Planned Fire Evacuation

[diamondno1]

Hi
Can anyone tell me how often are you required to have a planned fire evacuation. I found this but in not sure if there is other guidance.

https://www.gov.uk/workplace-fire-safet ... d-training

Fire drills and training

You need to train new staff when they start work and tell all employees about any new fire risks.

You should carry out at least one fire drill per year and record the results. You must keep the results as part of your fire safety and evacuation plan

Thanks

[Messy]

Here's some guidance on the web from a fire safety consultancy which is pretty good

http://www.elitefire.co.uk/ultimate-fir ... re-drills/

The only thing I would add, is ask/consult those who took part for their views. Even if you have observers, they won't see everything

The biggest building I look after has a max occupancy of 6000 staff. We have about 10 observers during a drill who cannot be everywhere, so we involved everyone in post drill consultations

Do not do a surprise drill even if you come under pressure to do so. Let people know its going to happen - and make it known that some staff will be questioned during the drill on procedures etc. That way, staff (especially managers who don't want to look stupid in from of others) have an opportunity to read up prior to the event.

Do not be anxious about cancelling the drill in bad weather. You need to get staff on board and onside re fire safety. Marching them outside during a tsunami aint going to help you in that aim!!

Good luck