The Hospital will have a comprehensive fire system following discussions and agreement with the local fire brigade and fire safety officer. This will be checked regularly to ensure that it complies with the fire safety strategy regulations and requirements. Employees will be provided with fire Awareness/Safety training with updates on a six-monthly basis This will be recorded, documented, and audited.
The entrance doors to each unit within the hospital have automatic door locking systems, which stops access without an authorised electronic swipe card. These doors will automatically unlock if the fire alarm is active within the same fire zone as the activation point (i.e., other doors remain locked.) There will be three gardens within the complex, two of which are secure and one, which is open. Fire assembly points will be located within these areas. Admin and members of the public will leave via the main entrance doors to a designated fire assembly point at the front of the building. Fire registers will be kept on reception with a Fire Safety Evacuation Pack for the benefit of any attending fire officers in case of emergencies.
In the event of a fire all main doors on the corridors are fire doors and when closed will give safety from fire and smoke for up to 30 minutes. In the event of the fire alarm sounding, all individuals will be advised to move Horizontally behind the next fire door. If in doubt they will be advised to leave the building via the nearest fire exit, all exits will be clearly signed. To assist with fire prevention, we will not allow patients to smoke anywhere inside the hospital, smoking shelters will be provided within the gardens.
In the event of a major fire in the building or a fire which results in smoke damage/water damage or inability to return patients to the building a contingency Business Continuity Plan will be implemented to ensure that all patients and members of the public remain safe.
Access and egress to the hospital will be via the main reception area and will be controlled also by means of an electronic fob system. The fob system will be reviewed and audited daily to ensure that fobs not returned to the central control are deactivated immediately.
The Fob system will be the Traka system, which is the state-of-the-art fob and key monitoring. To maintain the security of the Hospital, the system prevents anyone leaving the building with them in their possession.
The hospital will also rely on physical, procedural, and relational security and this will be supported by appropriate fencing and compartmentalization of the grounds. The fencing will be in place as per diagram included and will consist of:
Fencing- 3 types of fencing.
Red lines – 5m high security fencing around areas where residents are.
Blue lines – 2.4m boundary fencing around the car park.
Magenta lines – 1.8m fencing to prevent access to shrubs etc.
Access / egress – Gates would have fob facilities and pedestrian gates will be locked operated from both sides.
For external means of escape, only those gates designated as being on an escape route (see arrows) will be fob operated, all other gates will be key activated as they are not required for means of escape in case of emergency.
Further to fencing there will be CCTV security cameras both internally and external to the building. This CCTV system will be monitored during all operational hours.
Staff will be trained in pat down searches and room searches for the secure and locked ward.
Restraint training will be supplied to all staff using the CPI model, which is a system that does not use pain compliance.
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