Introduction to Fire Safety Management

Introduction to Fire Safety Management
Mandatory General
sign mandatory
sign
usually
accompanied
by another
sign or text,
e.g. Fire Door
Keep Shut
Fire safety First aid sign
and fi rst
aid signs
Acoustic signs need to be set at a considerably higher
level than the ambient noise (e.g. 10 dB above) although
this must not be excessive or painful. They must also be
easily recognisable.
15.30.4 Fire safety signs
These are signs which:
➤ Provide information on escape routes and emergency
exits in case of fi re
Example fi re safety signs
Example Meaning
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Emergency escape route sign
Fire extinguisher
Fire point sign
➤ Provide information on the identifi cation or location
of fi re fi ghting equipment
➤ Give warnings in case of fi re.
Note: Where employers use fi re safety signs that comply
with BS 5499, or other safety signs that comply with
BS 5378, the regulations do not require any changes to
those signs.
15.31 The Supply of Machinery (Safety)
Regulations 1992 (SI 3073)
These regulations require that no person should supply
machinery unless:
➤ It satisfi es relevant essential health and safety
requirements
➤ It has been subject to the appropriate conformity
assessment or a declaration of incorporation has
been issued
➤ A declaration of conformity has been issued (unless
a declaration of incorporation has been issued)
➤ It carries CE marking and other information (unless
a declaration of incorporation has been issued)
➤ It is in fact safe.
The manufacturer of the machinery must also carry out
necessary research or tests on components, fi ttings or
the whole machine to determine whether it is capable of
being erected and put into use safely.
In most cases (other than machinery listed in
Schedule 4 of the regulations), the manufacturer must
also draw up a technical fi le which comprises:
➤ An overall drawing of the machinery and the control
circuits
➤ Detailed drawings (including calculation notes, test
results and similar data) to check conformity with
the essential health and safety requirements
➤ A list of the following which were used when the
machinery was designed:
➤ The essential health and safety requirements
➤ Transposed harmonised standards
➤ Standards
➤ Other technical specifi cations
➤ A description of methods to eliminate hazards presented
by the machinery
➤ Any technical report or certifi cate obtained from a
competent body
➤ The technical report and results of tests carried out
(where the manufacturer declares conformity with a
transposed harmonised standard)
➤ A copy of the machinery instructions.