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ADVANCED

RISK MA
Fire

It is impossible to describe evacuation procedures as requirements will differ for various
organisations. The following may serve as guidelines for emergency committee members with
regard to fire evacuation procedures:

If the fire is not extinguishable

Assist in evacuating the premises by:
 Preventing panic.

 Keeping calm.
 Directing people to emergency exits.

 Clearing and checking all rooms in each area, including cloakrooms, and toilets, closing
windows and doors to restrict the fire.
 Manning external doorways to prevent anyone other than authorized people, like the fire
brigade and the police, entering during evacuation and firefighting; and

 Switch off the power if possible.

Note Lifts should not be used as a means of escape in case of fire. When a fire
alarm is given, lift operators should take their lifts to the ground floor and
immobilize them there.

 Escalators should be stopped, so that they may be used as fixed staircases thus providing
additional escape routes.
If trapped by fire or smoke:

 Stay calm.
 Cover your mouth and nose with a handkerchief or cloth, preferably moistened. This will
help you to breathe cleaner, and cooler air.

 Leave a smoke-filled room in a crouching position, where the air is freshest, keeping as close
to the floor as possible.
 Move forward by shuffling the feet, instead of lifting them as usual. This will prevent you
from falling down an unseen hole. Circumstances may even require you to crawl.

 Move along the walls, so that you will not lose your way. In this position, the ceiling is most
unlikely to fall on top of you should it collapse.
 Always feel with the back of your hand, to prevent yourself from grasping any electric wiring
which may be live.
 If you are unable to get down the stairs from upper floors, do not jump from a window.

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