Safety and Security
MHA is committed to doing all that it can to ensure safety and security. As criminal activity escalates, both MHA and its residents need to work together to manage Security exposures. Safety is an equally important consideration, particularly insofar as fire and evacuation is concerned. All of this represents key focus areas for the Board and Management.
To this end, MHA:
- Provides a “panic button” facility to all residents in our cottages and apartments, which can be activated by the resident in the event of a security or health emergency
- Has electrified perimeter fence/gate security and 24/7 CCTV offsite monitoring at all our villages, apartments and frail cares, including monitoring entry/exit via all gates
- Works closely with external advisors and the Metro’s Fire and Safety unit, to ensure that all the required fire-fighting equipment and appliances are in place, are serviced as required, and that staff, and some Liaison Committee members, are trained in their use
- Has Fire Drill and Evacuation and Assembly Point procedures in place, and ensures that they are occasionally tested.