Evacuation procedures
It is important to devise and practise an evacuation plan, which should:
- Identify several evacuation routes and assembly points (taking into
account the needs of disabled staff and students), including a location
at least one kilometre from the school
- Limit the use of corridors, stairways, exits and walkways during
an emergency
- Consider the possibility that evacuation could be from inside (classroom)
to outside (playground, playing field) or vice versa
- Consider that partial evacuation may be sufficient in some cases
(for example if the school is made up of separate blocks)
- Include a head-count of all staff and students following an evacuation
- Include arrangements for contacting parents to let them know where
their children have been evacuated to and that they are safe
This is in addition to the evacuation procedures schools must have
in case of fire: see Evacuation Procedures/fire.
