Tag Archives: Minimise Emergency Risk
Australian Standards: Why You Must Comply
Facility Manager Strategies to Achieve Safety
A Facility Manager plays a key role to maintain and enhance compliance in life safety of the building and occupants from a wide range of possible emergencies. There is no room for error: as a facility manager, you must be vigilant in keeping the property and people safety by focusing on details and regular safety […]
Fire Evacuation Procedure: What the London Fire Taught Us
The entire world watched in shock as Grenfell Tower in West London stood burning overnight on June 14, 2017. But the sight of the burning 24-storey apartment building tells an even darker story than the ashes it left behind. The “inferno tower” is now facing serious scrutiny about its construction and fire evacuation procedure, as […]
Workplace First Aid Checklist Everyone Must Consider
Emergency planning goes beyond enabling the safe evacuation of employees during a calamity. Ideally, it must also outline how to extend assistance to those who may require workplace first aid treatment. Although employees are not expected to become experts at conducting a rescue, they should at least be able to administer basic first aid when […]
Emergency Procedure: The Secret to Good Safety Culture
A well-established emergency procedure is one of the foundations of a safe work environment. Way beyond ensuring your site’s compliance with emergency planning legislation and standards, it’s also an effective means to uphold the safety and protection of tenants and personnel in your care. A work environment that develops a plan to fulfil its occupational […]
Communication in an Emergency
No matter how well-documented an emergency plan is, it will be rendered futile unless it is properly disseminated to all parties involved. Needless to say. Therefore, communication remains to be a very crucial element in successfully implementing emergency plans. Because of the sheer number of occupants in a building, it is imperative that a proper system […]
