Introduction to Fire Safety Management

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Appendix 11.1 Sample of performance indicators
1. Appropriate fi re safety policy has been written
2. The fi re safety policy has been communicated
3. A director with safety responsibilities including fi re has been appointed
4. Fire safety specialist staff have been appointed
5. The extent of infl uence of fi re safety specialists
6. The extent to which fi re safety plans have been implemented
7. Staff perceptions of management commitment to fi re safety
8. Number of senior managers’ safety inspection tours
9. Frequency and effectiveness of safety committee meetings
10. Frequency and effectiveness of staff fi re safety briefi ngs
11. Number of staff suggestions for fi re and other safety improvements
12. Time to implement action on suggestions
13. Number of personnel trained in fi re safety
14. Staff understanding of fi re risks and risk controls
15. Number of fi re risk assessments completed as a proportion of those required
16. Extent of compliance with risk controls
17. Extent of compliance with statutory fi re safety requirements
18. Staff attitudes to fi re risks and fi re risk controls
19. Housekeeping standards
20. Worker safety representatives and representatives of employee safety have been appointed and are
able to exercise their powers
21. False alarms and near misses
22. Fire damage only accidents
23. Reportable dangerous occurrences
24. Fire injuries
25. Fatal accidents
26. Complaints made by the workforce
27. Indicators that demonstrate that the organisation’s fi re safety objectives have been achieved
28. Criticisms made by regulatory enforcement staff
29. Enforcement actions
30. Complaints made by employees who are not direct employees of the organisation (e.g. self-employed
persons, other contractors) or by members of the public.