Toolbox talk on fire risk assessment by Marc Cork

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Toolbox talk on fire risk assessment by Marc Cork
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Design considerations sub sections
The Legalities
When do I require a fire risk assessment ?

• Any non domestic dwelling
• 5 or more staff written and documented
• If there is a significant change in staff Levels
  up or down
• If the building under goes any alteration works
  (structurally)

What after that ?

• Review

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Category M
Fire Risk Assessment process and what follows

• Inspection of all maintenance contracts and
  ensure everything has been logged correctly and
  not lapsed, such as fire alarm emergency
  lighting, extinguishers, other fire related
  systems that might be present, gas boiler
  servicing, duct works, PAT testing, fixed wire
  testing ETC
• Ensure that daily, weekly, monthly, bi-annual
  and annual fire responsibilities are being
  carried as per the relevant British Standards and
  recorded in the log book
• Over view of the current evacuation procedures
  for site check all management protocols
• Identify staff training schedules (fire) and
  ensure that there are the correct number of fire
  wardens

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Category L
A walk of the premise

• Escape routes are the correct construction,
  width that travel distances are within HM
  Government Guidelines, free from hazards such as
  trailing cables, loose carpet and other potential
  slips, trips and falls and that there are the
  correct amount of exits for the number of persons
  on the site.
• Inspect all fire doors and frames to ensure they
  will seal against smoke and resist fire for 30
  minutes minimum.
• Ensure the fire alarm, emergency lighting,
  extinguishers and other fire related
  installations are in line British Standards
  correct for the premise and its current usage,
  this may mean the category of alarm requires
  changing from a Manual (M) system to a Life
  system (L), the building may have changed from
  its originally intended usage since it was built.

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Category P
A walk of the premise continued

• Randomly check portable appliances to see if
  things have been missed such as vending machines,
  water coolers and copiers.
• Talk to the staff and ensure that the training
  has been done and they know where the exits are
  and what type of extinguisher should be used on
  what type of fire, again this highlights a
  training requirement.
• Look for any other risks such as chemicals and
  aerosols that maybe on site, see if they can be
  changed for a lower fire risk option, check for
  overloading of extension leads and housekeeping
  around the high risk areas is of a good standard.
• A walk of the exterior is carried out to ensure
  access is good for the fire service, arson risks
  are minimal and that assembly points are
  suitable.

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Design considerations sub sections
The Report

• Clients own template ?
• Our own template ?
• Pass 79 ?