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Disability Fire Evacuation Procedure
Essential Information from you
If you have a disability that effects your ability to evacuate from a
building or to hear the alarm, it is imperative that you inform the
Disabilities Services so your needs can be addressed
The Faculty/Departmental managers will then be able to make
reasonable adjustments so that you are not put at a disadvantage
If you have any special needs, it will assist the University in
meeting them if practicable
It will ensure a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP) is
completed
Essential Information from you
All Staff and Students who have a disability that may affect
their evacuation from a building, must have a Personal
Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP) completed. If not please
follow the link ……and complete the form and send it to the
Disability Service as soon as possible.
PEEP Information
HULL
Report Centre: (01482 46) 6868
EMERGENCY: (01482 46) 5555
SCARBOROUGH
Security: (07123 34) 7266
EMERGENCY: (01723 35) 7266
If the Scarborough number is not answered
immediately, it will link automatically to a radio
link - so don’t hang up!
This PEEP should be saved as “Your Surname-PEEP” and returned to the
Disability Service as soon as possible, please include any concerns
regarding its content.
[email protected]
All information from the document will be made available to the following
posts:
Head of Department/School
Disabilities Tutor
Fire Safety Officer
The Departmental Safety Officer
Personal Tutor
The University Of Hull
The University maintains many systems and procedures to ensure the
safety of life and to protect the buildings
Fire Detection
Heat, Smoke and Carbon monoxide Detectors
Prevention of fire and smoke spread
Structural fire precautions i.e. Fire doors and screens etc
Raising the Fire alarm
Break-glass call points
Emergency Telephone Number
The University Of Hull
Awareness the Fire alarm has activated
Fire alarm bells, sirens, klaxons & beacons
Deaf Alerter
Action in the event of the Fire alarm activating
Evacuation procedure
Evacuation Chair procedure
Fire Extinguishers
To fight the fire if you are trained to do so
Training Courses
Fire Awareness, Fire Wardens, Buddy
The University Of Hull
Trained Personnel
To assist all building occupants to evacuate safely
Departmental Safety Officers (DSO)
Fire Wardens (FW)
Evacuation Chair Operators (Buddy)
Deaf Alerter System
The University uses the ‘Deaf Alerter System’
It is attached to the Fire Alarm System and
activates when the alarm goes off
A signal is sent from the panel to the
pager which is issued to each hearing
impaired person.
This vibrates a
warning to the person informing them
that the Fire Alarm has activated in the
building they are in.
Deaf Alerter System
If you are living in University
accommodation you will be issued
with a night cradle in which you would
place your pager.
This then allows a vibrating pad (under
your pillow) to be attached which would
wake you up if the Fire Alarm activates
while you are asleep, in addition there is
a flashing light on the cradle which will
ensure you are woken
Sight Assistance
The University have placed tactile
mats at the head and bottom of all
stairs.
In addition it has good contrast step
edges on all its main staircases.
Chair Lifts
The University have placed Chair
lifts in as many areas as is possible
to assist access.
The keys for these
available
from
the
Service.
lifts are
Disability
Your Role
It is essential that you know what actions to carry out in the event
of the fire alarm activating and what the procedure is.
For the evacuation procedure to be effective, it is essential that all
students, when they go to the lecture areas for the first time,
identify their nearest and alternative exits and refuges
Disability Evacuation Procedure
On hearing the fire alarm or being warned by the Deaf Alerter Pager
start to evacuate the area and make your way to the nearest
available exit and leave the building.
If you are above ground floor and feel you are unable to use the
stairs, follow the same route until you reach your nearest ‘Refuge’.
Contact the Report Centre/Security via the two way communication
system in the refuge.
Pass on the following information:
Your name
Your mobile telephone number if possible
Your location
Your ‘Buddies’ name
Communications
All refuges will have two way communication
fitted, this is an ongoing process.
A speaker box is to be fitted in every refuge
and will become live on the activation of the
fire alarm.
This system connects you to the security control
room (Report Centre) who will then contact the
security mobile patrol who will be at the Fire Panel,
to inform them of your presence.
In addition the system connects you to the Fire
Panel directly so you can communicate with the
incident controller.
Communications
Additionally you can use a mobile telephone to
contact the Report Centre
Ensure you put the Emergency Telephone Number
in your phone, preferably as a hot key.
Hull 01482 46555
Scarborough 01723 357266
It is essential that you pass on the following details:
Your name
Your mobile telephone number if possible
Your location
Your ‘Buddy’s’ name
Disability Evacuation Procedure
The Security Service will inform the mobile patrol of your location.
The Refuges will be checked by the Building Fire Wardens. If they
are trained as a Buddy they will stay with you, if not they will report
your presence to the incident control and organise a Buddy to join
you.
Buddies will check their designated Refuges and will remain with you
until confirmation is received as to why the alarm was activated.
If it is a confirmed fire they will assist you to evacuate the building
using the Evacuation Chair.
Disability Evacuation Procedure
If at any time you feel unsafe or the area is compromised you
must evacuate immediately.
If it is a false alarm the security service will contact you stating
you do not have to evacuate and to wait there for further
instructions.
Refuges
The University has REFUGES on every major evacuation route
from its buildings
All REFUGES are marked with this sign
A refuge is an enclosure such as a compartment, lobby, corridor or
staircase that provides at least a half hour of fire and smoke
protection or an area in the open air such as a flat roof or balcony.
A refuge is a place where you can wait and rest until confirmation is
received that it is a real fire.
If at any time you feel you need to evacuate, you can initiate the
procedure.
Evacuation Chair
There is an emergency Evacuation Chair located on
your floor or it will be on both the floor below or above
The Buddy will retrieve the chair for you
It is essential that you are able to self transfer into the
Evacuation Chair, if not contact your disabilities tutor
It is vital that that if you may need to use an
evacuation chair you are practiced in its use (Contact
your DSO for assistance)
The weight limit of the chair is 22 stone
All the Emergency Evacuation Chair operators (Buddies) have been
trained in how to use the Evacuation Chair.
If you wish, you can ask a course colleague or friend if they would be
willing to be trained. If so contact your disabilities tutor who will organise it.
Evacuation Chair Use
Once you have transferred into the Evacuation Chair you
will be secured into it by a waist belt.
It is important that you keep your hands in your lap or
you will try to grab the stair rail which would be unsafe
If you have involuntary movements the chair is fitted with
other restraints to prevent any difficulties for the Buddy
Once you are secure the Buddy will tip the
chair backwards and push you to the head of
the stairs
Evacuation Chair Use
Once you are at the head of the
stairs the Buddy will control
your descent using the friction
runners on the chair
This operation can be carried out by
two trained people.
Once evacuated the Buddy will stay
with you until the end of the incident.
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