What is an emergency plan?
An effective emergency plan will help your people know what to do if there is a fire.
If you are an employer, owner or occupier of a premises that is not a ‘single private dwelling’, a private home, it is your responsibility to keep people safe if there is a fire.
You are required by law to make a fire emergency plan, so your people can keep themselves and members of the public safe in the event of a fire.
What should be included in an emergency plan?
- A fire detection system
- A process for identifying false alarms
- A clear understanding of who calls 999
- Clear and well marked escape routes for people to escape
- Emergency doors that open easily – and emergency lighting if it is needed
- Employee training so staff know what to do
- A safe meeting point for staff
- Consider the needs of anyone who may not be able to escape quickly – for example, wheelchair users
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