Remain calm at a crisis
Why should your company conduct an evacuation drill?
When you need to evacuate your employees and business, chaos and confusion can reign, and the situation can quickly become grave. Panic and decisions made under stress can lead to serious injuries to employees and damage to property, which could have been avoided. It’s essential to have a well-established evacuation plan and that your employees are aware of the escape routes, who the fire wardens are and their areas of responsibility.
How is an Evacuation drill carried out?
The Evacuation Drill is planned between the instructor from Safe@Work and the person responsible for fire safety at your workplace. The preplanned workplace evacuation drill will be observed by the instructor.
Examples of staged workplace emergencies leading to evacuation could include fire, gas leaks, bomb threats, or other potential risk situations. After completing the drill, the instructor can recommend suggestions for improvements and feedback to the fire wardens.
Is there a need for fire wardens?
A fire warden helps to ensure that an evacuation is carried out as safely as possible and helps those in need of extra assistance. It is highly recommended to have several trained fire wardens at your business, which will be vital in creating the right conditions for a safe evacuation. If needed, we recommend that you train several wardens in connection with an Evacuation Drill. On completing the training, the participants will receive a fire wardens vest so they can easily be identified in the event of an emergency evacuation.
Combine several courses to create a comprehensive day of training
The Evacuation Drill could be carried out at the same time as new or existing fire wardens are trained, and a Fire Safety Training course is being held, giving your business a productive full day of training, and would combine to help make your business a Firesafe Workplace
The following are taken up during the Evacuation Drill:
- What is an escape route?
- Alarm routines and what to prioritise
- Assembly point and evacuation plan
- Risks assessment and what is threatened in a fire?
- Choice of extinguishing equipment and extinguishing agents

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