Fire Safety

Please pay particular attention to the advice outlined below regarding fire safety.  The Institute had developed emergency plans to to ensure that all buildings are evacuated in an orderly and controlled manner during an emergency situation thereby minimising potential injury to personnel, visitors, public, property or the environment.

Action on discovering a fire:

If you discover a fire, raise the alarm immediately.  The fire alarm can be activated by breaking a break glass unit (red square box with glass panel).  To break use your thumb to apply pressure on the black dot in the centre panel of the unit.

On hearing the fire alarm all building users must:

• Ensure that you turn off any equipment that you are using e.g. office equipment, lights etc.
• Evacuate the building by the nearest exit route.
• Close all doors after you.
• Assist in the evacuation of disabled personnel, if necessary.
• Proceed to the assembly point 
• Do not go upstairs for any reason.
• Do not go to lockers/workstations etc to collect personal belongings.
• Do not use the lift.
• Do not re-enter the building until the “all-clear” has been given either by the evacuation control team or the fire brigade officer in charge.