AISA | Campus Layout, Safety & Security

Section 1

The Campus at a Glance

Before anything else, get oriented. The AISA campus has nine gates and a cluster of buildings and facilities. Knowing where things are — and which gate is which — makes everything from arrival to an emergency drill go smoothly.

🚪 Gates & access points

Gate 01 Gate 02 Gate 03 Gate 3A Gate 04 Gate 05 Gate 5A Gate 06 Gate 07

We'll cover which gates are used for what — and their speed limits — in Section 5.

🏫 Buildings & facilities

• Main Building — Elementary, Middle School, High School & administration
• Grade 5 building · KG building
• HS gym · Elementary gym · swimming pool · football pitch · play areas
• Canteen · Art room · Transportation & Uniform store

Site Guide Plan, ground floor, AISA School Abu Dhabi — a labelled map of the soccer field, swimming pool, gyms, KG building, classrooms, medical and reception, numbered perimeter gates, and red guide arrows from the Main Entrance at Gate 4. — Site guide plan (ground floor) — buildings, gyms, numbered gates, entrances and the colour-coded guide routes. You are here at the Main Entrance, Gate 4.

Section 2 · Important

AISA Is a High-Risk Entity — Safety Is Shared

Abu Dhabi classifies schools as either High-Risk or Medium-Risk entities. The classification is based on:

Nature & complexity of operations (tasks/activities)

Number of employees (excluding contractors)

Maximum number of other persons (students & contractors)

Use / handling of hazardous materials & wastes

Complexity of buildings & associated structures

Entity land area & number of locations

🛡️ What this means for you

AISA is classified as High-Risk. Being a High-Risk Entity means health and safety is a shared responsibility between all staff, students, contractors, and even visitors.

During audits, the audit team may approach you to check that you're aware of your school's High-Risk status. Now you are.

📣 How OSH responsibilities reach you

Every employee is responsible for working safely, following procedures, and reporting hazards. HR communicates Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) roles, responsibilities and accountabilities through three channels:

📅 Meetings 📄 Job description ✉️ E-mail

Section 3

Security Arrangements & Identification

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Visible identification

All staff must wear their AISA ID badge visibly at all times while on campus.

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Visitor & contractor control

All visitors, parents and external contractors must enter through designated security checkpoints (such as Gate 4), register, present a valid Emirates ID, and wear a colour-coded visitor lanyard while on site.

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Campus monitoring

The campus is monitored 24/7 by CCTV cameras and on-site guard patrols, in compliance with Abu Dhabi safety regulations.

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Knowledge Check 1

Risk Status & Security

An auditor stops you in a corridor and asks about your school's safety status. What is the correct, accurate response?

A "Safety is handled entirely by the security team, not teaching staff."

B "AISA is a High-Risk Entity, so health and safety is a shared responsibility across all staff, students, contractors and visitors."

C "AISA is a Medium-Risk Entity, so the rules are lighter."

D "I'm not sure — risk classification isn't something staff need to know."

Section 5

Traffic Management, Parking Zones & Gate Timings

Arrival and dismissal are the busiest, highest-risk moments of the day. Parking is colour-coded into four zones, and each gate has a defined use, time window and speed limit.

🅿️ The four parking zones

Green — Parents

Red — Staff

Yellow — Buses

Purple — Overflow

Aerial view of the AISA campus with parking allocation overlaid: green zones for parents along the top road, a red zone for staff near the football pitch, yellow zones for buses, and a purple overflow zone on the far left. — **Campus parking map.** Green = parents, red = staff, yellow = buses, purple = overflow.

🌅 Morning drop-off · 7:25–8:00 AM

Buses use the Bus Loop / Yellow Zone, drop at the curb and exit immediately. No parents in the Bus Loop.
Parents use the Parent Lane / Green Zone as a one-way Kiss-and-Go — drop curb-side, don't park or exit the car, then move on.
Staff/visitors use Staff Parking / Red Zone; visitors check in at the main gate first.

🌆 Afternoon pick-up · 2:50–3:10 PM

Buses load at the Yellow Zone and depart strictly on schedule; missed-bus students go to a safe waiting area.
Parents queue in the Green Zone; staff escort students to the car. No student crosses the Parent Lane unattended — slow loads go to Overflow / Purple parking.
Pedestrians exit only through supervised pedestrian gates and walkways.

Area	Gate / Location	Time window	Users	Speed limit
🏗️ Main entrance	Gate 4	All day	Faculty	Walking only
🚌 Bus loop	Gate 1, Gate 2	7:20–8:00 AM · 2:50–3:10 PM	School buses only	10 km/h
🚗 Parent drop-off	Gate 4, Gate 3 / 3A, Gate 5	7:25–8:00 AM · 2:50–3:10 PM	Parents + Cycle 3 students	15 km/h
🚙 Staff parking	Gate 5A	All day	Faculty / staff only	20 km/h
🚶 Pedestrian path	Campus perimeter	All day	All students	Walking only

Section 6

General Safety in Your Classroom & Corridors

🚪 Housekeeping

Corridors, stairwells and fire-exit doors must remain completely unobstructed at all times.

⚠️ Trip & fall prevention

Report trailing cables, loose mats or damaged flooring immediately. Wet areas during cleaning must be marked with yellow warning signs.

🪜 Working at height

Never stand on student desks, chairs or spinning office chairs to hang decorations. Use an approved step ladder or log a request with maintenance.

🔌 Electrical & chemical

Use electrical equipment safely and report damaged items. Where applicable, handle, store and dispose of hazardous substances safely.

🛠️ Work order requests

Submit all maintenance, repair, furniture setup, moving and facilities requests through the Workflow Work Order Request Form so they're tracked, assigned and completed on time. Avoid verbal-only requests unless it's an emergency.

Section 7 · Critical

Emergency Procedures — Fire, Evacuation & Lockdown

🔥 Fire detection & extinguishers

Campus facilities are monitored by automated fire alarms connected directly to Abu Dhabi Civil Defence via the Hassantuk framework. Only use a fire extinguisher if all four are true:

✔ You're trained to do so ✔ You know the classification ✔ It is not spreading rapidly ✔ You have a clear escape path

🚨 Evacuation (continuous siren)

1. Cease instruction immediately; students leave bags behind.
2. Guide the class calmly along the route on the evacuation map.
3. Go to your assigned assembly zone — e.g. the Football Pitch.
4. Take a headcount against your roster; signal your sector marshal with status cards — Green (all present) or Red (missing or extra students).

🔒 Lockdown (PA announcement)

For an external campus threat, a lockdown directive is broadcast over the PA. Immediately:

• Pull students in from corridors
• Lock doors, close blinds, turn off lights
• Have students sit quietly out of sight-lines
• Wait for the official "All Clear" announcement

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Knowledge Check 2

Emergency Response

A continuous fire-alarm siren sounds mid-lesson. What is the correct sequence?

A Let students collect their bags, then find the nearest fire extinguisher and tackle the fire.

B Stop teaching, have students leave bags, guide them along the evacuation route to the assembly point, then take a headcount and signal with the Green/Red status cards.

C Lock the door, close the blinds and keep students sitting quietly out of sight.

D Wait in the classroom for a second announcement before doing anything.

Section 8

First Aid, Medical & Quick Reference

🏥 School clinic

The campus has a fully equipped clinic staffed by licensed Department of Health (DoH) medical professionals.

🧰 Where to find first-aid kits

• Every building and floor
• Every school bus
• The clinic
• The swimming pool

Five things to remember

✔ Wear your AISA ID badge visibly, always.

✔ Keep corridors, stairwells and fire exits clear.

✔ Never stand on furniture — use a step ladder or log a work order.

✔ Continuous siren → evacuate to the assembly point & headcount.

✔ PA lockdown → doors locked, blinds closed, out of sight, await All Clear.

✔ Report hazards immediately — safety is shared.

📎 Keep for reference

Download the full School Layout & Overview document (DOCX), and make sure you've located the evacuation map and assembly point nearest your classroom.