Evacuation Briefing

• Our building has a 'back to base' alarm system. If you hear the alarm, there's no discussion - we are evacuating the building. 

In A1

• If you're in A1 when the evacuation alarm sounds, you can assist us by helping direct people out of the building while you are going yourself. 

• First Impressions or Facility will open up the curtains to help people to get out. 

• You can exit through the foyer, or either side of the Main Auditorium - you can open the fire doors yourself by pushing down on the bar and opening up wide. We want all doors opened if we need to evacuate the building.

• You can help by clearing pathways to allow people easy exit access and holding open exit doors if needed and it is safe to do so. 

Other areas

• Wherever else you are, proceed to the nearest exit point and out to the Assembly area.

• The escape routes from the main building are those shown on the evacuation plans on walls around our building. All exit doors push outwards. 

• Rivers Cafe - exterior exit door (not foyer)

• RFR - via Rivers Cafe to exterior exit door

• Mez Level - exterior fire doors

• A2, Qantas Lounge, The Lounge and Foyer - foyer main doors

• Downstairs Offices - front door and Film Hallway door

• Upstairs Offices - doors to foyer or ramp through bulkheads

Lockdown Briefing

• If we have to lockdown the building, you will be told 'we are going into lockdown'.

• Help get anyone you can find to come inside the nearest room, or find a room to lock yourself in. 

• Lock the doors and close and lock any windows. 

• Get on the floor under something, like a desk, if you can.

• Keep your phone on silent and remain silent yourself.  

• Wait until you are given the all clear before coming out.

At your Induction / Orientation for your position, your Leader will take you through the Evacuation and Lockdown procedures that are specific to the Kids Program area. Always talk safety to each other - safety culture is not something you define, it’s just something everyone does because it is second nature. When you are in a room, always look around for your exits and make a mental plan of what you would do if you had to help people evacuate.

Evacuation Briefing:

• Our building has a 'back to base' alarm system. If you hear the alarm, help us get the kids out. 

• Get the kids in a line and volunteers should position themselves along the line to walk the kids out. There must be an adult at the beginning, middle and end. 

• know where the fire exits are for the room in which you are working are

• the Evacuation Assembly area is the football oval. Be ready to work with parents in finding their child. They should still supply their sticker to collect their child. 

• Parents cannot go back into a building that has been evacuated to collect their child's belongings. 

Lockdown Briefing

• If we have to lockdown the building, you will be told 'we are going into lockdown'. 

• Get all the children inside your rooms. Include volunteers and parents standing outside.

• If you have taken children to the bathrooms, return immediately to your room. 

• Get the children on the floor, preferably under tables. 

• Turn off the lights. 

• Close and lock the windows. 

Always talk safety to each other - safety culture is not something you define, it’s just something everyone does because it is second nature. When you are in a room, always look around for your exits and make a mental plan of what you would do if you had to help people evacuate.

Evacuation Briefing

• Our building has a 'back to base' alarm system. If you hear the alarm, A1 techs should evacuate the building, along with everyone else, if it is safe to do so. 

• The side doors and foyer will be opened. 

• The MM person should put up the 'evacuation' slide before exiting if possible. 

Lockdown Briefing

• If we have to lockdown the building, you will be told 'we are going into lockdown'.

• Help get anyone you can find inside your room, or find a room to lock yourself in. 

• Lock the doors and close and lock any windows. 

• Get on the floor under something, like a desk, if you can.

• Keep your phone on silent and remain silent yourself.  

• Wait until you are given the all clear before coming out.