Health and Safety

2. Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regs 1999
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 Detection & warning
 Means of escape
 Fighting fire
 Staff Training
 Risk Assessment
Management of H&S at Work Regs 1999
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3. Class A: Carbonaceous materials
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Class B: Liquids or liquefiable solids
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Class C: Gases
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Class D: Metals
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Class F: Cooking oils or fats
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5. Identify potential fire hazards
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Decide who might be harmed and how
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Evaluate risks and decide whether more
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needs to be done
 Record findings – tell employees
 Review from time to time and revise when
necessary

6. IGNITION
FUEL SOURCE
OXYGEN

8. Other examples:
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 Smokers materials
 Heating equipment
 Cooking
 Lighting equipment
 Arson
 Static electricity
 Friction
 Metal impact

9. Flammable liquids, solvents and chemicals
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Wood
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Paper and card
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Plastics, rubber and foam
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Flammable gases
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Furniture
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Textiles
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Waste material
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Consider construction of building
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10. Main source is air around us:
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 Natural airflow (doors, windows etc.)
 Mechanical air conditioning)
Some chemicals (oxidising materials)
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Oxygen supplies from cylinder and piped
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systems

11. Identify:
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 Who may be at risk of fire;
 How they will be warned; and
 How they will escape.
Consider employees, customers, visitors,
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contractors etc. and where they may be

12. Decide whether existing precautions are
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adequate, or whether more should be
done
 Consider:
 Chance of fire occurring;
 Precautions in place;
 Warning systems;
 Means of escape; and
 Means of fighting fire.

13. Convection
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Radiation
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Conduction
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Direct Contact
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14. Ever-deepening layer of
smoke
Smoke rises

15. If more than 5 employees
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Record significant findings & people at risk
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Record could be simple list (see below), or
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layout plan, or a combination of both
Significant hazards People/groups at Existing controls Further action
risk from hazards and risks which are required
not adequately -by when?
controlled -by who?

16. Review when no longer valid or significant
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changes
 No need to review in light of trivial changes
 Fires or near misses should initiate review
 Ensure precautions are working effectively

18. Shouting “Fire” may be sufficient in small
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workplaces
 Electrical fire warning system with manual
call points is likely to be required
 Automatic fire detection may also be
necessary
 Alarm should be loud enough for everyone to
hear it

19. Should normally be an alternative means of
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escape
Each escape route should be independent of
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any other
Should lead to a place of safety
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Should be wide enough for number of
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occupants
Should not normally reduce in width
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Should be available for use and clear at all
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times

20. Consider what people are doing when alarm
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sounds:
 Operating machinery that will have to be
switched off
 Sleeping etc.
Disabled may need help to evacuate
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Corridors should be 1m wide
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Stairways should be of sufficient width
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Should be sufficiently lit, and have
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emergency lighting where necessary

21. Portable fire fighting equipment:
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 Water (red)
 Foam (cream)
 Powder (blue)
 Carbon Dioxide (black)
 Halon (green)

22. POWDER CO2
FOAM
WATER
New extinguishers