Fire Safety in ARK

Fire exit plan

THERE ARE TWO MAIN EMERGENCY EXITS; the front door, the double doors in the main hallway. The yard emergency exit can be used if member knows the padlock code.
Office 3 has access to their own Fire Exit, if office is open Fire Exit accessible.

Front Door

  1. Use the door release to your right as you exit, next to the door

  2. Make your way to the assembly point on the corner of Caledonian Road and Carnegie Street

Hall Doors

  1. Open gold sliding latch on doors

  2. Push down the metal bars to open the doors

  3. Make your way to the assembly point on the corner of Caledonian Road and Carnegie Street

Office 3 Door

  1. If office open and occupied, follow office 3 tenants out of side door exit.

  2. Make your way through the community garden to the assembly point on the corner of Caledonian Road and Carnegie Street.

These details are also included in printed form in the metal box next to the alarm on the ground floor. 

Fire Risk Assessment

Every year ARK is required to performed a Fire Risk Assessment. The latest assessment with findings can be found here.

Fire Evacuation Plan

Every year the management of ARK coworking review their fire safety plan, which is available here.
If a member of visitor needs assistance to evacuate in an emergency, we will work with them to produce a Personal Emergency Exit Plan (PEEP), an example of which can be found here.

Regular inspections

Fire safety procedures are regularly performed in All Saints Church, this includes -

  • Fire alarm call point tests - typically this is on a Friday afternoon

  • Fire evacuation test (performed at least annually)

  • Emergency light test testing

  • Fire alarm testing

  • Fire Extinguisher testing

Fire Doors

Fire doors are part of the protection for the means of escape or required for fire separation and should not be wedged or propped open. If the rooms are being used for fetch and carry purposes the wedge must be removed as soon as the task is over.

Fire Marshalls

The responsible individuals acting as fire marshalls for the building are:

  • Nick Johnson (ARK)

  • Philippa Nash (ARK)

In addition to these trained individuals, we induct all new joiners to the building’s fire safety procedures. Private Offices also have a nominated individual responsible for acting as a fire marshall in the event of a fire evacuation, ensuring that any visitors to the building / staff are looked after.

Fire marshall jackets are located in the cupboard with first aid kit in the kitchen, and should be worn by nominated individuals in the event of a fire evacuation.

Visitors

Visitors to the building are either accompanied throughout their time in the building by someone trained, or, they are given a copy of the fire plan when they use a meeting room (this is made available on the table for all bookings).

Hot works

No hot works are performed in the building.

Animals

Any animals brought into the building are the responsibility of their owners - in the event of a fire evacuation animals should be kept on a lead & exit the building in a prompt manner.