What is Fire Safety Management?
This is a structured approach, generally based on
a fire safety policy to ensure your duties under the
Fire Safety Order are effectively complied with.
The policy will set out your objectives and allow you to develop fire safety procedures to ensure the correct actions are taken to maintain the physical aspects of the premises and also to provide information to staff and other persons visiting or using the premises.
Why?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 requires the ‘responsible person’ to ensure that any equipment and devices at the premises fire safety systems are subject to a suitable system of maintenance to ensure they are in efficient working order.
Other issues that fall within the responsibilities of Fire Safety Management and are required by the Fire Safety Order are;
Fire risk assessment
Emergency procedure
Fire safety information and training for staff
What does Fire Safety Management entail?
The extent of fire safety management will be dependent upon the size and use of your premises. However, in its broadest sense, current standards recommend that fire safety management for each premise should include;
Designating responsibility for fire safety in the building.
Access to suitable advice on the requirements of fire safety legislation.
Procedures for people to follow in the event of a fire, including people with special responsibilities (the emergency procedure).
Implementing fire safety policies and procedures.
Nomination of people to respond to a fire and, where appropriate, to assist with evacuation (fire wardens).
Arrangement for liaison with the fire and rescue service, both in respect of pre-planning for fire and at the time of any fire.
Arrangement for routine inspections of the building and its fire precautions or for more formal fire audits.
Fire safety training and fire evacuation exercises.
Testing and maintenance of fire protection systems and equipment
Keeping appropriate records
Implementation of action plan recommendations.
Review of fire risk assessment at appropriate intervals.
How can RST Consultancy help you?
We are able to provide you with a fire risk assessment that will provide you with recommendations and an action plan on any work necessary to ensure that your premises meet satisfactory standards of fire safety. Click on the button opposite for more details.
We can also provide you with a Fire Safety Manual. The purpose of the manual is to assist you in adopting a structural approach to complying with your duties under the Fire Safety Order.
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