Article Index
Fire Safety Regulations Guide
Preface
Who Should Read This Guide?
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order October 2005
Who Enforces the Fire Safety Order?
Managing Fire Safety
What is a Fire Risk Assessment?
How Do You Carry Out a Fire Risk Assessment?
Step 1. Identifying Fire Hazards
Identify Sources of Ignition
Identify Sources of Fuel
Identify Sources of Oxygen
Step 2. Identify People at Risk
Step 3. Evaluate, Remove, Reduce and Protect from Risk
Evaluate the Risk of a Fire Occurring
Evaluate the Risk to People from Fire
Remove or Reduce Fire Hazards
Remove or Reduce the Risks to People
Fire-detection and Warning Systems
Firefighting Equipment and Facilities
Escape Routes
Emergency Escape Lighting
Signs and Notices
Installation, Testing and Maintenance
Step 4. Record, Plan, Inform, Instruct and Train
Record the Significant Findings and Action Taken
Emergency Plans
Inform, Instruct, Co-operate and Co-ordinate
Fire Safety Training
Step 5. Keep Assessment Under Review

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Fire Safety Regulations Guide

Step 1. Identifying Fire Hazards

For a fire to start, three things are needed:

a source of ignition
fuel
oxygen.

If any one of these is missing, a fire cannot start.

Taking measures to avoid the three coming together will therefore reduce the chances of a fire occurring.

The remainder of this step will advise on how to identify potential ignition sources, the materials that might fuel a fire and the oxygen supplies which will help it burn.

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