Fire and Emergency Evacuation Drill
Magsaysay management through its HSES (Health, Safety, Environment and Security) department spearheaded the 2016 Fire and Emergency Evacuation Drill last May 13, 2016. All employees assembled at the Rizal Park for this activity.
In line with this, each department was required to have fully implemented emergency procedures. The procedures were designed to assist in the organization’s implementation of emergency evacuation plan.
The goal of an emergency evacuation plan is to ensure that all employees and visitors will be able to get out of the facility safely. The most common
test for a fire evacuation is a “pre-announced” fire drill. The nature of which as “preannounced” meaning it is planned, scheduled, and expected. A major issue in conducting pre-announced fire drills is that employees know the drills are not a real emergency alert and therefore, have no sense of urgency. With no element of surprise, employees do not take drills seriously. Thus, they are able to remain calm, and often do not use the designated emergency exits. This type of drill may put employees in harm’s way should they forget to use the designated emergency exits and instead use the main entrances, which may not be the quickest and safest means of egress in a real fire emergency.
When testing the evacuation procedures, it’s important to focus on fire drills and exit strategies that can change human behavior and ultimately improve employee response. If you implement “surprise” and unexpected challenges forcing employees to rethink their exit strategies during your fire drills, employees will be better prepared and know how to respond when there is a real fire evacuation.
 department spearheaded the 2016 Fire and Emergency Evacuation Drill last May 13, 2016. All employees assembled at the Rizal Park for this activity. In line with this, each department was required to have fully implemented emergency procedures. The procedures were designed to assist in the organization’s implementation of emergency evacuation plan. The goal of an emergency evacuation plan is to […])
