Fire & Evacuation Written Plan

FIRE AND EVACUATION WRITTEN PLAN

A Fire and Evacuation Plan describes the procedures to be followed during a building/tenancy emergency. It should accurately describe the procedures to be taken by our Warden teams, occupants and visitors working in a building. All occupants working in a building/tenancy must understand these procedures and should have yearly training sessions to ensure all staff working in a building/tenancy know how to respond to an emergency.
The Fire and Evacuation plan must be kept in a specific form with information included as described in the QBFSR 2008 Division 2 Subdivisions 1 & 2 and AS3745 ‘Planning for Emergencies in Facilities’ 2010, Sections 3 & 4. The plan is required to be reviewed every 12 months.

As described in AS3745 2010 ‘Planning for Emergencies in Facilities’, these procedures do not only apply for a fire emergency, but to any other type of emergency identified through a risk assessment carried out for that building/tenancy. This might include procedures to be followed during and following a bomb threat, hazardous material incident, flood emergency, active shooter or other terrorist threat. Only risks identified during the risk assessment should be included.

WHO IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A WRITTEN FIRE AND EVACUATION PLAN?

Managing Entities: (Facility/Building Managers, Centre Managers, Body Corporates)

(1) This section applies to the managing entity of a multi-occupancy building for keeping the fire and evacuation plan for the building under this subdivision.

(2) The managing entity must ensure the fire and evacuation plan takes into account the evacuation coordination procedures stated in the fire and evacuation plans for all parts of the building occupied by secondary occupiers.

Secondary Occupiers: (Each Tenancy within a multi-occupancy building)

(1) This section applies to the secondary occupier of a part of a multi-occupancy building for keeping the fire and evacuation plan for the part of the building under this subdivision.

(2) The occupier must ensure the fire and evacuation plan for the part of the building complements the evacuation coordination procedures under the fire and evacuation plan kept by the managing entity for the building.

DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE AND EVACUATION PLAN

This Service includes:

Complete a risk assessment of all likely emergencies that might occur at your site.
Develop a written plan with procedures covering all likely emergencies identified in the risk assessment compliant to the Qld Building Fire Safety Regulations, 2008 & AS3745, 2010 'Planning for Emergencies in Facilities'
PDF electronic copy supplied to Client.

With over 15 years experience, Anderson Emergency Management Consulting specialises in developing Fire and Evacuation plans for all types and classes of buildings/tenancies. For further information, or if you would like a consultant to visit your site to assess your compliance requirements, contact Anderson EMC:

NOTE: FIRE & EVACUATION PLAN

It is a requirement of Qld Building Fire Safety Regulations 2008 Subdivision 1 – Section 21 ‘Keeping Fire and Evacuation Plans in Specific Form’ 21 General requirement

(1) This section is subject to sections 22 and 23.

(2) The occupier of a building must ensure the fire and evacuation plan for the building—

(a) is kept in written form; and

(b) states the matters mentioned in subsection (3); and

(i) the evacuation diagram of the building; and

(ii) if an evacuation diagram has been made for a part of the building—the evacuation diagram of the part of the building. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.