How Do I Carry Out a Fire Risk Assessment

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How Do I Carry Out a Fire Risk Assessment?

• A Simple Approach

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Aim

• Introduce the basic nuts and bolts of a fire risk
  assessment

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What will this give me?

• Recognise your legal duty
• Conduct a simple fire risk assessment
• Make necessary records
• Life long happiness and fulfilment

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What the law says in English

• If you have control of a premises..
• Assess the risks from fire to
• Determine the fire safety measures necessary to
• Comply with the law

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The law says you must record.

• Significant findings of the assessment
• Fire safety measures required
• Groups being especially at risk
• 5 or more employees
  
  licence in force
  
  alterations notice in force

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Ignition Sources

•  Gas cooker
•  Smoking
•  Portable heaters
•  Disposable lighters (Arson?)
• Are these significant?

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Fuel

• Boxes
•  Newspapers
•  Magazine rack
• Combustible waste
• Are these significant?

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Whos at risk?

• Staff (especially those working in the stock
  room)
• Customers
• Adjoining unit occupiers

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Dealing with hazards

• ERIC
• Eliminate get rid of it
• Replace with something safer
• Isolate separate it from those at risk
• Control measures last resort

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Record significant findings

• Fire hazards identified (not trivial items)
• Actions taken/to be taken to remove or reduce the
  chance of a fire occurring (preventive measures).
• Persons at risk, and those especially at risk.

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Record significant findings

• Actions taken/to be taken to reduce risk to
  people from the spread of fire and smoke
  (protective measures).
• Actions people must take in case of fire
  including details of persons nominated to carry
  out a particular task (your emergency plan).
• The information, instruction and training you
  have identified that people need and how it will
  be given.

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Summary

• Recognise your legal duty
• Conduct a simple fire risk assessment
• Make necessary records
• Life long happiness and fulfilment