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Emergency Evacuation of
Building Procedure
Standard− Under Critical Incident Policy & Procedure
(Staff, Trainers, Students)
The purpose of this procedure is to recognise the Emergency Procedure in case of fire, earthquake or terrorist attack and bomb threat or any type of emergency situation where the Institute needs to evacuate the building for the safety of students, staff members or anyone else who is in the building at the time of emergency situation.
Responsibility
The CEO, as the organisation’s Chief Warden, wil be responsible for implementing evacuation procedures but in cases of the CEO’s absence, the Operations Manager is responsible for the implementation of the emergency procedures.
Procedures
RGIT Management has created an EPC (Emergency Planning Committee) as part of RGIT
Committee:
Chair: Gavin TreacyMember: Chandra Yonzon, CEO (Chief Warden)Member: Dr Jagadish Timsina, Operations and Compliance Manager (Deputy Chief Warden)Member: Buddhi RayaMember: Warrick Steabben (CHT representative) Emergency Evacuation Team Structure:
Chief Warden: Chandra Yonzon
Deputy Chief Warden: Dr. Jagadish Timsina
Wardens
Level 1: Sunny (from OM Cafe), Sachin Shakya, Gavin Treacy Level 3: Linda Steabben & Leanne Smith Level 4: Rupert Gurung & Suresh Shrestha Level 6: Swojan Karki & Sherin Shakya Level 7: Lana Harasymiv & Bijaya Shrestha In case of fire: The Chief Warden wil go directly to ground level where the emergency panel
and microphone are located. He wil open the panel with the key or break the smal glass box if we do not have a key. He wil announce the emergency situation over the public speaker system as fol ows: “Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please! There is an emergency situation in the building.
Policy: Critical Incident Procedure
Version: 2.1
Date Created: May 2013
Date Reviewed: October 2013
Responsibility: Operations Manager
To be Reviewed: December 2013
Emergency Evacuation of
Building Procedure
Standard− Under Critical Incident Policy & Procedure
(Staff, Trainers, Students)
Please evacuate by the nearest exit and fol ow the instructions given by the wardens. Please do not use the lifts – use only the two staircases and make your way down to ground level immediately.”
Warden duties: Two wardens are assigned to each floor. In case of emergency, one warden
is responsible for leading everyone out of the building using staircases 1 and/or 2 and directing them to the assembly point at the corner of Elizabeth and Flinders Streets if exiting via the Elizabeth St exit or, if exiting via the back of the building, to the corner of Flinders and Rothsay Lanes. The second warden is responsible for checking that no one is left behind on the level/floor.
Important points to remember: Use White Caps for Chief and Deputy Warden Help everyone who needs assistance, especial y disabled Once evacuation is completed, the fol owing announcement wil be made by the Chief Warden, if it is safe to re-enter the building:“Ladies and gentleman, your attention please! The situation is now under control. We can re- If the situation remains unsafe, the Chief Warden wil make an announcement appropriate to the situation which may include the need to temporarily suspend work operations.
Revision History
Revision
Description of modifications
Reference: Standard 6 (The National Code 2007)
Policy: Critical Incident Procedure
Version: 2.1
Date Created: May 2013
Date Reviewed: October 2013
Responsibility: Operations Manager
To be Reviewed: December 2013

Source: http://rgit.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/EmergencyEvacuation.pdf