Fire Procedures A Practitioners Guide Produced by: Caroline Morgan Morgan Consultants 12 th July 2005

Risk Assessment The general duties of employers to their employees in section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 imply the need for risk assessment. This duty was also extended by section 3 of the Act to anybody else affected by activities of the employer – contractors, visitors, customers or members of the public. Fire Procedures

Are there any obstructions to the safe movement and evacuation? There are several factors that need to be taken into consideration, these are; How many people will need to be evacuated? How many fire exits are available for evacuation? Is the fire equipment adequate and regularly inspected? Are there sufficient numbers of Fire Wardens available for the safe evacuation of the building? Risk Factors

Fire Procedures Once you have assessed the risk, it is time to develop a safe evacuation plan. Disability Discrimination Act 2004 –Signage to assist the Visually Impaired. –Support for the Physically Disabled Other factors that need to be taken into consideration when devising your plan are:

Fire Equipment Replace faulty fire equipment. Hire a fire inspection Company to undertake a survey of the premises. They will: Advise what type of equipment is required. Provide annual inspections.

Fire Procedures 3.Allocate reference numbers on internal exit doors and external fire doors. e.g. E1/E2 for internal and F1/F2 for external fire exits Fire Evacuation Plan 1.Colour code the fire exit routes 2.Allocate reference numbers so that employees can see exactly where they are on the evacuation plan 4. Prepare and issue the Fire Evacuation Procedure explaining what to do in the event of a fire and where to assemble on evacuation.

F1 F2 F3 E1 E2 Pod 1 Pod 2 Pod 3 Pod 4 Pod 5 Pod 6Pod 7 Pod 8Pod 9 Pod 10Pod 11 Pods 1,2 and half of 5 to exit through E2 then F1 = 12 people Pods 3,4 and half of 5 to exit through E2 then F2 = 12 people Pods 6 to 11 to exit through F3 = 36 people Make your way to the front of the building, line up in your teams at the Fire Assembly Point. Fire Evacuation Plan

Fire Procedures Carry out regular fire alarm tests. Carry out bi-annual fire drills to test the evacuation procedure Ensure that there are enough Fire Wardens to man each Fire Exit door to ensure no-one returns to the building in case of fire. Actions

Finalising the details Brief the Management Team of the fire procedures, who in turn will cascade the information to their teams. Invite the Fire Officer responsible for your area to the site to advocate your plan. Review and amend as necessary