Evacuation audit for Appleton Academy

One of West Yorkshire’s newest schools, the Appleton Academy, has asked Ferno to provide an evacuation audit to ensure the school can safely evacuate all pupils, staff and visitors from the site in the event of an emergency.
The creation of the Appleton Academy in Wyke, Bradford, replaces Wyke Manor School and High Fernley Primary School with a new three-to-16 all-through Academy, providing an exciting and inspirational learning environment.
Ferno will also supply our popular Saver Safe Evacuation Chair to help the Academy meet the requirements of the Equality Act.
The Appleton Academy will specialise in Science and Sport and will be supported by  Bradford College, which has a track record in Science stretching back 175 years.  The College has recently made significant investments in Sports facilities and partnerships which will enhance the Academy’s curriculum.
A significant number of Ferno customers operating across a whole range of industries and sectors are struggling with new health and safety legislation such as the Equality Act 2010 and the fire safety Regulatory Reform Order 2005.

These two major changes in law mean companies have to take responsibility for the evacuation of everyone on their site, whether they are employees, visitors or contractors, and that particular attention needs to be paid to procedures for disabled, injured or unwell persons. As a result we have developed an Evacuation Audit service which helps companies understand what measures they must put in place to quickly and safely evacuate a building and comply with regulations.
Meanwhile, we have also supplied a Saver Safe Evacuation Chairs to Huddersfield Town’s Canalside Complex which has been expanding its operations over recent months with a new two-story academy building. The chair will ensure that the Canalside Complex meets the requirements of the Equality Act.