Safe&Sound T
hese days, there is a lot of focus on business continuity, pandemic planning and disaster planning.
Indeed, these are considered “must haves” in many businesses, whether it’s a requirement for insurance purposes, to reassure customers they won’t be left high and dry if facility is affected by an emergency, or because an organization or building is particularly vulnerable to certain types of emergency events. Building and business owners should
ensure that their obligation to meet the requirements of the provincial or nation- al fire codes does not get lost along the way.
Questions camp owners should ask
themselves regarding their operation’s fire and life safety procedures include: Are occupants/employees trained to react appropriately to a fire emergency?
By Laura Muirhead
Developing a Fire Safety Plan Throughout the year, camp directors are busy hiriing staff and increasing enrollment, but they should never ignore the safety of their campers
Does your building have an approved fire safety plan? Are you providing the necessary maintenance to the systems provided for the safety of your occu- pants? A fire safety plan is unique to the
building for which it is written, and specifically addresses fire emergencies. Plans contain procedures for supervisory staff and occupants, a summary of the building’s fire protection/life safety sys- tems, and information about
the
required maintenance of said resources. The goal of a fire safety plan is to
provide occupant safety in the event of a fire, to ensure effective use of the fire safety features of the building and to minimize the possibility of fires. A fire safety plan also serves as a useful tool for fire fighters responding to fire emergen- cies. Key considerations when writing a
fire safety plan include:
• Staffing levels. Plan for times of the day when staffing levels may be lower and therefore staff assignments may have to vary in order to cover any short- falls.
• Simplicity. Nothing spells trouble for any emergency plan like complex, con- voluted instructions. Yes, at some point you have to assume that your staff will use their common sense in any decision- making they are tasked with, but when faced with a fire, or even just the possi- bility of a fire, many of us will lose our perspective. Short,
straightforward
instructions will serve them best in emer- gency situations.
• Know your occupants. You should know who the occupants are and what they are doing. Are there likely to be per- sons in the building who are particularly vulnerable in an emergency situation, such as special needs persons or
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