Whether it is due to State and Territory work health and safety legislation or other building legislation, places of employment should have an evacuation procedure. pitt&sherry can design evacuation plans to help ensure you are compliant with the relevant legislation.
In commercial buildings, all employees require an evacuation procedure under legislation such as that implemented by WH&S agencies and fire services. Our evacuation management specialists also assist in building the emergency planning committee and emergency control organisation, managing staff training, coordinating trial evacuations with local fire brigades and auditing existing evacuation management plans.
Our services will help ensure your organisation is compliant with both the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 and Australian Standard AS3745–2010 Planning for Emergencies in Facilities.
Our evacuation plans will help provide you with:
An effective managed response to an emergency event
A blueprint for effective management and staff training for the implementation of emergency procedures including:
Roles and responsibilities of the Emergency Planning Committee (EPC)
Roles and responsibilities of the Emergency Control Organisation (ECO)
The emergency procedures that the ECO personnel, staff and visitors are to follow
The plan allows for effective emergency prevention, response and recovery procedures
Importantly, the evacuation procedure covers all hours of the building.
An emergency management plan approved by the relevant fire authority.
What happens if you do not comply with the Law?
Each building owner has a responsibility to have compliant evacuation management planning, and failure to meet the legal requirements may result in prosecution and the imposition of financial penalties. More importantly, non-compliance could place not only building occupants’ lives at risk, but also those in adjoining buildings and passers-by. Adequate planning is the best means of assuring safety should an emergency arise.
pitt&sherry Building Surveying has the experience and flexibility to prepare fully compliant evacuation management plans and currently service clients including major hotel chains, industrial complexes, shopping centres, smaller commercial ventures and residential properties.
