Emergency Management Plan	Evacuation Procedures	Continuity Plans

• Be reflective of the internal and external environment (the true nature and location of the rooms
  and structures of the building)
• Detail all exits from the building
• Indicate the primary and secondary direction of travel from the ‘You are Here’ point.
• Ensure it is positioned ‘up the right way’ and orientated in such a way as to remove confusion for the person when viewing the plan (i.e. if the plan indicates that there is an exit to the right of the person (when viewing the plan) that person should be confident that if he / she turned to the right they would see an exit sign and that they would be able to follow the direction of travel to the exit).
• Ensure exit signs can be seen in all egress routes.
• Include the evacuation assembly area/s. There may be a need to include a site plan to capture the exact location/s, or to superimpose the floor / area plan on the site plan.
• Include a reminder to people that they must not return to the building once they have evacuated.
• Not include anything other than information essential for evacuation.
• Considering the target group of residents/clients, and the circumstances in which the site evacuation plan and maps may be used, it is recommended that they be a minimum A3 in size and text (essential information only)
  should be 14 point size.

• Ensure site evacuation plans and maps are positioned in prominent and pertinent areas throughout
  the building and site, for example:
  • Foyers and main entrances/exits
  • Reception areas
  • Resident/client collection areas (main rooms)
  • Each separate wing/house/section
  • All key staff areas eg staff room, back of door in staff toilets
  • In dead end areas (closed corridors)
  • Central communication notice boards
  • External weather protected notice or site directional map boards
• Consideration should be given to the limitations of residents/clients who may use these maps and plans to assist them to
  evacuation, and it therefore should be displayed in a sufficiently large point size and legible font
• As the evacuation maps may be utilised when normal lighting might not be available, buildings and essential equipment should be drawn/outlined in large symbol, text, and width
• Ensure a system is developed to routinely monitor the accuracy of these maps.
• Regularly check to make sure that paths can be used by people who may be disabled.
• Educate stakeholders in the use and locations of site evacuation plans, which should:
  • Be reflected in orientation/induction documentation
  • Be reflected in staff training and meetings

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