OPENING & CLOSING PROCEDURES

Before admitting the public please ensure:

All exit doors are unlocked, any fastenings removed, and the push bar mechanism tested and in good working order.
Any door on an escape route is not opening in the direction of travel.
Escape routes are free from obstruction and available for use.
Fire doors are closed, not wedged or propped open.
Fire fighting equipment is in place and unobstructed.
There are no combustibles stored in areas open to the public.
Exit signs are illuminated and not obscured.
There is no obvious fire hazard in, or near, the building.

At the end of the function, PLEASE:

Wipe all table surfaces, chairs and kitchen worktops clean of any drink or foodstuffs.
Replace tables in the area provided in the lobby.
Stack chairs no more than 10 high, and place in the area provided in the lobby.
If used, ensure the Kitchen floor is swept and mopped.
If used, ensure Main Hall floor is swept and any spills cleaned with WATER ONLY.
If used, hoover Catharine Hollman Room.
Check all rooms, including toilets and disabled toilet, remove ALL waste and rubbish from inside and outside the premises after the event.
Ensure taps are turned off in the kitchen, toilets and disabled toilet.
Ensure all electrical appliances, including cooker, water heater, except the refrigerator and freezer, are turned off.
Search for any smouldering fires, cigarettes or vapes left burning around the exterior of the building.
Secure all windows and external doors, except the main door. Close all internal doors. Switch off all lights. Set the alarm and lock the entrance door. Check it is locked.
Return the key to the key safe, close it and jumble up the numbers on the key safe.