Increasing Tenant Engagement on Workplace Safety
Ensuring emergency planning compliance requires teamwork, and everyone in the facility has a role to play in preparing their site for any emergency. While facility managers are ultimately responsible for the safety of their site, tenants and general occupants also have an obligation to ensure their tenancy’s compliance with workplace safety laws. However, getting all […]
Fire Evacuation Procedures: Your Assembly Area
Fire evacuation procedures are critical to the safety of the workplace. When people evacuate from their original locations, it is with the intent of bringing them to a safer, more secure place. This is why it is important to find and assign an assembly area that will fulfil the requirement of established safety guidelines. In […]
Guidelines for Lockdown
A lockdown of a building is intended to secure and protect Occupants who are in the proximity of an immediate threat. This procedure is used when it is considered to be more dangerous to evacuate the building than stay inside. By controlling entry/exit and movement within a facility, the warden team are better able to contain and handle […]
Emergency Planning: Essential First Aid Skills for Employees
Emergency planning in the workplace is an integral part of any company’s internal processes and policies. Although it does not necessarily bring in profit or income, it does keep everyone within the office safe and sound. As such, the government of Australia has mandated all businesses in the country to comply with safety standards, such […]
Emergency Planning for Construction Sites
Emergency planning for construction sites is crucial, as construction sites are one of the most high-risk workplaces anywhere in the world. The exposure of the workers to all sorts of dangerous elements – height, debris, hazardous materials, electrical equipment – all make it necessary for companies to ensure that the safety and health of their […]
Safety Culture and Inclusivity: Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP)
An organisation with a strong safety culture positively promotes inclusion and will take all the necessary steps to protect occupants in the face of an emergency. This important initiative includes ensuring the safety and protection of people with physical and mobility impairment as outlined in the requirements of Australian Standard 3745. Their impairment may limit their ability to act by the emergency procedures of the […]
Updating Warden Lists is Now Easier with EvacConnect
Maintaining an up-to-date warden list can be arduous especially when you are a tenant with multiple floors to manage. Changes occur regularly within your tenancy, such as changes in locations, employees leaving, or new employees starting. Hence, it is crucial for you to collaborate with the building management to ensure that the warden list is […]
Roles of the Emergency Planning Committee
In coming up with a well-designed emergency plan, the government mandates that every building or office institution must select a reliable group of people to be assigned to this task. This group essentially becomes the Emergency Planning Committee (EPC) responsible for coming up not only with the plan but also emergency response procedures and forming […]
Emergency Procedures: Roles of Tenants in Occupant Safety
Establishing emergency procedures is not just in the hands of facility managers. While building owners and managers are ultimately responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of all occupants within the facility, tenants need to ensure that their workplace is compliant. Crucial to this process is their coordination with the facility manager to align the tenancy’s emergency procedures with those of the building. […]
Emergency Planning 101: Why Plan for Emergencies?
Do you and your occupants know what to do and where to go when emergencies strike? Are you confident that you will be able to keep the people in your care safe and sound in the darkest hours? Emergencies happen anytime, anywhere and pose threats to the safety and security of individuals and businesses. With […]
