Introduction to Fire Safety Management

External factors Internal factors
Audit
Information link
Control link
Figure 1.29 BS 8800
Figure 1.30 ILO OSH
Initial and
periodic status
review
Policy
Organizing
Planning and
implementing
Measuring
performance
Auditing
Figure 1.31 HSG 65 approach
Fire safety foundations
Policy
Organising
Planning and
implementing
Measuring
performance
Reviewing
performance
1.7.1 HSE’s Guide – Successful Health and
Safety Management (HSG65)
HSG65 is based upon a framework comprising six core
elements, each of these elements interacts with the
others enabling a continuous improvement cycle to be
obtained.
A brief outline of each element is described below.
Policy
The Policy sets a clear direction for the organisation in
its aim to achieve successful and continuous improvement
of its safety management system. It also clearly
identifi es the standards to be achieved in promoting and
demonstrating its drive towards improved safety performance.
As will be discussed in the following chapter
it is evident that senior management are taking their
responsibilities for the safe management of people and
the environment seriously.
Organising
Organising for safety is more than allocating roles and
responsibilities; it must also take into account how activities
that infl uence an organisation’s safety and its culture,
such as the use of contractors, procurement of materials
and the management of information imparted from the
organisation, will affect its safety management.
Establishing both organisational and individual
competencies and the involvement of staff at each level
are key elements in effectively organising a company to
manage safety effectively.
Planning and implementing
Establishing a clear health and safety plan based upon
the analysis of risks (risk assessment) is an essential
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