Emergency Evacuation Plan

Emergency evacuation plans is not just about how well you know your building and not just about how you evacuate and whether you know how to evacuate safely, it is also about knowing what to do in emergency, how to help others evacuate safely, where to assemble.

matter where you live, the risk for fire disaster is always around us. Developing proper emergency evacuation plan can save your time and stress in an emergency.

The above is just an example. Whether it is the building you work in, or whether others are working or visiting your building or whether you are working at other’s building, emergency planning is not just about how well you know the building, but it is a coordinated effort executed in a structured format to safe guard life of people and property.

It is also about the strategies you formulate to act in an emergency situation, to help others evacuate safely, assemble in an area etc. We can be hit by fire risk anytime anywhere. Having a proper emergency planning will help us minimize time and street before and during emergency.

The most commonly adopted standard for Emergency Evacuation Plans is Australian Standard AS3745-2010. Technically it is also called as Evacuation Diagram. An emergency plan must be maintained and implemented by the person conducting a business or undertaking for the workplace.

The most current Australian Standard for emergency evacuation plans is AS3745-2010. Before this it was AS3745-2002. In 2010, when the standard was rewritten, lot of changes were introduced to overcome the issues found with 2002 standard.