Rules & Safety

Fire Evacuation Plan

Emergency Evacuation Plan for : 

Ranc de Banes

Premises address and contact number

Le comptoir du ranc de banes
Le Mas
30440 Sumène
France

(m) +33 675 429 376

Plan date

  02/05/2022  

Review date

 02/05/2025  

Sound of the alarm

The sound of the alarm will be (cross through as appropriate):

A shouted warning/whistle sounding/air horn etc

A continuously ringing bell, a continuous warning siren etc

Other

If other please specify:      

Raising the alarm

In the event of a fire beginning:

If the fire is discovered by a staff member or a visitor notifies a staff member of a fire, the alarm will be raised by: activation of the nearest call point or commencing manual warning (whistle, shout etc) 

If fire is detected by automatic detectors, this will trigger the fire alarm

Action staff should take on hearing the alarm

The following actions will be taken upon the fire alarm being sounded/raised: (modify/delete as applicable to your site)

• Will take charge and lead in the fire evacuation

• Dial 112 and request attendance by the Fire Service.  Staff member gives their name, name of building, building address (as detailed above), contact number and details of fire (Note – you may already have a direct link to the Fire Service but details of how/when this would activate should be determined)

• Staff will commence evacuation of the building – ensuring this is done in a calm and orderly manner, providing assistance to those needing additional help in evacuating

• Staff to sweep building to ensure all areas are clear (including back areas) if safe to do so and ensure all doors are closed on the way out

• If safe to do, electrical mains and gas supplies should be switched off before leaving the building. The location of these are detailed below

• To ensure nobody re-enters the building until confirmed safe to do so by the Fire Service

• Meet at assembly point and check all contractors and staff members are accounted for

• To liaise with Fire Service upon their arrival

Escape routes

The escape routes from the building are: (detail designated fire escape routes)

1. Fire escape stairwells outside of the building 
2. Main stairwell inside the building

Fire assembly point

The assembly point is: The swimming pool area     

Fighting fires – Extinguisher use

Fire extinguishers will only be used where:

• Staff have received training and feel confident in their use

• Where it is deemed safe to do so i.e. there is a clear means of escape, fire is small

Personal safety always takes priority and, if in any doubt, staff should not attempt to extinguish a fire

Location of key safety hazards or other fire related equipment

• Gas supply shut off:
• Mains fuse box:      
• Mains water inlet:      
• Gas/oxygen cylinders:      
• Location of fire alarm panel:      

Variations to plan

Detail instances where there may be variations to normal working arrangements e.g. late opening, events, lone working etc and what alternative measures would be needed. If variations to normal activities are such that the plan does not adequately cover these activities, then consider whether a separate evacuation plan is needed in these instances:

Back up arrangements

Detail back up arrangements in the event of fire alarm failure or staff absence etc

Responsibilities

For ensuring plan is up to date

Usually the premises manager

For ensuring adequate staff are on duty to carry out the evacuation plan

As above

For training staff on the evacuation plan and in their roles and responsibilities

As above