Administrative​ ​Procedure​ ​165​ ​–​ ​Appendix​ ​A

SAFETY​ ​DRILLS Background The​ ​purpose​ ​of​ ​a​ ​safety​ ​drill​ ​is​ ​to​ ​give​ ​students​ ​and​ ​staff​ ​practice​ ​in​ ​handling​ ​emergencies​ ​in​ ​an orderly​ ​fashion.​ ​Quick​ ​response​ ​is​ ​important​ ​but​ ​is​ ​not​ ​to​ ​be​ ​stressed​ ​at​ ​the​ ​expense​ ​of​ ​good order.​ ​Too​ ​much​ ​emphasis​ ​on​ ​haste​ ​can​ ​create​ ​an​ ​atmosphere​ ​of​ ​urgency​ ​that,​ ​for​ ​some,​ ​may be​ ​close​ ​to​ ​panic. All​ ​persons​ ​in​ ​the​ ​building,​ ​with​ ​no​ ​exceptions,​ ​must​ ​participate​ ​in​ ​the​ ​drill.​ ​If​ ​the​ ​students​ ​are expected​ ​to​ ​take​ ​a​ ​safety​ ​drill​ ​seriously,​ ​it​ ​must​ ​be​ ​evident​ ​to​ ​them​ ​that​ ​all​ ​staff​ ​also​ ​regard​ ​it​ ​in that​ ​way. Procedures 1. All​ ​principals​ ​must​ ​complete​ ​one​ ​safety​ ​drill​ ​per​ ​month,​ ​with​ ​a​ ​minimum​ ​of​ ​six​ ​fire​ ​drills during​ ​the​ ​school​ ​year​ ​(three​ ​prior​ ​to​ ​Christmas​ ​and​ ​three​ ​after)​ ​and​ ​two​ ​lockdown​ ​drills. 1.1

The​ ​district​ ​is​ ​also​ ​requiring​ ​that​ ​the​ ​first​ ​fire​ ​drill​ ​and​ ​lockdown​ ​are​ ​completed​ ​by Thanksgiving.

1.2

The​ ​choice​ ​of​ ​the​ ​other​ ​two​ ​safety​ ​drills​ ​to​ ​be​ ​completed​ ​is​ ​at​ ​the​ ​discretion​ ​of​ ​the principal.​ ​(The​ ​four​ ​types​ ​of​ ​safety​ ​drills​ ​are:​ ​directed​ ​response,​ ​evacuation, lockdown,​ ​room​ ​clear).

1.3

All​ ​non-school​ ​based​ ​sites​ ​must​ ​complete​ ​a​ ​minimum​ ​of​ ​one​ ​fire​ ​drill​ ​and​ ​one lockdown​ ​per​ ​year.

2. All​ ​staff​ ​are​ ​to​ ​be​ ​instructed​ ​in​ ​the​ ​sounding​ ​of​ ​an​ ​alarm​ ​and​ ​the​ ​reporting​ ​of​ ​fires.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​the responsibility​ ​of​ ​the​ ​staff​ ​to​ ​take​ ​all​ ​reasonable​ ​measures​ ​to​ ​ensure​ ​the​ ​safety​ ​of​ ​the​ ​children after​ ​evacuation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​building.​ ​All​ ​personnel​ ​are​ ​reminded​ ​that​ ​evacuation​ ​is​ ​of​ ​first​ ​and foremost​ ​importance.​ ​The​ ​site​ ​specific​ ​details​ ​are​ ​included​ ​in​ ​your​ ​Emergency​ ​Response Plan: http://intranet/default.asp?V_ITEM_ID=572

Approval​ ​Date:

April​ ​12,​ ​2016

Reference:

Section​ ​18,​ ​20,​ ​45,​ ​45.1,​ ​57,​ ​60,​ ​61,​ ​113​ ​School​ ​Act Disaster​ ​Services​ ​Act Emergency​ ​Medical​ ​Aid​ ​Act Freedom​ ​of​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​Protection​ ​of​ ​Privacy​ ​Act Fire​ ​Code​ ​Regulation Occupational​ ​Health​ ​and​ ​Safety​ ​Act Occupational​ ​Health​ ​and​ ​Safety​ ​Code Occupational​ ​Health​ ​and​ ​Safety​ ​Regulations

Calgary​ ​Roman​ ​Catholic​ ​Separate​ ​School​ ​District​ ​No.​ ​1 Administrative​ ​Procedures​ ​Manual

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