Guest Thomas Phillips Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 There has resently been a event where the alarm has gone off at my school. when we exited out of the building we encountered that the gates, that lay on the main route to the assembly points, where locked. Is this allowed or something that may be let slide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyB Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 Depends on whether everyone would be stuck or there's an alternative, if being stuck or passing down the alternative would be a risk from the fire, if the alternative can take the number of people without bottle-necking or being too slow, if being stuck is a crush hazard as the area is too small etc. Many factors will influence if this is a trivial or major issue. The competent person responsible for the school's fire risk assessment should be consulted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPate Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 From the content of the first post, I cannot tell if there was no way to evacuate or if there was just an issue evacuating quickly because the gate needed to be unlocked. If they were not able to evacuate, I would think that would be a very big issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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