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. > > > (3) The approved provider of an education and care service must ensure that— > > > > > (a) in the case of a centre-based service, the emergency and evacuation procedures are rehearsed every 3 months by the staff members, volunteers and children present at the service on the day of the rehearsal and the responsible person in relation to the service who is present at the time of the rehearsal; and > > > > > (ab) in the case of a family day care service, the emergency and evacuation procedures are rehearsed every 3 months by each family day care educator and the children being educated and cared for by the family day care educator on that day; and > > > > > (b) the rehearsals of the emergency and evacuation procedures are documented. > > > > Penalty: $2200. > > > (4) The approved provider of an education and care service must ensure that a copy of the emergency and evacuation floor plan and instructions are displayed in a prominent position near each exit at the education and care service premises, including a family day care residence and approved family day care venue. > > > > Penalty: $2200. > > Note. > > A compliance direction may be issued for failure to comply with subregulation (2), (2A), (3) or (4). > > **Reg 97:** Am 2013 (417), reg 15; 2023 (399), reg 31.