Fire Safety
Fire and Emergency Procedure
All employees and students have a responsibility to familiarise themselves with the following information regarding fire safety. Employees and students must pay attention to the location of fire exits, fire extinguishers, the fire alarm and assembly points in their building. Fire and emergency drills are held in the College on a regular basis in order to familiarise Staff and Students with an emergency and the procedures to be followed during evacuation.
Mary Immaculate College has developed fire and emergency plans to ensure that all buildings are evacuated in an orderly and controlled manner during an emergency situation thereby minimising potential injury to staff, students, visitors, and contractors.
Click on the following link to access a list of Emergency Contact Numbers
Click on the following link to access a list of Assembly Points
Action In The Event of a Fire
ON THE DISCOVERY OF A FIRE:
- On discovering a fire; raise the alarm by breaking the nearest available break glass point Unit IMMEDIATELY.
- Dial 999 to call the fire brigade, Dial 112 on mobile phones & call reception on Ext 0 or 4997 to summon the CIRT team. Provide Details to fire brigade & reception of exact location and extent of fire
- Evacuate the building by the nearest exit route.
- Close all doors after you.
- Comply with all directions given by Fire Wardens.
- Proceed to the assembly point
- Do not use the lift.
- Do not re-enter the building until the “all-clear” has been given either by the evacuation control team or the fire brigade officer in charge.
ON HEARING THE FIRE ALARM BUILDING USERS MUST:
- Evacuate the building by the nearest exit route.
- Close all doors after you.
- Comply with all directions given by Fire Wardens.
- Proceed to the assembly point
- Do not delay to collect personal belongings.
- Do not use the lift.
- Do not re-enter the building until the “all-clear” has been given either by the Health and Safety Officer or Evacuation Coordinator.
Emergency Evacuation Chairs
Evacuation chairs have been installed in a number of buildings to assist persons to evacuate quickly and safely in the event of an emergency. In the event of an evacuation, all security doors automatically release. Persons such as wheelchair users can be evacuated using Evacuation chairs (by consent) which are located in the main buildings.
There are currently fifteen members of staff trained in the use of the Evacuation Chairs to assist persons in an appropriate and sensitive manner. Evacuation chairs can provide a fast, safe, reliable means of evacuation. They can also provide people with walking disabilities an equal opportunity for escape in an emergency.
Click on the following link to access a list of Evacuation Chair Locations
FIRE SAFETY
Always report to the Health and Safety Officer if you do not hear the testing of the alarm, if any exit door is blocked or obstructed, or if the extinguisher is missing, damaged or obstructed