Merrimac School
Fire Drill and Emergency Evacuation
Intent
If the need arises for an emergency evacuation of the school, through a fire or some other cause, all school personnel must be fully aware of the correct procedures to minimise the risk of danger or injury.
Visitors, students and staff must be familiar with the following:
Lockdown of School
Intent
If there is a potential threat of harm or injury to staff, students, visitors or contractors, it is imperative that all persons are secure within a building on the school campus until the threat has passed.
Summary
Potential threats may come from:
A dangerous person
A toxic spill (chemical truck accident in vicinity of school)
Livestock running loose
Severe weather
Upon identification of a threat on or near the campus, a lockdown alarm will be sounded (alarm is a continuous emergency services siren, similar to ambulance; help is on the way, stay where you are). All personnel will remain in a secure place until the emergency has passed.
Arrival of Emergency Services
Fire Drill and Emergency Evacuation
Intent
If the need arises for an emergency evacuation of the school, through a fire or some other cause, all school personnel must be fully aware of the correct procedures to minimise the risk of danger or injury.
Visitors, students and staff must be familiar with the following:
- The signal to stop work for an emergency evacuation is a sound of the school siren that rises in pitch. (The repetitive rising pitch indicates students are to rise and
- As soon as the alarm sounds, all classes must STOP WORK, STAND and EVACUATE immediately to the Main Oval as shown on the school maps, distributed to all staff and displayed prominently in all buildings.
- Students are NOT to collect books or bags to bring with them during the evacuation. Everyone MUST evacuate. There are NO EXCEPTIONS.
- Students are to be moved under the strict supervision of the classroom teacher.
- Students are to WALK not RUN, to the Main Oval. Disabled students may need to be given special assistance at the teacher’s direction.
- Visitors assemble on the Basketball Courts.
Lockdown of School
Intent
If there is a potential threat of harm or injury to staff, students, visitors or contractors, it is imperative that all persons are secure within a building on the school campus until the threat has passed.
Summary
Potential threats may come from:
A dangerous person
A toxic spill (chemical truck accident in vicinity of school)
Livestock running loose
Severe weather
Upon identification of a threat on or near the campus, a lockdown alarm will be sounded (alarm is a continuous emergency services siren, similar to ambulance; help is on the way, stay where you are). All personnel will remain in a secure place until the emergency has passed.
- Students move to floor, away from windows and doors, out of sight where possible, and remain silent.
- Students outside classrooms to move to the nearest room/block and lockdown with the staff member present.
- All doors and windows in the block are to be locked.
- Mobile phones are to be turned off.
- Persons in toilets to lock cubicle door and sit on toilet with feet raised from the floor.
- All Clear will be given by Principal or administration member.
Arrival of Emergency Services
- Police/Emergency Services are to be directed to the Principals office to establish an emergency response room. Administration members are to provide a brief of the situation and relinquish control of the critical incident to Police/Emergency Service Personnel
- When the threat is over, the Principal or a Senior Staff member acting of behalf of the Principal (known by staff) will announce the ALL CLEAR by walking around the school and calling out All Clear.
