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 Contents

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2. Why We Need Fire Safety Training?

3. The 4 main causes of Fire
4. General Fire Procedures
5. Theory of Fire
6. Use of Fire Extinguishers
7. Classes of Fire
8. Fire Extinguisher Types
9. General Fire Precautions
10. Roles, Responsibilities and Duties of a Fire
Warden
11. Fire Protection Measures
12. Actions on Hearing the Alarm
13. Actions on Discovering a Fire
14. Human Behaviour
15. Routine Checks
16. Fire Drills

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 Why Fire Safety Awareness Training?

Legal Responsibility
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

The Responsible Person must:

 Carry out a Fire Risk Assessment

 Ensure the safety of all relevant persons in the event of a fire
 Provide adequate safety training for employees

Fire Safety Training:

 Prevents Fires / Saves Life / Saves Property / Saves Jobs

Look After:
 Anyone entering the premises. This includes outside areas.

Fire procedures or Action Plans should be briefed to you when you

first start your new place of work.

 You should be given the chance to read or be briefed about the

FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT.

 All staff should receive periodic fire safety awareness training

and refresher training.

 It is the responsibility of all staff to comply with all safety

guidance and report any problem or concern (no matter how
small) to the manager or responsible person.

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 4 Main Causes of Fire

PEOPLE CAUSE FIRES!

“Directly – Indirectly – Accidentally – Deliberately”

SMOKING
 Careless disposal of cigarette’s
 Falling asleep with lit cigarette’s
 Accidental ignition with smoking materials

COOKING
 Fat fire / Toaster / Microwave Etc
 Leaving ovens or grills on unattended
 Distracted by telephone – Knock at the door

ELECTRICAL
 Wrong fuse for the appliance
 Overloaded sockets / adapters - Overheating
 Faulty wiring / Appliances / Untested items

ARSON
 Disgruntled ex-employee
 Out of control individual – Alcohol / Drugs Etc
 To claim insurance
 Unstable individual – Enjoys seeing fire

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 General Fire Procedures
Upon Hearing The Fire Alarm, You Should:

 Stop what you are doing. Make the area safe.

 Proceed to assembly point closing doors behind you.
 Check alarm panel to confirm activated zone and delegate staff to
check area.

If You Discover a Fire:

 This could be a confirmed fire that you see.

 Smell of burning.
 Anything unexplained that could indicate a fire.

 RAISE THE ALARM

 Shout for Assistance
 Operate Fire Alarm
 Call the Fire Service – 999
(Even if fire is out)

Staff Can Fight the Fire If:

 They have been trained to do so.
 They are competent and confident to
tackle SMALL Fires only.
 It does not put them at risk.

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 Theory of Fire

The Triangle of combustion

1. FUEL: Combustible Source. E.g. Wood, Paper, Oil, Fat.

2. OXYGEN: Needed to support / sustain combustion.

3. HEAT: Temperature high enough to burn / ignite.

REMOVE FUEL = STARVE FIRE

REMOVE OXYGEN = SMOTHER/STARVE FIRE

REMOVE HEAT = COOL FIRE

Remove one side of the triangle and the fire cannot start or
continue. The practice and principle of Fire Extinction is based on
this principle.

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 Fire Extinguishers
 You should only use Extinguishers you have been trained on.

 You must select the correct type for the type of fire you are
faced with.

 For SMALL fires only.

 The extinguisher has instructions and pictures on the side in

case you forget how to use it.

 Know where they are located!!

A SMALL FIRE IS DESCRIBED AS A FIRE THE SIZE OF A

WASTE PAPER BIN OR A SMALL FAT FIRE

Operating a Fire Extinguisher (PASS)

 Pull out safety device (pin and/or seal)
 Aim nozzle at fire.
 Squeeze trigger.
 Spread contents onto fire.
When empty, evacuate area closing all doors behind you.

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 Classes of Fire

Solids: Paper, Wood, Linen, Rubbish,

Curtains, Furniture etc.

Flammable Liquids: Petrol, Fuels,

Paints, Thinners, and Oils Etc…

Gases: Where the gas cannot be isolated

and is escaping unnaturally on fire.

Metals: Special types of metals, unlikely

to be seen within the workplace.

Cooking Oils: Extremely high

temperature cooking oil fires.

Electrical: Where the power cannot be

isolated, appliances continue to burn.

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Fire Extinguisher Types

WATER: Use on solids only such as small rubbish

fires, wood, paper, Linen, Bedding Etc…

NOT TO BE USED ON ELECTRICAL OR

FLAMMABLE LIQUID FIRES.

FOAM: Mainly for Flammable liquids such as paints, fuels,

oils but can be used on solids.

NOT TO BE USED ON ELECTRICAL

FIRES UNLESS SPECIFIED.

POWDER: All rounder for most types of fires, including

Electrical and Flammables..

VENTILATE AFTER USE

CO2: Clean extinguisher used for mainly Electrical and

small Flammable fires..

DRY ICE FORMS ON HORN AND METAL PARTS

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 General Fire Precautions

All members of staff should deal with or report the

following:

 Cracks in doors, wall, ceiling.

 Blocked or faulty fire exits or routes.

 Fire doors wedged open.

 Fire equipment not in correct location.

 Damaged or missing fire extinguishers.

 Overloaded electrical sockets.

 Faulty electrical appliances/wiring.

 Hot plugs, flickering lights, scorch marks around plug sockets.

 Evidence of unsafe cooking proceedures.

 Accumulation of waste/combustible material – inside and

outside.

 Breaches of security.

 Any other potential fire hazard that gives you concern (No matter
how small).

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Roles, Responsibilities and Duties of a Fire
Warden

 Identify and report potential fire hazards

 Reacting to the alarm

 Sweep of the area - Closing doors and windows during

evacuation

 Evacuating the building

 Preventing people from entering the building

 Tackling small fires

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 Fire Protection Measures

Fire Alarms and Detectors

One of the most important factors in ensuring that people can
escape from any building in the event of fire is an early warning of
the situation

Fire Doors
 Will provide a minimum of 30mins protection

 Must be kept closed – “fire door keep closed” blue sign

 Exit doors should open in the direction of travel to avoid injury

Fire Extinguishers
 Familiarize yourself with their location

 Ensure they have not been tampered with – security seal

Emergency Lighting
 Automatically activates when main power supply fails.

Located - above each emergency exit door | along all escape routes |
at intersections of corridors | outside each final exit | external escape
routes | on all emergency escape signs | stairwells | change of floor
levels | in windowless rooms and toilets exceeding 8m2 | above fire
fighting equipment and fire alarm call points | above lifts

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 Actions on Hearing the Alarm

 Stop what you are doing, make area and environment safe.

 Put on hi-viz jacket.

 Carry out a sweep of your designated area including toilets.

Close all doors/windows behind you where practical.

 If anyone is still present, ask them to leave by the nearest/safest

emergency exit and proceed to assembly point.

 If anyone refuses to leave do not spend time arguing with them.

Take their name if possible and their location.

 Investigate the fire alarm panel to identify the zone affected.

 Staff to check indicated zones and react as necessary.

 Confirmed fires, smell of burning or unexplained fire indication –

make 999 call.

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 Actions on Discovering a Fire

 Raise the Alarm – Verbally and/or Manually.

 Call the fire services – 999 (Know your postcode).

 Attempt to tackle the fire only if trained to do so and without

putting yourself at risk.

 If the fire is too large,

contain the fire.

 Complete a sweep of
your area.

 Any persons remaining

should be evacuated to
the outside fire assembly
point.

 Where practical, close doors and windows behind you.

 Do not reset alarm or silence alarm panel until given permission

by fire service.

 Conduct a roll-call and take note of any persons missing or

unaccounted for.

 Prevent anyone from re-entering the building.

 Meet emergency services on arrival and brief them on situation.

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 Human Behaviour

No ABSOLUTE facts exist on how people will behave in any given

fire situation. Be prepared for ANY reaction.

People will usually do any one of the following:

 Take no action (ignore or fail to recognise cues)

 Wait for additional information

 Investigate or explore the situation

 Warn others

 Instruct others

 Evacuate (escape)

 Fight fire

 Freeze (fail to respond)

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 Routine Checks
Daily Checks:
 Escape routes – clear of obstruction and combustible materials
 Fire doors – good state of repair, swing freely and close into
their rebates
 Waste paper bins emptied
 Safety signs/notices are legible
 Fire alarm panel – active and
fully operational
 Emergency lighting- visible
check

Weekly Checks:
 Test Fire Alarm System –
different call point
 Fire fighting Equipment:
 Good working order
 Sufficient stored pressure (in green)
 Plastic seal fitted
 Check primary lighting – replace defective lights

Monthly Checks:
 Check all emergency lighting units
 Check all fire doors:
 Good working order
 Close correctly
 Frames and seals in tact
 Check self-closing fire doors work correctly
 Test emergency generator (1 hour)

All checks to be recorded in Fire Log Book

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 Fire Drills

 An effective fire routine is dependant on regular instruction,

training, practice etc.

 Regular drills should be carried out using different escape routes.

- Regular intervals (at least annually)

- Records kept (Log Book )

 Drills to be complete i.e. from sounding of alarm to roll-call

procedure.

 Prepare people to respond constructively to a fire by developing

and practising evacuation procedures.

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