Evacuation rules

[Guest bobb]

I used to work for large company where I was a fire marshall/ floor sweeper. The rules stated that roll call was not required as floor sweepes were employed to ensure cleared areas. Staff could be anywhere on site and could go to various fire points. My new company insist on roll call against swipe card system (which is not foolproof and a list has to be printed out ) and staff may not be in office. Can you confirm actual regulations on this as I believe our current system could put fire people into danger looking for unaccounted staff. We dont sweep floors.

I am not a marshall now but still concerned

[Tom Sutton]

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the Responsible Person to conduct a Fire Risk Assessment and part of that FRA is

in the event of danger, it must be possible for persons to evacuate the premises as quickly and as safely as possible. (Article 14b) Also Article 18 requires the RP to appoint competent persons to assist. (fire marshals) The RP can get advice from the appropriate DCLG guidance document under emergency plans, checkout http://www.firesafe.org.uk/regulatory-reform-fire-safety-order-2005/ It is the RP who decides what that policy will be and only the enforcing authority (fire and rescue service) can challenge the policy. I would be interested to know, at the last evacuation drill was any short coming found.

[Tom Sutton]

The above posting is not what I sent it must have been corrupted it should have read;

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the Responsible Person to conduct a Fire Risk Assessment and part of that FRA is, " in the event of danger, it must be possible for persons to evacuate the premises as quickly and as safely as possible." (Article 14b) Also Article 18 requires the RP to appoint competent persons to assist. (Fire marshals) The RP can get advice from the appropriate DCLG guidance document, under emergency plans, checkout http://www.firesafe....ety-order-2005/ It is the RP who decides what that policy will be and only the enforcing authority (fire and rescue service) can challenge the policy. I would be interested to know, at the last evacuation drill was there any short coming found.

[Safelincs]

Hi Tom

Thanks for clarifying this. Not quite sure what happened.

Thanks again

Harry