HAZARDOUS LEAK OR SPILLAGE - MANAGEMENT
An employee discovering a leak or spillage of a hazardous substance, must stay calm and do the following:
MAKE ALARM
- Go to the nearest fire alarm call point and break the glass.
- Go the nearest telephone and contact your internal security office, fire team or the local fire department.
- Go to the front entrance of the building and wait for any emergency teams to arrive.
- When the fire team arrives, describe to them exactly where the fire is.
- Do NOT re-enter the building until it is declared safe to do so.
Pinpoint the location of the fire
When you hear the evacuation alarm going off:
- Immediately stop what you were doing and respond to the alarm.
- Listen out for the evacuation instructions from your fire or evacuation marshals.
- Take all your valuables with you, i.e. wallet, handbag, briefcase, etc. but leave things such as laptop computers or any bulky objects behind.
- Ladies should take off their high heels shoes and put on comfortable shoes.
- Close all windows and doors as you leave the area.
- Follow the evacuation route in a calm fashion, staying on the left hand side of the corridors where possible.
- Report to the Assembly Point for Roll Call.
What NOT to do in the event of a hazardous leak or spill:
- If you did not have any formal fire fighting training, do NOT try to extinguish the fire yourself.
- Do NOT try to return to your desk or office while evacuation is in progress.
- Do NOT leave the premises before you reported for Roll Call.
- Do NOT go back into the building until it has been declared safe to do so.
- Do NOT panic. Try to remain calm and do NOT run.
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