Fire Safety At Brookdale Day Nursery Ltd we make sure the nursery is a safe
environment for children, parents, staff and visitors through our fire safety
policy and procedures.
The manager makes sure the
nursery premises are compliant with fire safety regulations, including
following any major changes or alterations to the premises and seeks advice
from the local fire safety officer as necessary.
The manager has overall
responsibility for the fire drill and evacuation procedures. These are carried
out and recorded for each group of children every three months or as and when a
large change occurs, e.g. a large intake of children or a new member of staff
joins the nursery. These drills will occur at different times of the day and on
different days to ensure evacuations are possible under different circumstances
and all children and staff participate in the rehearsals.
The manager checks fire
detection and control equipment and fire exits in line with the timescales in
the checklist below.
Fire checklist
Action
Who checks
How often
Location
Escape route/fire exits (all
fire exits must be clearly identifiable)
Manager/Deputy
Daily
Front door
Back Door
Fire extinguishers and
blankets
Angus Fire services
Annually
2 upstairs
2 downstairs
1 office
1 fire blanket Kitchen
Evacuation pack
Manager/Deputy
Daily
Hallway
Smoke/heat alarms
Manager/Deputy
Monthly
Every room
Fire alarms
Manager/Deputy
Monthly
Every room
Fire doors closed, in good repair,
doors free of obstruction and easily opened from the inside
Manager/Deputy
Daily
Every room
Registration
An accurate record of all
staff and children present in the building must be kept at all times and
children/staff must be marked in and out on arrival and departure. An accurate
record of visitors must be kept in the visitor's book. These records must be
taken out along with the register and emergency contacts list in the event of a
fire.
No smoking policy
The nursery operates a strict no
smoking policy - please see this separate policy for details.
Fire drill procedure
On discovering a fire:
Calmly raise the alarm
by blowing the whistle outside and pressing the smoke alarm Immediately evacuate
the building under guidance from the manager on duty Using the front door
if inside on the ground or first floor, the fire door and up the stairs if
in the basement or the side gate if outside, lead the children to assemble
on the front lawn Staff on the ground
floor must ensure that the babies evacuation trolley is taken outside and
secured for the babies to go into The manager on duty,
administrative staff, and cleaning staff are to support staff evacuating
the babies from upstairs Close all doors behind
you wherever possible Do not stop to collect
personal belongings on evacuating the building Do not attempt to go
back in and fight the fire Do not attempt to go
back in if any children or adults are not accounted for Wait for emergency
services and report any unaccounted persons to the fire service/police.
If you are unable to evacuate
safely:
Stay where you are
safe Keep the children calm
and together Wherever possible
alert the manager of your location and the identity of the children and
other adults with you.
The team leader in each room is
to:
Pick up the children's
register, staff register, visitor book and the evacuation bag Telephone emergency
services: dial 999 and ask for the fire service In the fire assembly
point area - out on the front lawn check the children against the register Account for all
adults: staff and visitors Advise the fire service
of anyone missing and possible locations and respond to any other
questions they may have.
Remember
Do not stop to collect
personal belongings on evacuating the building Do not attempt to go
back in and fight the fire Do not attempt to go back in if
any children or adults are not accounted for.
This policy was
adopted on
Signed on behalf of
the nursery
Date for review
Jan 2020
Susan Walker
Jan 2021
