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Fire safety: risk assessment and emergency evacuation procedures

Last reviewed on 19 March 2021
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Learn about your requirements for fire evacuation and fire risk assessments across your schools.

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  1. Fire safety during coronavirus
  2. You must have fire evacuation plans across your trust
  3. You must conduct a fire risk assessment at each of your premises
  4. See examples of evacuation plans and risk assessment templates

As the employer, you're accountable for the health and safety of your staff, pupils, visitors and contractors. Health and safety law requires you to assess risks and put in place proportionate control measures, as explained in the DfE's health and safety guidance. 

You'll likely delegate the day-to-day management of health and safety to your schools. Indeed you must appoint a 'responsible person' to be responsible for fire safety in each of your schools, including plans for an emergency and all fire risk assessments.

Be clear on your health and safety duties and use our template to help you get an overview – see this article for more. 

Fire safety during coronavirus

Your schools will to need review their fire evacuation plans 

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