At Veteran Fire Safety, we offer full fire marshal training that includes safe evacuation from buildings. In this blog, we want to discuss some of the most important aspects of safe evacuation, and explain how our training can help to keep your workplace safe.
Take the Stairs
Veteran Fire Safety - Fire Evacuation: Best Practice
You might have heard before that you should never use the lift during a fire, even if you think it is the fastest way out of the building. If the lift loses power, you can easily be trapped, and you cannot predict what the floor you are travelling to will look like – the doors may open to stifling fire and smoke. Provision should be made for those who cannot take the stairs (for example, an evacuation chair), but if at all possible, use stairs to exit the building safely and quickly.
Veteran Fire Safety - Fire Evacuation: Best Practice
Get Out and Stay Out
Your first priority in a fire situation, whether a drill or a real fire, should be to leave the building as soon as you can. Do not make diversions or turn back for belongings, even if they are expensive or have sentimental value. Fires can be unpredictable, and it can be very difficult to gauge the level of structural damage or harmful fumes around you. Wasting valuable seconds on your laptop or beloved desk ornament could lead to serious injury.
Practice Makes Perfect!
Please take fire drills seriously! We appreciate that nobody likes interrupting their work day with a drill, especially when the weather is poor and you are congregating in the car park, but memorising escape routes saves lives. At Veteran Fire Safety, our training can include specific evacuation procedures if you require it, and will be tailored to the type of business that you run (for example, a school, a hotel, or a factory). For more information on our training courses you can contact us here.
Veteran Fire Safety - Fire Evacuation: Best Practice
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