Practice design and layout

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Module 1 – Prevention and preparedness | Practice design and layout

It is essential that team members are aware of the precise layout of the practice, where evacuation and assembly points are located and where critical emergency supplies are stored to manage an emergency effectively.

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Draw up a comprehensive floor plan of your practice. An example of what this may look like can be found below.

Example floor plan

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Your floor plan should highlight the specific location of:
- Fire exit(s)
- Evacuation route(s)
- Safe assembly point(s)
- Fire extinguishers
- Main shut-off valves for water and gas
- Heating/air-conditioning equipment
- The electrical master switch
- Surge protectors
- Any hazardous materials (e.g. chemicals)
- Your practice’s emergency kit
- Any further first aid equipment
- Physical flood protection (e.g. flood barriers or sandbags)
- Outside water taps and hoses
- Power generators
- Data storage servers and other important physical IT equipment
- Security and fire alarm systems
- Underground or overhead powerlines
- Your practice’s doctor’s bag
- Your practice’s emergency mobile phone(s), if applicable
- Hard copy/copies of your emergency response plan
There are a range of free or paid online emergency evacuation floor mapping/planning tools and templates available for use. Pick one that is easy to use and suits your practice’s specific needs.
Alternatively, organisations that specialise in emergency planning can create your emergency evacuation map for you.

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