Transcript Trainee Firefighter Phase 1 - Wealden-Business

Technical Fire Safety
The Regulatory Reform (Fire
Safety) Order 2005
Kirsty Ferguson
Some ‘fire’ facts...
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35,000 fires occur in office premises every year.
Cost to UK businesses of some £7billion annually.
80 per cent of businesses affected by fire close within a month.
70 to 80 per cent of those businesses that do pick up the pieces
and continue trading are expected to fail within three years of
experiencing fire.
Co-operative Group has had to pay £210,000, Tesco £119,000
and fashion retailer New Look £400,000 for RRO breaches.
Majority of fires in non-domestic premises in Kent are electrical
based, cooking related incidents or poor waste management
systems including careless disposal of smoking materials.
What is the Regulatory Reform
(Fire Safety) Order 2005?
The Order was made under the
Regulatory Reform Act 2001.
It was introduced in October 2006
replacing most fire safety legislation,
including:
• Fire Precautions Act 1971
• Fire Precautions (Workplace)
Regulations 1997
Why was it introduced?
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Eastwood Mills, Keighley 1956- 8 deaths
Henderson’s Department Store,
Liverpool 1960- 11 deaths
The Rose & Crown, Saffron Walden,
1969- 11 deaths
Woolworths, Manchester 1979-10
deaths
Bradford City Football Club 1985- 58
deaths
Kings Cross Underground Station 198731 deaths
Also:
• Business’s wanted more control over
the fire precautions within their
premises
• The existing legislation was
fragmented, inconsistent and difficult
to understand
• Greater emphasis on the fire
prevention within commercial
premises
Which premises does the Order
apply to?
• Offices and shops
• Premises that provide care, including care
homes and hospitals
• Community halls, places of worship and
other community premises
• Pubs, clubs and restaurants
• Schools and sports centre’s
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Tents and marquees
Hotels and hostels
Factories and warehouses
The shared areas of premises where
several households live in, (house of
multiple occupation-HMO)
Which premises does the Order
NOT apply to?
• Domestic properties, occupied as a single family
dwelling
• Off shore installations
• A ship, in respect of the normal shipboard
activities
• Borehole sites
• Agricultural or forestry workplaces, away from
undertakings buildings
• Mines
• Aircraft, locomotive, trailers and semi-trailers,
vehicles used as a means of transport, or if a
license in force, or if exempt from duty
What does it mean to you?
As a, ‘Responsible Person,’ which is:
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The employer
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Site manager
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Owner
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Managing agents
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Any person who has control over the premises
YOU have a duty to maintain fire precautions and
comply with the Fire Safety Order.
How can I comply with the Fire
Safety Order?
By ensuring fire precautions are in place and
maintained!!
The Fire Safety Order is a risk based approach to
fire safety and all premises should have a fire risk
assessment, however if you:
• employ 5 or more persons
• have a license
• an alteration notice
You MUST have a written fire risk assessment
What is a Fire Risk Assessment and
who can write it?
A fire risk assessment is a 5 step approach:
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Identify any possible dangers and risks.
Consider who may be at risk.
Remove, or reduce the risk from fire, as far as is
reasonably possible and provide general fire precautions
to deal with any possible risk left.
Create a plan to deal with any emergency and record your
findings.
Review.
A fire risk assessment should be undertaken by a, ‘competent
person.’
Which means they must have the knowledge
experience and training to conduct the assessment.
What to expect when we call
All Inspecting Officers are issued with a
warrant card and this is shown at the start
of the inspection.
In most instances we will notify you in
writing of our intended visit, along with
advisory notes explaining what to expect
and what to have available for inspection.
Enforcing the Fire Safety Order
Fire authorities are the main authority
responsible for enforcing the Fire Safety
Order in non-domestic premises.
They will target their resources and
inspections at the premises that present
the highest risk.
When will we inspect?
• Following our nationally agreed
risk based strategy
• Post incident
• Following a complaint
• Via member of the public
• Employee
• Other enforcing authority
What if I don’t meet the Fire
Safety Order?
• The fire authority carry out
inspections in a fair and open
manner, offering practical advice.
• We will work with you to achieve a
satisfactory level of fire safety.
• However, if the risk to life is so
serious, the fire authority can
issue a Prohibition Notice.
What to have available for
inspection?
The following documentation will
need to be viewed by the Inspecting
Officer:
• Fire Risk Assessment
• Fire precautions log book
• Records of staff training & fire
drills
• Records of testing &maintenance
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• of fire-fighting equipment
• Records of testing & maintenance
for all fire safety systems
(fire alarms, emergency lighting,
sprinkler system, smoke ventilation
system).
Safety standards in the building.
• Fire Safety Inspectors may wish
to inspect part or all of the
building.
• They may wish to talk to members
of staff, so as to check their level
of fire safety awareness.
What happens after an inspection?
After the inspection, notification of
fire deficiencies will be sent. This is
classed as, ‘Informal Action.’
On occasions, an alterations notice,
enforcement notice or a prohibition
notice may be issued. This is
classed as, ‘Formal Action.’
Help is at hand!
The DCLG (Department for
Communities & Local
Government) have produced
13 Fire Risk Assessment Guides.
• a step by step approach to
making a building safe.
• Process of fire risk assessment
with examples and blank forms.
Fire Risk Assessment Guides
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Offices & Shops
Factories & Warehouses
Sleeping accommodation
Residential care premises
Educational premises
Small and medium places of assembly
Large places of assembly
Theatres & Cinemas
Outdoor events
Healthcare premises
Transport & Facilities
Disabled access