Fire Risk Assessments Things to Consider

1. FI RE RI SK ASSESSMENTS Th i ngs t o Coo ns i ders W hen a bus i nes s i s r equi r ed t o conduct t hei r own fr e r i s k as s es s ment s , or have one compl et ed by l aw, t her e ar e a f ew t hi ngs t hat bus i nes s es need t o cons i der maki ng s ur e t hat t hei r bus i nes s , t hei r empl oyees and t hei r cus t omer s ar e al l s af e. Es capr so ut rs Th er e needs t o be an evacuat i on pl an i f an emer gency does occur . Th i s can i ncl ude t he evacuat i on r out e f or s peci fc ar eas of t he bui l di ng bei ng pos t ed on t he wal l , and i t can, and s houl d, i ncl ude mul t i pl e exi t s bei ng us ed. I ndi vi dual s s houl d us e t he exi t t hat i s t he cl os es t t o t hem t o make s ur e t hat ever yone can exi t t he bui l di ng as qui ckl y as pos s i bl e, and t o guar ant ee t hat ever yone i s not t r yi ng t o us e t he s ame exi t . W hen t hi s happens , i t can be l i ke a s t ampede and may r es ul t i n i nj ur i es . Es capr so ut rs f o s s prci al po pul at i o ns Speci al popul at i ons and vul ner abl e i ndi vi dual s need t o be t aken i nt o cons i der at i on when maki ng an evacuat i on pl an. Th i s popul at i on i ncl udes t hos e wi t h s peci al needs t hat may f ear get t i ng out of t he bui l di ng or over whel med i n addi t i on t o chi l dr en and t hos e t hat ar e di s abl ed or handi capped. For exampl e, a per s on i n a wheel chai r may not be abl e t o us e t he s ame exi t as ever yone el s e i n t he ar ea becaus e t her e ar e s t eps l eadi ng out of t he bui l di ng. I n t hi s s cenar i o, i t woul d be i deal f or

2. i ndi vi dual s t o devel op a pl an t hat i nvol ved peopl e car r yi ng t he wheel chai r down t he s t ai r s or pr ovi di ng as s i s t ance, or t he per s on coul d us e anot her near by exi t as l ong as i t i s s af e. Drt rct i o n Ever y bus i nes s s houl d have s ome met hod of det ect i ng and al er t i ng t hos e i n t he bui l di ng when t her e ar e fames . Th i s coul d be a s moke det ect or , i t coul d al s o be a det ect i on s ys t em wi t h fas hi ng l i ght s . Th es e s houl d be pl aced i n var i ous s pot s t hr oughout l ar ger bui l di ngs and mus t be pl aced i n pot ent i al l y danger ous ar eas . Saf rt y rqui pmrnt Ever y bus i nes s s houl d have s af et y equi pment , s uch as ext i ngui s her s pl aced t hr oughout t he bui l di ng. Th es e s houl d be pl aced t hr oughout t he bui l di ng and ar e a neces s i t y i n hi gh r i s k ar eas . W hen t hes e ar e pl aced i n hi gh r i s k ar eas , a per s on can eas i l y get t o t hem i f t her e i s an emer gency. Anot her gr eat exampl e of s af et y equi pment t o i ncl ude i s a famee r es i s t ant bl anket . Var i ous pi eces of s af et y equi pment ar e a gr eat i dea t o t hi nk about when doi ng fr e r i s k as s es s ment s .

3. Tsai ni ng Al l i ndi vi dual s i n t he bui l di ng s houl d be pr oper l y t r ai ned. Th i s may or may not be i ncl uded i n t he conver s at i on wi t h t he per s on t hat conduct s t he fr e as s es s ment s , but i t i s s t i l l i mpor t ant . A pr oper evacuat i on pl an wi l l mean not hi ng i f t he empl oyees i n t he bui l di ng do not know what t hey ar e s uppos ed t o be doi ng or who s houl d be hel pi ng t he el der l y out of t he bui l di ng. Fi r e as s es s ment s i ncl ude a pl an needs t o l ook at ever y as pect of t he pot ent i al emer gency. I t s houl d i ncl ude pr oper as s es s ment s of any ar eas t hat ar e at a hi gh r i s k of a fr e, as wel l as what s houl d happen i f t her e i s an emer gency, s uch as what equi pment s houl d be us ed, a pl an f or who s houl d cal l emer gency s er vi ces and who s houl d hel p t he mor e vul ner abl e peopl e evacuat e t he bui l di ng and get t o s af et y. SK Fi r e Pr ot ect i on, a nat i onal l y r ecogni zed company, s peci al i zes i n hel pi ng bus i nes s es r emai n s af e t hr ough fr e ext i ngui s her s er vi ci ng, t r ai ni ng oppor t uni t i es and s af et y equi pment r ent al s . Th ey ar e known f or t hei r except i onal t r ai ni ng cour s es , par t i cul ar l y cl as s es t hat ar e des i gned f or war dens and ot her pr of es s i onal s t hat wi l l come f ace t o f ace wi t h t hi s deadl y emer gency i n t hei r car eer . Ot her s er vi ces i ncl ude bei ng avai l abl e f or hi r e f or event s of al l s i zes . Lar ger event s wi l l beneft f r om havi ng a f ul l y t r ai ned t eam of emer gency s t af avai l abl e i n cas e an acci dent happens . Emer gency s er vi ces f or hi r e i ncl ude emer gency vehi cl es wi t h hi ghl y qual i fed men, t r ucks wi t h a f ul l y t r ai ned s t af, s af et y s i gns and mor e.