‘Evacuations’ are prepared for by businesses universally, and for good reason, because they have happened too often to be simply overlooked. Is your business prepared both safely and legally for the eventuation of an emergency? Through accompanying digital ‘visitor and contractor’ management tools, meeting the appropriate and legal requirements and responsibilities of an evacuation process and implementing company-wide safety plan is much less complicated than commonly thought and can form part of your regular, uninterrupted operations today in just a few clicks.
Evacuations have two distinct trigger-modes being one, ‘simulation and testing drills’, as well as the eventuation of the an actual emergency. When it comes to process, there is always the legal and social accountability of the operating business or organisation where the emergency occurs to ensure everyone has safely evacuated the premises. Process simulation is a great practice for preparation of an emergency, and during evacuation simulation employees, contractors and visitors should be included to help ensure real events are seamlessly and safely executed.
Visitor Sign-in makes it exceptionally easy to comply with the safety standards of your state and local council, and is simple to instantiate. For an emergency procedure, the Visitor Sign-in software allows the designated Fire Warden or Safety Officer to survey the active contractors on-site during an even, enabling them to complete a thorough accountability check for everyone who should be appearing at the assembly point. Ensuring safety staff are trained with the digital visitor system should also form a critical part of your staff emergency training processes.
In favour of preserving the safety of visitors and contractors as well as staff, and meeting mandatory ‘workplace health and safety guidelines’, it is important to be able to summon a comprehensive
list of on-site visitors and their details, ensure their safety in an event of an emergency. Visitor sign-in supports the whole process.
It provides the visitor or contractor with:
- an initial induction upon first check-in, to make sure they’re aware of the evacuation process
- an active map of evacuation assembly points
- on-hand access of who to contact in an emergency, as well as a step-by-step process of safety evacuation processes should an emergency occur.
On the Business-side, your are given:
- registered visitors who are currently active on site and their location
- the business they are tending to whilst on site,
- the details of both where they are working on-site and who they are reporting to,
- their personal, reachable details summonable instantly online by administrators and safety staff.
Getting setup is an easy process, and within moments, you’ll be meeting a range of safety specifications which will protect those entering your business and provide you with the peace-of-mind knowing that during an emergency, you’re protecting all staff and workers under your duty of care. Further important benefits include legally meeting local and national requirements for keeping those within your scope of responsibility safe, so being invested in the well-being and safety of your workers is tremendously valuable frame of mind for all business owners and organisations to consider.
