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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2013 9:48:19 GMT 10
Thanks for the explanation and description Stellar, however I do still think it's surprising that only the occupant of the room can unlock the door. After all they may be unconscious, affected by smoke, or dead. Any staff member can unlock the door Sonex - I thought that would go without saying? I really don't know what more you want us to do - I'm sure we've got everything covered. Any more money spent on this would just be diverting funds that are required in more vital health areas. Same thing goes with the CCTV. This is installed in general areas of high traffic but in private rooms it becomes a privacy issue and subject to legal concerns.
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Post by sonex on Apr 15, 2013 10:00:45 GMT 10
This is what made me think the doors couldn't be unlocked on the outside, your comments..... "Which leads me to the obvious question ... why weren't the bedroom doors locked?? This was something I had to go through most nights with a number of residents - whether their doors were locked because they didn't feel safe. I'd have to lock the door on their side then step outside and pull the door shut. I'd then have to go through the motions of trying to get into the room without success and then they'd have to come and open the door for me. " Read more: newstalkback1.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1498&page=4#ixzz2QU7qY5t3However, am glad that in emergencies the doors can be unlocked from the outside.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2013 10:40:41 GMT 10
Sonex, I was playing the part of the unwanted intruder for the benefit of the residents who were concerned about getting a visit from a wandering male in the middle of the night. I had to demonstrate that I couldn't get into the room without a key. Residents know of course that staff can unlock their doors with a key. But wandering males do not have a key!!
It really goes without saying that all staff must have access at all times to residents' rooms!
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Post by bender on Apr 15, 2013 11:30:44 GMT 10
Stellar you wrote
Do they allow your staff to turn off the fire panel and forego a response by the Fire Service when an alarm is triggered?
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Post by bender on Apr 15, 2013 12:01:11 GMT 10
No, it was just a general question Earl.
In every other state I've worked (and NSW is not one of them) a Fire Alarm triggers an immediate call out by the Fire Service and an evcuation is commenced. An Officer is tasked to go to the source of the alarm and report on whether there is any sign of fire but regardless the evacuation proceeds along with the response by the Fire Service and only the Fire Service is permitted to turn the fire panel off after they physically verify that there is no fire.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2013 13:53:21 GMT 10
What a dissapointment it must be for Cathy and Stellar the lateline program wasn't about granny porn abuse .....
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2013 7:38:36 GMT 10
Stellar you wrote Do they allow your staff to turn off the fire panel and forego a response by the Fire Service when an alarm is triggered? Nope, once the alarm has gone off you're going to have a visit from the firies, whether there's a fire or not. I would only check the fire panel to verify the location of the "fire" but the firies are the only ones who are authorised to re-set it after an alarm. I have never experienced a real fire - it has always been a false alarm sometimes caused by rain getting into the roof in a storm ... stuff like that. All we could do was try to prevent the alarm going off in the first place ... like in the instance of burning toast where several staff would be running around with tea towels trying to remove the smoke from the vicinity of the detector. I know I said "turn the smoke alarm off" but meant prevent the smoke detector from going off, sorry. Still most of the female staff were not averse to having the firies come storming into the place. Some of those younger guys are real hunks!! Which would usually have one of the girls saying after they'd gone, "let's burn some more toast!" Lol.
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Post by caskur on Apr 16, 2013 7:59:20 GMT 10
What a dissapointment it must be for Cathy and Stellar the lateline program wasn't about granny porn abuse ..... "they spoke of "abuse".... a blanket word for minor infringements to beatings and rapes,"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2013 8:05:42 GMT 10
Look Earl, you're a real conspiracy theorist, aren't you! You do know that conspiracy theorists have mental issues? They're paranoid for a start and conspiracy theories are manifestations of paranoia, anxiety, fantasy and hysteria.
Which leads me to the conclusion that you lead a very dull, boring and anxious sort of life where you constantly question other people's motives and see treachery at every turn.
You really do need to stop passing judgement on things you have no knowledge of. Administering drugs to suppress the inmates? Questionable process with authorisation of drug prescriptions? Now, possible breaches of fire-service response protocol?
You know all this do you?? As I said, you're not only paranoid, you are looking for some fantasy and excitement in your life. Sorry to disillusion you, but if you tried to drum up an investigation just on your own wacky beliefs of a conspiracy by medical/nursing staff, they'd lock you up ... no risk!
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