Evacuation Plan and or Safety Management Plan

S E C T I O N 3  E M E R G E N C Y P L A N

3.1 GENERAL

An emergency plan shall be developed and maintained for each facility.
The emergency plan shall document the organizational arrangements, systems, strategies
and procedures relating to the response and management of emergencies. The EPC in
collaboration with the facility owners, managers, occupiers and employers shall determine
which types of emergencies warrant specific emergency response procedures within the
emergency plan (see Clause 3.2).
The EPC, ECO, the management of the facility and nominated staff shall participate in the
implementation and maintenance of the emergency plan, as appropriate to their role within
the organization.

3.4 STRUCTURE OF THE EMERGENCY PLAN

The emergency plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements:
(A) A clear statement of purpose and scope.
(B) Information on the structure and purpose of the EPC.
(C)Identification of the facilities to which it applies.
(D) Descriptions of the fire safety and emergency features of the facility.
(E) The organisational arrangements for the facility.
(F) Separate sections for the following:
- (I) The emergency identification outcomes.
- (II) The emergency response procedures, in accordance with Section 4.
- (III) The evacuation diagram, in accordance with Clause 3.5.
- (IV) Training arrangements, in accordance with Section 6.
(G) A statement of the extent of distribution of the emergency plan or excerpts from the
emergency plan.
(H) A record of distribution, including where personal emergency evacuation plans
(PEEPs) for people with disabilities are held. For example PEEPs should be held by
the relevant warden.
(I) Details of the hours of occupancy of the facility.
(J) The EPC nominated validity period for the emergency plan.
(K) The date of issue or amendment date on each page of the emergency plan.
If an electronic format is used for the emergency plan, at least one printed copy shall be
available on site.