Fire or Emergency ProceduresFire or Emergency ProceduresFire or Emergency ProceduresFire or Emergency Procedures

Fire or Emergency Procedures Fire or Emergency Procedures

• Please read the blue and white notices provided throughout the University

• These give details of the University’s fire and emergency procedures

On discovering a fire On discovering a fire

• Raise the alarm

• Immediately operate the nearest break glass alarm call point

On hearing the alarm On hearing the alarm

• Evacuate the building

• Use the nearest available exit

• NEVER use the lift

On hearing the alarm On hearing the alarm

• Assemble at the designated assembly point • Keep access routes clear for emergency services• Location of assembly points available on the

intranet http://staff.napier.ac.uk/has under Fire and Emergency / Assembly Points

• Do not re-enter the building until authorisation given by Senior Fire Co-ordinator / Fire Officer in charge

Campuses without Disabled Refuges Campuses without Disabled Refuges

• Anyone with mobility difficulties should not use stairways or lifts

• They should proceed to the nearest place of safety

• Their whereabouts should be reported to the security control room on ext 4444

Disabled Refuges Disabled Refuges

• Refuge points are provided at:– Sighthill– Merchiston– Craiglockhart– Craighouse

• Refuge points provide safety for at least 30 minutes until assistance arrives

Disabled Refuges – Sighthill, Craiglockhart & Merchiston

Disabled Refuges – Sighthill, Craiglockhart & Merchiston

• Fitted with two-way communication systems • When the fire alarm sounds proceed to your nearest

disabled refuge• Press the “press for help” button once to initiate a call

(do not continue to press or hold during a call)• This will also indicate at the fire panel that someone is

in the specified refuge point• The call will be answered. If you get no reply, do not

panic - your call has been logged with the 24 hour Sighthill Security office

• Remain in the refuge until assistance arrives

Disabled Refuges – Sighthill, Craiglockhart & Merchiston

Disabled Refuges – Sighthill, Craiglockhart & Merchiston

Disabled Refuge Signage – Craiglockhart & Merchiston

Disabled Refuge Signage – Sighthill Campus

Disabled Refuges – Craighouse (New Craig & Queens Craig)

Disabled Refuges – Craighouse (New Craig & Queens Craig)

• When the fire alarm sounds proceed to the nearest refuge point

• Break the white glass call point – this will indicate at the fire panel that someone is in the specified refuge point

• Remain in the area until assistance arrives

Disabled Refuges – Craighouse (New Craig & Queens Craig)

Disabled Refuges – Craighouse (New Craig & Queens Craig)

Disabled Refuges Disabled Refuges

• Location of refuge points available on the staff intranet http://staff.napier.ac.uk/has under Fire and Emergency / Disabled Refuges

PEEPs (Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans) PEEPs (Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans)

• All staff and students who may need assistance in an emergency evacuation should have a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP) drawn up

• The relevant School or Service should contact the Health & Safety Team in the first instance

Summary – in the event of a fire Summary – in the event of a fire

• If you discover a fire – raise the alarm• On hearing the alarm – leave by the nearest exit

route• Keep well clear of the building• Do not use lifts• Assemble at the designated assembly point• Do not re-enter the building until authorised

Health & Safety Team, Sighthill Campus Health & Safety Team, Sighthill Campus

Tel: 0131 455 6377

Fax: 0131 455 6374Email: safetyoffice@napier.ac.uk Web: http://staff.napier.ac.uk/has