The purpose of this plan is to provide for the safe and orderly evacuation of personnel and visitors in the event of an emergency situation.

This plan contains procedures on how to report an emergency, what to do and who will assist you.

OSH Act 85/93

Environmental Regulations Section 9

Fire precautions and means of egress

• (1) In order to expedite the evacuation of a workplace in case of fire, every employer shall ensure that –
  • (a) any emergency escape door from any room or passage or at a staircase shall, as far as is practicable, be hung so as to open outwards;
  • (b) every door of a room in which persons may be present, and every door of a passage or at a staircase serving as a means of exit from such room, shall be kept clear and capable of being easily and rapidly opened from inside so as to ensure quick and easy evacuation;
  • (c) the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) shall also be complied with in respect of the outer escape exit from the workplace;
  • (d) staircases and steps leading from one floor to another or to the ground