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Corporate Essential Mandatory Training. Fire Safety. FIRE SAFETY IN MERSEY CARE Executive Director – Kim Crowe Director of Patient Safety – Steve Morgan Head of Safety and Security – Tony Crumpton. Trust Fire Safety Team Fire Safety Specialist & Team Leader - Alan Briggs
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Corporate Essential Mandatory Training Fire Safety
FIRE SAFETY IN MERSEY CARE Executive Director – Kim Crowe Director of Patient Safety – Steve MorganHead of Safety and Security – Tony Crumpton Trust Fire Safety Team Fire Safety Specialist & Team Leader - Alan Briggs alan.briggs@merseycare.nhs.uk tel. 0151 471 2287 Fire Safety Advisor – George Shield george.shield@merseycare.nhs.uk tel. 0151 471 2306
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 Written Fire Risk Assessment Premise Fire Safety Manual (Log Book) Fire procedures (inc. evacuation) Records of staff training Records of fire drills Records of tests (fire alarms & fire equipment etc.) Detail of the fire alarm system Plan of the building
FIRE ROUTINE PROCEDURES You need to know:- What to do if you see a fire, and What to do when you hear the fire alarm
If YOU discover a fire Raise the alarm- operate nearest fire alarm call point Dial Emergency Number - (if applicable) or Call 999 Attack the fire if possible- using available fire fighting equipment and without putting yourself at risk Leave via the nearest exit Go to the Assembly Point – Roll Call
If YOU Hear the Fire Alarm Leave via the nearest exit Go to the Assembly Point – Roll Call Do not re-enter the building until told to do so Don’t forget to Close Doors and Windows!! Do NOT use lifts. Turn off electrical and cooking appliances
EVACUATION? KNOW your FIRE Strategy - Simultaneous or Two-stage Continuous Alarms Intermittent Alarms Voice Actuated Alarms Progressive Horizontal Evacuation Role of Fire Wardens/Marshalls Role of Fire Teams
and REMEMBER! Assist people with a Disability (PEEPS) Move in a calm and orderly manner Do not run & REPORT the Incident (DATIX)
FIRES, FALSE ALARMS&FAULTS Main Causes of Fires SMOKING COOKING ELECTRICAL ARSON False Alarms(Unwanted Fire Signals to Fire & Rescue Service) Faults– report all system problems
THANK YOU & STAY FIRE SAFE!! Alan Briggs Trust Fire Safety Specialist T: 0151 471 2287 Email: alan.briggs@merseycare.nhs.uk