Everyone knows what to do when the fire alarm rings: leave. But what if the danger is outside, and leaving is the worst thing to do? A suspicious package in reception, an aggressive intruder in the car park, a security alert in the street. Many organisations have never thought about when staff should stay put, where they should go and who decides.
The first minutes
Site emergency response plans cover what happens in the first minutes of an incident at a particular building, estate or venue. They sit beneath the wider crisis management plan, which deals with the strategic response.
Scenarios we plan for
Fire and evacuation. Intruders and violent incidents. Suspicious items and bomb threats. Lockdown, or invacuation, where people move to a safer area inside. Medical emergencies. Utility failures. For each, the plan sets out who raises the alarm, who leads, where people go and how the emergency services are met.
A changing legal landscape
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, often called Martyn’s Law, will require many venues and premises that host the public to have procedures for responding to an attack. We help organisations understand whether it applies to them and prepare in good time.
Practise it
Plans only work if people have rehearsed them. Short drills and walk-throughs turn a document into instinct.
Clear emergency communication is essential to every plan. Review your site plan with us.
