Evacuation addendum
Adjustments to evacuation procedures
- Route of evacuation may need to be changed to avoid a suspect object – ECO members should be advised of the location of a suspect object prior to evacuating.
- Personnel should be requested to remove all personal belongings e.g. handbags, briefcases, shopping or carry bags when evacuating.
- Doors and windows should be kept open, not closed, to lessen the impact of a bomb blast.
- Evacuation should be initiated no less than 30 minutes prior to any detonation deadline.
- Persons must not assemble in any location that is in line of sight to a possible danger area.
- Building re-entry should only be considered after a thorough search has been conducted by volunteers and after consultation with police, management and staff. Re-entry should not be initiated less than 30 minutes after the detonation deadline has lapsed.
Evacuation priority
- Immediate area of suspicious item.
- Entire area of the item.
- Rest of the building. Cascade the evacuation rather than clearing the full building at once.
- DO NOT announce the presence of a device.
Vehicle Movement
The removal of vehicles may be dangerous if the car park, or the passage of vehicles, is close to the reported suspicious object. If there is doubt about the safe movement of vehicles, the Chief Warden should close the car park and cease any vehicle movement on the site.