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• reduce stocks of flammable materials, liquids and gases on display in public areas toa minimum. Keep remaining stock in dedicated storerooms or storage areas where thepublic are not allowed to go, and keep the minimum amount required for the operationof the business;• ensure that all upholstered furniture, curtains, drapes, tents and marquees, are fireretardant, or have been treated to give some fire retardancy;• ensure safe practice with respect to refuelling generators. Use of petrol generatorsshould be discouraged, wherever possible, in favour of diesel generators;• develop a formal system for the control of combustible waste by ensuring that wastematerials and rubbish are not allowed to build up and are carefully stored until properlydisposed of, particularly at the end of the day;• ensure adjacent marquees, temporary structuresand other fire hazards are sited an adequatedistance apart;• ensure scenery and props not in current use onan open stage are stored away in an approvedscenery or prop store.• ensure that the quantity of all pyrotechnics,fireworks and other hazardous equipment arekept to a minimum. Additionally ensure that theyare stored safely and securely until they are used;• take action to avoid any parts of the event orvenue, being vulnerable to deliberate fire settingor vandalism;• reduce the risk of grass/moorland fires byproviding fire breaks and keeping grass short.Figure 5: Storage of flammablesFurther guidance on removing and reducing hazards is given in Part 2, Section 1.Remove or reduce sources of oxygenYou can reduce the potential source of oxygen supplied to a fire by:• not storing oxidising materials near any heat source or flammable materials;22
• controlling the use and storage of oxygen cylinders, ensuring that they are not leaking;• controlling the use and storage of pyrotechnics and fireworks.3.4 Remove or reduce the risks to peopleHaving evaluated and addressed the risk of fire occurring and the risks to people(preventative measures) it is unlikely that you will have concluded that no risk remains offire starting and presenting a risk to people at your premises.You now need to reduce any remaining fire risk to people to as low as reasonably practicableby ensuring that adequate fire precautions are in place to warn people in the event of a fireand allow them to safely escape.The rest of this step describes the fire protection measures you may wish to adopt to reducethe remaining fire risk to people (see steps 3.4.1 to 3.4.6).The level of fire protection you need to provide will depend on the level of risk that remainsin the premises after you have removed or reduced the hazards and risks.Part 2, Section 4 can help you decide the level of risk that you may still have.Flexibility of fire protection measuresFlexibility will be required when considering this guidance; the level of fire protection shouldbe proportional to the risk posed to the safety of the people at your premises. Therefore,the objective should be to reduce the remaining risk to a level that is as low as reasonablypracticable. The higher the risk of fire and risk to life, the higher the standards of fireprotection will need to be.Your fire precautions may not exactly fit the solutions suggested in this guide and they mayneed to be applied in a flexible manner without compromising the safety of people.For example, if the travel distance in a marquee is in excess of the norm (see Part 2, Table5 on page 86) it may be necessary to do any one or a combination of the following tocompensate:• Provide earlier warning of fire using automatic fire detection.• Revise the layout to reduce travel distances.• Reduce the fire risk by removing of reducing combustible materials and/or ignitionsources.• Control the number of people in the marquee.23
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