97Emergency and evacuation procedures

97 Emergency and evacuation procedures

97 Emergency and evacuation procedures

(1) The emergency and evacuation procedures required under regulation 168 must set out—

(a) instructions for what must be done in the event of an emergency; and

(b) an emergency and evacuation floor plan; and

(c) if the education and care service premises is located within a multi-storey building shared with other occupants and on a storey with no direct egress to an assembly area—

(i) all possible evacuation routes from each storey on which the premises is located; and

(ii) the evacuation routes that are proposed to be used in an evacuation; and

(iii) how all children will be safely evacuated from the premises, including non-ambulatory children; and

(iv) the stages in which an evacuation will be carried out; and

(v) the identity of the person in charge of an evacuation; and

(vi) the roles and responsibilities of staff members during an evacuation; and

(vii) the arrangements made with the other occupants of the multi-storey building in relation to the evacuation of the multi-storey building.

(2) For the purposes of preparing the emergency and evacuation procedures, the approved provider of an education and care service must ensure that a risk assessment is conducted to identify potential emergencies that are relevant to the service.

Penalty: $2200.

(2A) The approved provider of a centre-based service must review the risk assessment conducted under subregulation (2)—

(a) at least once every 12 months; and

(b) as soon as practicable after becoming aware of any circumstance that may affect the safe evacuation of children from the service.

Penalty: $2200.

(2B) As soon as practicable after reviewing the risk assessment under subregulation (2A), the approved provider of a centre-based service must make any necessary updates to the emergency and evacuation policies and procedures.

Penalty: $2200.