Evacuation drills: Unannounced testing of your safety in practice.

Evacuation drills are a compulsory recurring item on companies' annual agendas. However, Saval goes further. Practising evacuation procedures is required by law in preparation for a real emergency.

All the measures are in place: your company has a trained emergency response team, the evacuation plan is up to date, the evacuation floor plans are displayed exactly where they are supposed to be and the employees are familiar with the plans. However, no account has been taken of human behaviour.

We only offer this course on request and at your location.

Behaviour; Unpredictable in emergencies

Employees and visitors will try to leave the building by the route they used to enter it. Our specialists will organise a scheduled/unannounced evacuation drill for you, covering all aspects of the evacuation.

Observation; Drill and evaluation

During this drill, we will work with various observers and simulated victims. Afterwards, we will evaluate the drill with the participants and draw up a report with our findings.

Consultation; How do we support you?

We provide support as an expert party in organising, supervising and evaluating evacuation drills so that the statutory requirements are met. Ahead of every evacuation drill we organise, we consult with the client about the details of the drill.

Content; What do we agree with you?

Extent and objectives of the drill
Whether or not to include the production department in the drill (if applicable)
The props to be used
The use of (simulated) victims
Safety issues during the drill
Observers during the drill

Activities; What we do for you?

Discussing the drill with you beforehand
Staging the drill with professional equipment within the defined frameworks
Provision of a drill leader during the drill
Evaluation with participants immediately after the drill
Optional: drawing up an evaluation and report with recommendations

Options

We can provide multiple expert observers and simulated victims. We can also draw up a report with recommendations in response to the drill.

Duration of the drill

An evacuation drill need not take up more than half an hour of your employees' time. You should allow at least an hour for the evaluation with the participants (emergency response team and evacuation team) after the drill.

Rates

The costs we charge for organising this drill differ per scenario. We will be pleased to make a quotation for you.

Supplementary programme

We offer you the opportunity to make more of your evacuation drill – for example, by organising a training day for all ERT members, concluding with a full evacuation drill. During this day, various small emergencies will be staged which the ERT must respond to. This day partly functions as a refresher course for your ERT members. By holding a brief training session beforehand, you comply with all the statutory requirements.