Emergency Management Procedures
In the event of any situation where the school or its inhabitants are in danger, all staff, students and visitors will be relocated according to 4 possible plans made in consultation with POLICE, CFA and DEECD Emergency Management.
1. Plan O Relocate to the oval.
2. Plan G Relocate to the gymnasium.
3. Plan D Relocate to Dunns Road Park.
4. Plan B Relocate to Bentons Square Shopping Centre.
5. Plan X Relocate by bus to another school or safe venue as deemed so by Police.
6. Lockdown Everyone remains locked inside the Buildings in classroom/specialist’s room at Osborne.
For all refuge sites the following will apply:
* Attendance rolls, absence books and visitors’ book will be checked off to ensure all students, staff and visitors are accounted for and safe.
* All present will remain under the supervision of the Osborne staff awaiting instructions from the POLICE, CFA and DEECD.
Emergency Management.
* Students will only be allowed to be removed by parents if the normal procedures for early dismissal are observed. ie. Parent must sign the child out from the class teacher‘s responsibility by signing the class roll if no early dismissal form is available. They will need to leave the school grounds immediately they have collected their child.
* In the event of a bushfire occurring at dismissal time, the students will be kept at the refuge site until the danger has passed and Police and CFA approve dismissal.
* It is essential all staff and parents understand that these decisions will be made in plenty of time to keep all personnel safe.
These decisions will be made in consultation with the CFA along with the MERT officer. (Municipal Emergency Response Coordinator = POLICE)
* All other decisions will be made by the Principal, Assistant Principal or their delegate.
In the event of an emergency to avoid congestion and panic, POLICE recommend parents refrain from rushing to the school.
PLEASE NOTE: DEECD provide schools with updates and advise schools when serious weather conditions or emergencies arise that may require cancellations of excursions, camps etc.
For further information refer to:
www.education.vic.gov.au
www.police.vic.gov.au
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