Safety & Management Solutions Ltd NEBOSH General Certificate In Occupational Health and Safety .

1. Safety & Management Solutions Ltd NEBOSH General Certificate In Occupational Health and Safety . Safety & Management Solutions Ltd April 2012

2. NGC2 Fire Safety Safety & Management Solutions Ltd April 2012

3. Learning Outcomes To gain an understanding of • Fire spread • Classes of fire • Principles of fire risk assessment • Fire detection equipment • Safe means of escape Safety & Management Solutions Ltd April 2012

4. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 Every Employer Must; • Reduce the risk of fire • Reduce the spread of fire • Provide safe escape from premises in the event of fire • Provide suitable fire fighting and detection equipment • Provide Training for staff on fire matters

5. Fire The needs of fire • Fuel - wood, paper, carpets, furniture, petrol, gases • Oxygen • Ignition Source - Includes - electricity, naked flames, discarded cigarettes Remove any one factor and fire will not occur

6. Classes Of fire (Class A) Material • Wood • Textiles • Paper • Leaves • etc…..

7. Classes Of fire (Class B) Liquid • Petrol • Oil • Paint • etc….

8. Classes Of fire (Class C) Gasses • Methane • Butane • Propane • etc….

9. Classes Of Fire (Class D) Metals • Aluminium • Magnesium • etc…

10. Causes of fire • Careless actions and accidents • Misusing equipment • Defective machinery or equipment • Deliberate ignition Safety & Management Solutions Ltd April 2012

11. Consequences • Human harm • Economic harm • Legal effects Safety & Management Solutions Ltd April 2012

12. How do you reduce the risk of fire in the workplace? Safety & Management Solutions Ltd April 2012

13. Fire Prevention • Fire risk assessment • Good housekeeping • Keeping ignition sources separate for fuel sources • Workplace inspections Safety & Management Solutions Ltd April 2012

14. Fire Risk assessment Step 1 – Identify the hazards within the premises Step 2 – Identify the people at risk Step 3 – Evaluate, Remove/reduce and protect from risk Step 4 - Record, plan instruct and train Step 5 – Review as necessary

15. Fire Spread Conduction The transfer of heat by direct contact of particles of matter. Convection Heat rising and carrying hot particles elsewhere Radiation Transfer of heat energy through empty space Direct Burning

16. Fire Spread Conduction The transfer of heat by direct contact of particles of matter. Convection Heat rising and carrying hot particles elsewhere Radiation Transfer of heat energy through empty space Direct Burning

17. How do you reduce fire spread in your workplace? Safety & Management Solutions Ltd April 2012

18. Fire spread • Fire doors • Partitions • Housekeeping • Maintenance • Inspections • Detection • Management controls • Training Safety & Management Solutions Ltd April 2012

19. Fire Detection • Heat detector • Radiation detector • Smoke detector • Flammable gas detector Safety & Management Solutions Ltd April 2012

20. Alarms • Voice • Manual alarms • Call points with sounders • Automatic systems Safety & Management Solutions Ltd April 2012

21. Fire Extinguishers - Water • Red body • Suitable for use on Class A Fires, wood and paper etc. • Not suitable for combustible liquids, cooking fats etc. • Not safe to use on fires involving electricity • Extinguishes by cooling

22. Fire Extinguishers - Foam • Cream body (Old type) or Red Body with Cream label • Suitable for Class A and B Fires. • Not suitable for use on fires involving electricity • Extinguishes by cooling and sealing the surface of a burning liquid

23. Fire Extinguishers - Powder • Blue body (Old type) or Red body with blue label. • Best on Class B fires but safe to use on any type of fire. • Works by chemically interfering with the combustion reaction

24. Fire Extinguishers -Carbon Dioxide • Black body (Old type) or red body with black label (New type) • Best on Class B and C fires but safe to use on any type of fire • Safe to use on fires involving electricity • Extinguishes by reducing oxygen levels and cooling

25. Fire Extinguishers - Blanket • Any colour body or label but they are usually red or white • For use on any type of fire but best on small contained class B fires and people on fire. • Extinguishes by asphyxiating

26. Portable fire fighting equipment • Positioning • Maintenance • inspection • Training

27. Other sources of fire fighting • Hose reels • Sprinkler systems • Sand buckets • Beaters Safety & Management Solutions Ltd April 2012

28. Means of escape • travel distance • Wide enough route • Are there alternative routes • Distance fro workstations to nearest exit • Stairs • Fitted with fire doors • Wide enough • Non slip/ good condition • Must lead to fresh air or two totally separate routes of escape • Passageway • The route should lead to directly to the open air via a protected route • Route to be kept clear • Doors • Exit doors to ideally open outwards • Provide fire doors along escape route • Should not be wedged open • Lead to open air- safety Safety & Management Solutions Ltd April 2012

29. Emergency lighting • Should be considered if escape is likely to be required in dark conditions • Borrowed light from outside should be considered • Stairs are most at risk from poor lighting Safety & Management Solutions Ltd April 2012

30. Signs • Escape routes should be adequately signed • Should be easy to follow • Unobstructed Safety & Management Solutions Ltd April 2012

31. Evacuation of the workplace • Emergency evacuation procedure • Appointment of fire marshals • Fire drills • Roll calls • Assembly points Safety & Management Solutions Ltd April 2012

32. Syndicate exercise Look at the drawings for the building. In your groups decide what needs to but in place in terms of • Fire detection • Fire prevention • Fire spread • Fire fighting Safety & Management Solutions Ltd April 2012