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The outcome:People can respond promptly to facility emergencies and dogs can be moved to safety.
Facility / unit: __________________________ Date: ______________
The outcome:People can respond promptly to facility emergencies and dogs can be moved to safety.
EG9.1: Emergency plan and exits
Each facility or mobile unit must have a practical written emergency plan.
It must cover fire, severe weather, escape, flooding, loss of power or water, equipment failure and sudden operator incapacity.
Exits must be clear and usable. The plan must identify emergency contacts, a safe assembly or temporary holding area, and how every dog will be accounted for.
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Requirement
Each facility or mobile unit must have a practical written plan for fire, severe weather, escape, flooding, power or water loss, equipment failure and sudden operator incapacity. Exits must remain clear and usable. The plan must identify emergency contacts, safe assembly or temporary containment, and how every dog present will be accounted for.
What the Assessor Checks
Walk exit routes and test a scenario using actual occupancy and available people.
Result:☐ Meets Standard☐ Action Required☐ Critical Non-Compliance☐ Not Applicable
Assessor Notes / Evidence / N/A reason:______________________________________________________
EG9.2: Fire protection
Fire detection and firefighting equipment must be suitable for the facility and its risks, accessible and maintained.
Required building fire systems, evacuation procedures and any approved evacuation scheme required by law must be in place.
Fuel, hair, lint and other combustible materials must not accumulate near ignition sources.
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Requirement
Fire detection and extinguishing equipment must suit the premises or unit and its risks, be accessible and be maintained. Required building fire systems, evacuation procedures and any legally required approved evacuation scheme must be in place. Fuel, hair, lint and combustible supplies must not accumulate near ignition sources.
What the Assessor Checks
Inspect provision and servicing; confirm which building fire obligations apply.
Result:☐ Meets Standard☐ Action Required☐ Critical Non-Compliance☐ Not Applicable
Assessor Notes / Evidence / N/A reason:______________________________________________________
EG9.3: Emergency supplies and assistance
Human and canine first-aid supplies, emergency contacts and suitable emergency containment equipment must be readily available.
Anyone working alone or opening the facility must know how to raise the alarm and arrange urgent veterinary assistance and transport.
Assessment covers emergency readiness and supplies, not clinical or grooming qualifications.
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Requirement
Readily accessible human and canine first-aid supplies, emergency contact details and suitable equipment for emergency containment must be available. People working alone or opening the facility must know how to raise the alarm and arrange urgent veterinary assistance and transport. The assessment checks readiness and resources, not clinical or grooming qualifications.
What the Assessor Checks
Inspect supplies and contacts and ask the responsible person to explain how help would be obtained.
Result:☐ Meets Standard☐ Action Required☐ Critical Non-Compliance☐ Not Applicable
Assessor Notes / Evidence / N/A reason:______________________________________________________
EG9.4: Stopping and safely resuming operations
The affected area or unit must stop accepting or keeping dogs in unsafe conditions where a facility hazard cannot be controlled.
Dogs already present must have a safe alternative location or collection arrangement.
The area or unit must not reopen until the hazard has been corrected and any necessary cleaning, checks or specialist clearance completed.
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Requirement
Where a facility hazard cannot be controlled, the affected area or unit must stop accepting or retaining dogs in unsafe conditions. Dogs already present must have a safe alternative location or collection arrangement. Reopening must follow correction of the hazard and any necessary cleaning, checks or specialist clearance.
What the Assessor Checks
Test a shutdown scenario and review a previous failure or a realistic contingency.
Result:☐ Meets Standard☐ Action Required☐ Critical Non-Compliance☐ Not Applicable
Assessor Notes / Evidence / N/A reason:______________________________________________________
Evidence
Written emergency plan, exit inspection, fire equipment, first-aid supplies, contacts and scenario demonstration.