Over the last two weeks we have had two evacuations of the James Hight Building. The first one on the 11th of March was caused by a faulty smoke detector on level 4. The second one yesterday was the first trial evacuation for 2015. Despite the large numbers of students in the building at the time the evacuation was completed in 7 minutes and 58 seconds.

Thank you to those who took on the role of floor warden. We have two wheelchair users who regularly use level 2. They have both been briefed and if an alarm goes off they make their way to the North East stairwell outside the fire doors. They will have a staff member wait with them and send someone down to report their whereabouts to the Building warden. If you are a floor warden or staff member who comes across anyone in a wheelchair please speak with them and reassure them that you will report to the building warden as well. The fire service will make it a priority to evacuate wheelchair users.

Just a reminder that every alarm should be treated as a real emergency. An alarm means that there is something happening somewhere in the building. No one has the time to assess what it is, but we do have time to evacuate.

Thanks
Tim O’Sullivan
Building warden