Introduction to Fire Safety Management

Introduction to Fire Safety Management
the fi le is kept safe and is available for any interested
party in the future.
The purpose of the health and safety fi le is to
provide all of the relevant details regarding the structure
to anyone in the future who may be carrying out further
construction work, repairs, maintenance or refurbishment
to the structure, and should include:
➤ A brief description of the work carried out
➤ Residual hazards and how they have been dealt with
(e.g. surveys or other information concerning asbestos,
contaminated land, water bearing strata, buried
services, etc.)
➤ Key structural principles incorporated in the design
of the structure (e.g. bracing and sources of substantial
stored energy) and safe working loads of
fl oors and roofs, particularly where these may preclude
placing scaffolding or heavy machinery
➤ Any hazards associated with materials used (e.g.
hazardous substances, lead-based paint and special
coatings which should not be burnt off)
➤ Information regarding the removal or dismantling of
installed plant and equipment
➤ Health and safety information about equipment provided
for cleaning or maintaining the structure
➤ The nature, location and marking of signifi cant services
including fi re fi ghting services
➤ Information and as-built drawings of the structure,
its plant and equipment (e.g. the means of safe
access to and from service voids, fi re doors and
compartmentation).
15.14.4 Schedules
The key duty holders with responsibility for complying
with the schedules are:
1. Employers whose employees are carrying out construction
work
2. Self-employed persons carrying out construction
work
3. Persons who control the way in which construction
work is carried out by a person at work
4. Employees carrying out construction work and other
persons at work.
In addition, every person at work is required to cooperate
with the duty holders to enable them to comply with
the requirements of CDM. Where persons at work are
under the control of an identifi ed duty holder, they are
required to report any defects that may endanger people’s
health and safety to the duty holder.
Schedule 1 – Particulars to be notifi ed to the
Executive
Schedule 1 lays down the information that must be provided
to the HSE as part of the notifi cation of a project.
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1. Date of notifi cation
2. Address of site
3. Site Local Authority location
4. Description of Project
5–7. Contact details
8. Start Date
9–10. Duration of planning and construction
11–12. No. of people on site
13–14. Details of contractors and designers
15. Signed declaration that the Client is aware of
his duties under CDM
Schedule 2 – Welfare facilities
Welfare facilities must be provided on site or made available
at readily accessible places. This includes:
1. Sanitary conveniences
2. Washing facilities, including showers as necessary
3. An adequate supply of drinking water
4. Accommodation for clothing
5. Changing facilities where necessary
6. Rest facilities.
Schedule 3 – Safe place of work
Duty holders must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable,
that:
1. Every place of work has a suitable and suffi cient
safe access and egress which must be both without
risks to health and safety and properly maintained
2. Every place of work is safe and without risks to
health for persons at work
3. Suitable and suffi cient steps are taken to prevent
persons gaining access to places that do not comply
with CDM (other than for the purpose of making
the place safe and provided that all practicable
steps are taken during this work to ensure their
safety)
4. Every place of work has suffi cient working space for
those working or likely to work there.
15.14.5 Good order
Construction sites must be kept in good order, so far as
is reasonably practicable, and places of work must be
kept reasonably clean. The perimeter of sites should be
identifi ed with signs where necessary and the extent of
the site should be readily identifi able.
Timber or other materials with projecting nails
must not be either used in any work or allowed to
remain in any place where they may be a danger to any
person.