One in four British workers have never taken part in a fire alarm evacuation mock drill at their workplace, despite a government advisory that a full fire alarm drill must be performed at least once a year, a new study has revealed.
The survey of more than 2,000 adults by an insurance company also saw 5 per cent British workers reporting that their offices had no marked emergency fire exists. Surprisingly, 6 per cent of the people responding, said they would stop to pick up refreshments, such as a cup of tea even after they hear the fire alarm go off in their building.
While the London Fire Brigade says any building caught in flames must be emptied within two and a half minutes, employees seem to have little fire awareness about this rule of thumb. One-tenth of employees said they do not move from their seats for more than a minute even after they have heard the fire alarm, irrespective of whether they believe the fire call is real or a mere hoax.
The study found that a worker waits for about 36 seconds before reacting to an fire alarm. Forty-two per cent workers said they would fetch personal belongings or office documents before leaving the fire-struck building.
Fire systems ltd a London based fire alarm company have now started carrying out fire awareness training as part of their 6 monthly visits.
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