Fire safety policy

Fire safety policy

 

Aim of policy

 

This policy is designed to eliminate/reduce the risks to the health and safety of children, staff and users of the Nursery from fire and related hazards. 

 

Points to consider

 

Castle Day care & Preschool can only ensure the health and safety of everyone using the Nursery with the co-operation of staff following/putting the procedures in place during evacuation in a fire emergency or training exercise.

 

The nominated fire warden is: Charlotte

 

Castle Daycare and Preschool aim to achieve this by:

 

Having a procedure to ensure robust systems

 

In order to ensure robust systems exist to respond to an event of fire:

 

The Nursery Manager will:

 

·               Undertake a fire alarm/ bell test at least once a term.

 

·               Test emergency lighting every six months.

 

·               Keep a record of the tests to include date and time, faults/ issuers occurring if appropriate.

 

·               Develop a local setting fire evacuation procedure to include exits to be used, assembly area etc.

 

·               Carry out a Nursery evacuation procedure (fire drill) every quarter as a minimum.

 

·               Keep records of the fire drills to include time of drill, evacuation time and comments.

 

·               Ensure all staff members are aware of and understand the local setting evacuation procedure.

 

·               Ensure that all staff members have undertaken basic fire safety training during their initial induction and senior staff will undertake additional training annually.

 

All Nursery staff will:

 

·                                 Ensure that fire exits are not blocked.

 

·                                 Ensure routes of access and egress remain clear

 

·                                 Undertake regular fire safety training.