4.0 Visitor Emergency Evacuation Procedure

When arranging meetings, consideration should be taken to ensure emergency evacuation arrangements are in place/still valid for any visitor with any accessibility/disability issues.

Guidance on assistance dogs in the workplace is also available from the Cohesion and Equalities Team.

In the event of the alarm sounding, hosts must escort their visitor to the assembly point. Where the visitor has become separated from their host, the visitor is expected to follow the direction of other staff. No member of staff should travel further into the building in order to look for a visitor for whom they are responsible.

Fire evacuation procedures require that the receptionist takes the visitor log with them to the assembly point. This is then used to assist in checking that the building is clear.