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Risk Assessment - Record of significant findingsRisk assessment forAssessment undertaken byCompany Rick’s music festival Date 17/06/2006Address Dark ForestCompleted byR BrownOld VillageEF34 6WXSignatureR BrownSheet number Floor/area UseOneA. Main camping areaB. Catering areaA. Sleeping areaB. Food concessionsStep 1 - Identify fire hazardsSources of ignition Sources of fuel Sources of oxygenA. Direct and radiating heatfrom camp firesB. Hot exhaust of petrolgeneratorsFuel from camp fire, tents, caravans and vehicles,camping equipment (inc LPG), waste material,personal clothing and vegetation.Fuel in or stored near to generator, tents, caravansand vehicles, camping equipment (inc LPG), wastematerial; clothing and vegetation.Step 2 - People at riskA&B. 20 employees; 100 casual workers; 1000+ visitorsPeople specially at riskA. People in the vicinity who are disabled with mobility, hearing, and visual problems; tourists (no English); mothers withyoung children and those asleep in tents, caravans and vehicles.B. People in mobile catering outlets and the immediate vicinity, particularly those with disabilities, eg. mobility, visual andhearing impaired visually impaired and mothers with young children.Step 3 - Evaluate, remove, reduce and protect from risk(3.1) Evaluate the risk of thefire occuring(3.2) Evaluate the risk topeople from a firestarting in the premises(3.3) Remove and reduce thehazards that may causea fire(3.4) Remove and reduce therisks to people from afireA. Medium/high: cannot control all unauthorised camp fires.B. High: If generator sited too close to fuel and catering tent.A. Potential for fire spread to neighbouring tents, caravans and vehicles where peopleare sleeping.B. Potential fire spread to remainder of catering tent and contents including cookingoils, LPG cylinders and nearby vegetation (weather conditions may increase the risk).A. Provide safe areas for camp fires, restrict the size of fires; ensure separationdistances between camp fires, tents, vehicles and caravansB. Encourage the use of alternative power; resite generators to safe distance from tentand vegetation; store spare fuel in safe area and prohibit smoking nearby.A. Ensure clear ‘fire routes’ through tented area; introduce regular patrols to ensure allcamp fires are in designated areas or kept small and separation distances are beingadhered to.B. Increase fire extinguishers in catering area; provide written guidance to concessionoperators; regularly patrol to ensure guidelines are being followed.A&B. Provide site wide fire warning system and communication between all stewards,with extra training to ensure early warning of fire is given. Introduce regular fire patrols tomonitor hazardous activities.Assessment reviewAssessment review date Completed by SignatureReview outcome (where substantial changes have occurred a new record sheet should be used)AirAirNotes:(1) The risk assessment record of significant findings should refer to other plans, records or other documents as necessary.(2) The information in this record should assist you to develop an emergency plan; to co-ordinate measures with other ‘appropriate persons’ atthe same site or venue; and to inform and train staff and inform other relevant persons.104Figure 29: Example record of significant findings
Fire safety auditA fire safety audit can be used alongsideyour fire risk assessment to identify whatfire safety provisions exist in your site, whereyou have a permanent open air event. Whencarrying out a review of your fire safety riskassessment, a pre-planned audit can quicklyidentify if there have been any significantchanges which may affect the fire safetysystems and highlight whether a full fire riskassessment is necessary.Plans and specificationsPlans and specifications can be usedto assist understanding of a fire riskassessment or emergency plan. Evenwhere not needed for this purpose they canhelp you and your staff keep your fire riskassessment and emergency plan underreview and help the Fire and Rescue Servicein the event of fire. Any symbols used shouldbe shown on a key. Plans and specificationscould include the following:• essential structural features such as thelayout of function rooms, escape doors,wall partitions, corridors, etc. (includingany fire-resisting structure and selfclosingfire doors provided to protect theescape routes);• location of refuges that have beendesignated suitable for use by disabledpeople and others who may needassistance to escape in case of a fire;• methods for fighting fire (details of thenumber, type and location of the firefighting equipment);• location of manually-operated fire alarmcall points and control equipment for firealarms;• location of control rooms and steward’sposts;• location of any emergency escapelighting equipment and the exit routesigns;• location of any high-risk areas,equipment or process that must beimmediately shut down by staff onhearing the fire alarm;• location of the main electrical supplyswitch, the main water shut-off valveand, where appropriate, the main gas oroil shut-off valves; and• plans and specifications relating to allrecent constructions.7.2 emergency plansYour emergency should be appropriate toyour event or venue. It should be kept onsite and available for inspection and couldinclude:• how people will be warned if there is afire;• where people should assemble afterthey have left the premises andprocedures for checking whether thepremises have been evacuated;• identification of key escape routes, howpeople can gain access to them andescape from them to a place of totalsafety;• how the evacuation to a place of safetyshould be carried out;• assessing the adequacy of the numberof staff to supervise the evacuation;105
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