Emergency Evacuation Policy and Procedures

Under the Legislation, the primary duty to eliminate or minimise, as far as is reasonably practicable, the risks to health and safety in the workplace is imposed on a person conducting a business or an undertaking (PCBU). For the purposes of relevant Legislation, an employer is a PCBU and therefore bears primary responsibility where that responsibility is directed to a PCBU.

The policy and procedures should be communicated to all workplace participants with regular reminders given. Workplace participants should be trained in the procedures to be followed in the event of an emergency and the procedures should be tested.  Evacuation drills are a very important part of the training of workplace participants in emergency evacuation procedures.

The policy and procedures are for workplace participants generally and do not take into account the role of any designated fire wardens. Fire wardens should be covered by a separate emergency procedure which outlines their role and guides them in their duties (for example, checking toilets and other locations to ensure the building has been evacuated and ensuring that appropriate medical treatment is rendered to injured persons).

Supporting Documents

- Emergency Management Procedure