Fire and Emergency Response
Fire and Emergency Response
The information and resources provided below are designed the support Part 3 Section 10 of Policy 2 – Work Health and Safety concerning fire and emergency response.
All our churches and halls are Class 9b Public Buildings and as such must:
- develop an emergency plan for fire or other emergencies;
- display an evacuation diagram, showing the exits and the position in relation to the exits, clearly and prominently at the workplace, where practicable;
- conduct emergency control organisation inspections;
- practice the evacuation procedure at reasonable intervals, where practicable; and
- train persons who would be required to help control or extinguish a fire and provide appropriate protective clothing and equipment to these persons.
Training
The online courses listed below can be accessed by contacting learning@perth.anglican.org:
- Emergency preparation
- Emergency Response
- General evacuation training
- Handling bomb threats and suspicious items