Hi there! We wanted to put together a brief summary of recommendations so you're ready to evacuate your workplace (school, offices, industrial site etc.) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) guideline ‘How to Plan for Workplace Emergencies and Evacuations’ is a nice little guide that gives a useful overview on emergency planning. The section devoted to evacuations point out the following main points: Identify what potential emergencies would require an … [Read more...] about Evacuation – What to consider
Security Emergency
We recently had the opportunity to have a chat with representatives of the Australian Police where they told us about Australian National Security’s Crowded Places Security Audit. This is a checklist for sites and events open to use by large numbers of people on a predictable basis. Maybe your workplace qualifies as such! And although you may not reside in Australia, I'm sure you will find it interesting. The audit is split in three main sections, one of them with sub-sections: Security … [Read more...] about Security Emergency
Alarm broadcast process: four scenarios
In this post we’re going to try and analyse the two most critical information processes during emergencies: becoming aware of the hazard and successfully notifying persons in danger. The idea is to represent in a graphic fashion the different communication streams and analyse the strengths and weaknesses of each setup. We've prepared four diagrams, have a look: Figure 1. Communication paths in four scenarios The basics First, let’s analyse the most basic situation, depicted in … [Read more...] about Alarm broadcast process: four scenarios
Evacuation procedures: What to consider
Hello! In this post we are going to present some information that needs to be considered when putting together an evacuation procedure. We hope you like it! Australian Standard 'AS 3745 – Planning for Emergencies in Facilities' defines evacuation as the orderly movement of people from a place of danger. According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, evacuate means to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe. We prefer the second definition because it includes the … [Read more...] about Evacuation procedures: What to consider
Case study: school
Hi there! Do you work in a school? In this post we are going to explain what emergency app settings we recommend you to use. It won't take long. But before we start, let's go over the basics: Anybody can download and install the EVA Emergency app in their phones. Only back-end registered users can log in. When they log in, they get extra functionalities. A registered user is a record in the back-end database that includes name, phone number and role for a particular site. … [Read more...] about Case study: school