GroundWork Readiness
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Standard tier · public-protection procedures

Build your readiness document

Record the facts about your premises and your procedures. GroundWork structures them into a document you download and keep - we don’t store your answers or your locations. Fields marked optional can be left blank.

Determined tier: Standard (200–799)

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01

Organisation & premises

Live Companies House suggestions appear after a short pause. Manual entry remains available.

Reference only. The responsible person must still choose the organisation category above.
UK ONLY
Search by postcode or typed address. A verified result supplies the premises UPRN and map position. Sensitive readiness content and precise operational locations remain in your browser.
For organisations that identify premises by a branch, site, or store number.
UPRN · Unique Property Reference Number
Filled only from a verified address result. Editing the premises address clears this identity until you select a result again.
NOT VERIFIED
People reasonably expected at the same time.

Additional contacts (optional)

Record a compliance / internal contact or an appointed agent, where they support the responsible person.

02

Locate the places that matter

Pin only the places that matter to your procedures - key exits, shelter points and assembly points. The map uses OpenStreetMap tiles and sends a point directly from your browser to what3words for conversion. GroundWork does not receive it.
Movement
UK ONLY

Search by what3words or click the map to mark an operational point. The verified premises pin comes from your selected address.

LOADING MAP…
Click the map to choose a point.
Name selected exit

Choose a point on the map, search above, or enter a known address manually.

Select a point on the map to capture coordinates. GroundWork keeps only the name, type, address and coordinates in this browser and PDF.

Exits

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  • No exits added yet.

Connectivity Check

Indicative mobile-coverage only. Pending Ofcom integration.
No demonstration result yet. Results stay in this browser and your PDF.
03

Existing protocols & equipment

Record what’s already in place. A “no” isn’t a failure - this simply helps shape procedures around what is available.
Employee wifi connectivity
Panic alarms with external reach (to security / police)
Emergency power-off (EPO) - lighting, utilities, automatic door closures
Tannoy / PA system
Two-way Radio (Walkie-Talkie)
ANPR active on-site?Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras in use on site
These are facts about what exists - used to shape your procedures, not to judge your premises.
Trained emergency-services liaison officer affiliated with the site?
Routine security inspection procedures (White level inspections)?
Internal coded messaging procedures?
Bomb-threat awareness and action/prevention plans?
Record whether these established arrangements are currently in place.
04

The four procedures

EV

evacuation

Applies?
IN

invacuation

Applies?
LO

lockdown

Applies?
CO

communication

Applies?
05

Review & sign-off

I confirm that the details provided represent the current procedures and physical characteristics of the premises, and that public-protection procedures are in place as required by the standard tier duty.

Signature
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