Open-Air-Events-and-Venues-NI-Fire-Safety-Guide-Final-Draft-from ...

Checklist• Have you identified all potential ignition sources?• Have you identified all potential fuel sources?• Have you identified all potential sources of oxygen?• Have you recorded your findings?SteP 2 IdentIFy PeoPle At RISkAs part of your fire risk assessment, you need to identify those people at risk if thereis a fire. To do this, you need to identify who will be present at your premises, wherepeople are working, either at permanent locations (e.g. ticket desks, catering facilities,hospitality areas, fairground rides, music stages) or at occasional locations around the siteand consider who else may be at risk, (e.g. spectators, customers, visiting performancecompanies, visiting contractors) and where these people are likely to be found.You must consider all the people who use the site or venue but you should pay particularattention to people who may be especially at risk. These include:• employees and volunteers who work alone, e.g. security staff;• people who are unfamiliar with the site, e.g. visitors and customers, new employees;• people with a disability* (including mobility, hearing or vision impairment) or those whomay have some other reason for not being able to leave the site quickly. e.g. people in astate of undress (stage performers), or parents with children;• unaccompanied children and young persons;• people with a language difficulty or whose first language is not English;• people with sensory impairment due to alcohol, drugs or medication;• those responsible for animal safety and evacuation during a fire;• other people in the vicinity of your event or venue;* Visit the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland www.equalityni.org or the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission www.nihrc.org formore information.17