the Support Staff and Visitors Assembly point as per page 9 Fire Evacuation Assembly Plan Finance & Business Support and Head’s PA to each take a megaphone and hi viz jackets to the Assembly Area tennis courts and hand to Headteacher and Leadership Team member in charge. Tutors are to immediately stand with their tutees and await the registers from the designated Finance & Business Support Staff. They will need to check their register and report findings to the designated Finance & Business Support Staff. During the absence of a Tutor, the member of staff marking the register at registration time will also need to check the tutor group during fire evacuation procedure. Assigned members of LT to collect registers and report any missing students to Finance & Business Support staff or Assembly Area Coordinators .

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