Fire Safety and Prevention Policy

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1 Fire Safety and Prevention Policy This is a whole school policy which includes the EYFS. King s College Alicante recognises the importance of good fire safety practices to ensure the safety of all employees, students and visitors. Therefore, it is imperative that all procedures are put in place, adhered to and constantly checked to ensure that all member of staff are aware of their responsibilities when a fire alarm is activated. King s College Alicante employees have a duty of responsibility to report any potential fire hazards and to co-operate fully with the fire procedure to ensure the safe evacuation of all. The objectives of this policy are: To ensure that staff, pupils, contractors and visitors on school premises are safeguarded from injury or death in the event of fire. To have arrangements in place for systems and procedures to minimise the risk of fire starting and fire spreading. To reduce the potential for fire to disrupt school business, damage premises or harm the environment. To ensure the school complies with relevant fire legislation and standards. To ensure the elimination or reduction of risks from dangerous substances, combustible, extinguiser or related with any kind of fire. This policy has been based on UK HSE Safety at Work, HM Government Fire Safety and LEA Fire Officers recommendations. ARRANGEMENTS Fire Assembly Point:

2 Is located on the boulevard in front of the school. Fire Equipment: There are automatically-closing metal fire doors on each major corridor. Fire extinguishers are wall mounted throughout the building at regular intervals according to the legal requirements. There are two 25 meter water hoses per main transverse corridor maintained according to the legal requirements. Each laboratory has an appropriate fire extinguisher and fire blankets. There is a special extinguish system in the kitchen. There are fire detectors throughout the school. Fire escape routes are displayed in each room. Signs are displayed throughout all buildings showing fire exits Fire Alarms: Regular tests will be carried out on the alarm systems by NEXALIA SERVICES to test alarms and testis verified by Health & Safety officer. Training and Testing: Staff will be trained on fire procedures at the start of their employment during INSET. The First Response Team and key staff will receive regular training on fire extinguisher according to the national and regional legislation. At least 2 unannounced evacuations will be carried out and logged each academic year and a further trial run through organised early in term 1 An annual check on extinguishers and fire blankets is undertaken by the fire equipment suppliers. The Autoprotection System is reviewed every three years by the insurer. Providers and maintenance contractors:

3 All the companies contracted for the purchase and maintenance of the fire equipment and the trainers are competent and ISO9001 certified. 1. RESPONSIBILITIES General It is the responsibility of all employees, pupils and visitors to site to familiarise themselves with all the fire exits and escape routes from the school. Special attention should be paid to the evacuation route from their normal place of work/teaching. All employees should be familiar with the location of fire-fighting equipment and the different types available. Fire extinguishers should only be used if trained to do so. Specific The Group H&S officer is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the school complies with all safety requirements. He/she may share this responsibility with relevant designated staff. 1.1 The Group H6S Officer is responsible for: Liaising on the completion of registers, order search and rescue for missing students Giving the all clear in the case of a practice or malicious evacuation Being aware of possible staff intervention in fighting a fire. Health and Safety Officer 1.2 Health and Safety Officer is responsible for: Overseeing the full fire procedure Arranging and logging all practice evacuations. Verifying alarm test.

4 1.2.3 Ensuring fire brigade is called, if necessary, and liaising with them when they arrive Coordinating the First Response Team under the Director of the Emergency Incorporating agreed safety committee recommendations into fire procedures Updating Fire Safety and Prevention Policy. Head of Administration and admin team 1.3 Head of Administration and admin team is responsible for: Pupil registers, staff -list, staff signing out book, visitors book, emergency phone are all taken to the assembly area and reports to the Director of the Emergency Registering that all administrative staff and visitors are accounted for, and reporting this fact to the Director of the Emergency On being instructed by the Director of the Emergency to call the fire brigade. Evacuation Team zone managers 1.4 Evacuation team is responsible for: Sweeping their designated area, checking that all teaching rooms in their zones are empty and all windows are closed. Check that toilets and stairwells are empty Helping disabled people with their evacuation On reaching the assembly point they should report directly to the Director of the Emergency. First Response Team 1.5 Evacuation team is responsible for: Identifying location and type of emergency and reporting the Director of the Emergency Checking fire alarm central device and confirming the fire location Extinguishing the fire if possible and supporting Director of the Emergency s decisions and orders.

5 Nexalia Staff 1.6 Nexalia Staff are responsible for: Inform Head of Administration of any absences on a daily basis In event of fire alarm sounding report to assembly area and contact Head of Administration In event of assembly Head of Administration confirms Nexalia staff are present. School Staff 1.7 School Staff are responsible for: Teachers and the rest of the staff with no tutor group responsibilities will assist the zone managers, assist with disabled, monitor Fire Exit doors ensuring students stay calm and direct them out of the building to the assembly point Tutors collect registers from Admin team and check attendance. 2. PROCEDURES FOR EVACUATION (Appendix II includes a synopsis) On hearing the fire alarm sound ALL persons within the building must evacuate immediately with the exception of the Zone Managers. In case the Zone Manager will have a group of pupils, they will evacuate with the closer teacher or any other member of the staff. 2.1 Discovery of Fire Upon discovery of a fire activate the nearest fire alarm If you have children in your care, ensure that they are safely evacuated Alert the First Response Team concerning your action and fire situation. 2.2 Evacuation Procedure from the Classroom Upon hearing the fire alarm, instruct your class to stand quietly and wait for you to assist in their evacuation All personal belongings and equipment should be left in the classroom Close the windows.

6 2.2.4 In an orderly, supervised manner, students should follow the evacuation route from the classroom Green fire exit signs point the way to the nearest exit Close (but do not lock) classroom and fire doors behind you as you leave the building Place a book in front of the closed door once the classroom has been completely evacuated If any part of your evacuation route is blocked, then proceed by the safest alternative route to the assembly point Please do not run Under no circumstances should the lift be used to evacuate the building Wait at the fire assembly point with your tutor group. Collect register from Admin Team, take register, and report any absences to Director of the Emergency. Control tutor group until instructed to return to the building. 2.3 People with Disabilities or Injuries (see addendum) Zone managers and other staff in above will assist the disabled/injured person/s to leave the building. They should meet at the meeting point agreed and wait for the zone managers to be assisted down the stairs once the main body of pupils has cleared to avoid danger or the slowing down of the evacuation process. Wheelchair bound persons on the top floor should be left at the nearest end of the corridor and await rescue by the emergency services. 2.4 On Arrival at the Designated Assembly Point Students must line up quietly, at their tutor group point so that a register can be taken. Admin Team will bring registers to tutors for this purpose Staff to ensure that no one leaves the premises Tutors will remain with students, keeping them calm, until further instructions are received Administrative Staff will collect completed registers for their tutors and report to the Director of the Emergency, highlighting any absences.

7 2.4.5 Visitors should be accompanied to the assembly area so that they can be checked off against the Visitors Book Under no circumstances enter the building until the ALL CLEAR has been given Heads of Primary, Secondary and, Admin Staff and external companies report on staff absences to Head of Administration. 3. FIRE ALARM 3.1 During the Change of Lesson If a fire alarm sounds during a change of lesson staff must ensure that their classrooms are empty and then assist the students to the nearest fire exit and the assembly point. 3.2 During Break/Lunchtime If the fire alarm sounds during break or lunch, students should make their way to the assembly point area, managed by the Duty Staff. Duty Staff, or staff running a club or activity should ensure their areas are empty and then assist the students to the nearest fire exit and route them to the assembly point. Staff at lunch should assist with the pupil evacuation process. Please, ensure that all doors are closed (not locked) upon exit. At the assembly point students should line up in tutor groups to aid the checking of registers. 3.3 At After School Clubs/Activities At the start of the after school activity a register must be taken. If you discover a fire, or the alarm sounds, after the normal school day (because you are running a detention, after school club or activity) please follow the above procedures and ensure that students leave the building in an orderly way by the nearest exit. 3.4 Fire Alarm Tests and Evacuations.

8 Alarm will be tested regularly. The Health and Safety Officer will be responsible for maintaining a log of all fire alarm tests. A full evacuation will be held at least once every term, after which a report will be compiled and recommendations made. 3.6 Sports Pitches Teachers lead children to assembly area. 3.7 Extracurricular Clubs Groups should make their way following the teacher through the normal evacuation routes.

9 Appendix I Team Members, Zones and Duties Duties Zone managers sweep their designated area, checking that all teaching rooms in their zones are empty and all windows are closed. They should check that toilets and stairwells are empty. They should check for disabled people at the disabled meeting point in their zone and help with their evacuation. On reaching the assembly point they should report directly to the Director of the Emergency, where they will be redirected. Members and Zones Zone Zone Manager Substitute(in case of absence) Notes Early Years block Sarah Perea Phil Hackney All classrooms and toilets (N and R); Staff Room Infant Block + MPH Heather Williams Hannah Manning Fox All classrooms and toilets (Y1 and 2) Primary Ground floor Primary Middle floor incl. Music Ana Ruiz Jose Santamaria All classrooms, support rooms, sick room, toilets & Staff Workroom Sarah Phillips Lisa South All classrooms, support room, Primary office, toilets & Music Room. Primary Top Floor Sharmila Gandhi Paul Manning-Fox All classrooms, toilets,

10 teachers workroom, gym, changing rooms, Support room Secondary 1 st floor David Panter Cath Stevens Toilets, all classrooms Secondary top floor Virginie Maire Suzanne Manners Toilets, all classrooms Laboratory area Gustavo Garcia Isabel Vila Labs, prep room, careers office Lower Secondary Danny Esteban Patricia Sanchez Library and Lower Secondary Corridor Library, ISC and Common Room Ma Jose Sanchez Debby Verkijk Admin Area Simon Wicks Debby Verkijk Offices and toilets, School Shop and IT Work room PE areas PE or class teacher taking the lesson PE teacher Changing rooms if used Kitchen Areas Tomas Declara Ana Justicia All associated Kitchen áreas / Common Room First Response Team Fulgencio Hernández, Jose Martin, Inmaculada Estrada. Appendix II

11 Fire and Evacuation Procedures Pupils: When the Alarm Rings: 1. Every group of pupils must obey the instructions given by the teacher they are with. 2. Any pupil who is at the toilet or anywhere else when the alarm rings must join their class as quickly as possible. If they are on a different floor, they should join the nearest class. 3. The evacuation of the building must be done quickly and quietly, without running or pushing. Students are to be in single file. 4. No pupil must block the exit doors. 5. Under no circumstances must a pupil go back to look for anything or anyone, not even brothers, sisters, friends or personal belongings. 6. The class must stay together, even when they are outside, so that the teacher can keep control of everyone. 7. All pupils must be in complete silence during the evacuation, assembly and registration procedures.

12 Teachers: 1. Upon hearing the fire alarm, instruct your class to stand quietly and wait for instructions from you as to their safe evacuation. They should be reminded to be silent, to walk calmly and should be directed as to which main exit to head for and where to assemble outside. 2. All personal belongings and equipment should be left in the classroom. 3. Close the windows. 4. In an orderly, supervised manner, students should follow the evacuation route from the classroom. If there is heavy smoke, the evacuation should be carried out by crawling along the floor. 5. Green fire exit signs point the way to the nearest exit 6. Close (but do not lock) classroom and fire doors behind you as you leave the building. 7. Place a book in front of the closed door once the classroom has been completely evacuated 8. If any part of your evacuation route is blocked, then proceed by the safest alternative route to the assembly point. 9. Please do not allow running. 10. Under no circumstances should the lifts be used to evacuate the building.

13 11. Wait at the fire assembly point with your tutor group who should be lining in single file. Collect register from School Staff members, take register, and report any absences to Director of the Emergency. 12. Keep tutor group/class under control and in silence until instructed to return to the building. Visitors 1. Visiting pupils: The teacher in charge of the group should ensure that numbers of pupils are submitted on arrival at the Reception. When the alarm sounds the visiting pupils should accompany the teacher they are in the care of to the assembly point, where they will be checked against the Visitors Book. 2. Visitors should be escorted to the meeting point by an appropriate supervising member of staff, where they will be checked against the Visitors Book. 3. Workmen/Instructors on site should leave by the nearest exit and report to the Administration Manager at the assembly point.

14 Appendix III Evacuation The teachers on duty should line the children up and start to evacuate them in an orderly manner. Teachers should join their class if it is safe to do so and help with the evacuation procedure. Zone Managers should not carry out their normal duties if they are not in the vicinity and should instead help to evacuate the school. Elisa Pascual will take the registers from the office. (Carol will substitute) Inmaculada Estrada will open the car gate and go to the crossing for secondary pupils (Derek will substitute) Ana (Nursery Staff) will open the top gate and stop the traffic to enable the road to be crossed safely to get to the roundabout. No teacher can cross the road without first making sure that the traffic has been stopped. Once Jose, Juan or Antonio arrives, they will block the traffic. Jose will shut off all electrical power then report to the Nursery gate to help with traffic control. Ana Isabel will help with supervision of Nursery pupils at their meeting point. Carole will take sign in/out and visitor books to check at the meeting point Procedures upon reaching the Meeting Point (also see Annex 1 and 2) 1. Pupils and staff are to line up by class/form as per the diagram in Annex 2 2. Pupils should remain quiet, if not silent, and await any instructions.

15 3. Year Group Leaders will collect emergency registers from Elisa and distribute to form /class teachers for checking (senior managers will do so if YG Leaders are absent). 4. Class/form tutors will report any missing pupils to YG Leaders immediately. 5. In the event of pupils/staff reported missing, the YG Leaders will check the sign in/out book with Carole and report to the Head of School. 6. If a pupil/staff member is reported missing, the Heads of School, Jose and all available teachers without evacuation responsibilities will commence a search. 7. YG Leaders will collect the registers from staff and report back to the Head of Primary or Secondary that everyone is accounted for before returning the registers to Elisa. 8. The Head of Primary and Head of Secondary will then report to the Headteacher to indicate that everyone is accounted for. 9. Once the Headteacher is satisfied that everyone is present and that it is safe to do so, the order will be given to start returning pupils to the school, starting with the youngest pupils. 10. Teachers should return immediately to their classroom to attend to their class. Annex 2 Meeting Points A. Nursery and Reception will be taken into the circular area. Year 1 Year 13 classes will line up in class/ form classes on the centre island across from the main school car

16 gate. They are to line up alphabetically facing the school in a single line. The class/form tutor should stand at the head of the line. B. Admin. staff, teachers without a form class, University Students and visitors (V) are to assemble at the small shelter at the top end of the centre island and assist the reception classes. This policy is reviewed annually by the Board of Governors. Written by: DL October 2014 Reviewed :August 2015 (DL/IV) Approved : EB/KGB March 2015 Next Review: August 2016 Approved SRF: October 2015 ADDENDUM Pupils/staff on crutches will wait at the stairwell until the last pupil has descended. 2 members of staff will then assist that person down the stairs. Pupils/staff in a wheelchair can be escorted by a member of staff to the ramps available on the first floor at the secondary locker area into the quadrangle or through the primary wing to the KS1 patio area. On the top floor, pupil/staff member in a wheelchair must be escorted to the nearest end of corridor and wait there for assistance.

17 Staff/pupils are NOT to lift persons down the stairs as this may cause injury and impede the evacuation.