Public protection procedures
The four simple procedures every in-scope venue needs: evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication.
Public protection procedures are the standard-tier core: evacuation (getting people out safely), invacuation (bringing people in or to a safer place inside), lockdown (preventing people entering or leaving, without ever blocking a fire exit), and communication (alerting and instructing people).
They should be simple, proportionate and known by the staff expected to carry them out. At the standard tier they can be no-cost, common-sense procedures written down and practised.
Who it affects: Every in-scope venue, standard or enhanced.
Related terms
Invacuation
Bringing people inside, or moving them to a safer place within the building, when it is safer than evacuating.
Standard tier
Premises where 200 to 799 people may reasonably be expected at the same time. Requires simple, low-cost public protection procedures.
Public protection measures
The additional, enhanced-tier requirements on top of procedures: monitoring, movement, physical safety and security of information.
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