Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
➤
Operations and maintenance (O&M) manual
➤
Records of storage - types/amounts of fl ammable
materials
It is also likely that the fi re risk assessor/assess-
ment team may also need to have access to a variety of
documents produced as part of the requirements of the
Building Regulations (Approved Documents B and M),
and a variety of British Standards such as BS 5839 Fire
Alarm and Detection Systems and BS 5266 Emergency
Lighting.
The risk assessor or assessment team is also likely to
require access to key personnel who will have an in-depth
knowledge of the facility and activities that are likely to go
on within the premises. Such key players may be:
➤
Details of staff COSHH training (use, handling, stor-
age of fl ammable substances)
➤
Electrical and gas supply system records
➤
Portable electrical appliance test records
➤
Details of numbers of employees/others who may
be on site
➤
Details of employees/others who may have any sens-
ory or physical impairment
➤
Details of staff fi re safety training
➤
Details of evacuation exercises (this may be included
in the fi re log book)
➤
Departmental/employer's representative
➤
Property/building services manager or representative
➤
Facilities manager/supervisor
➤
➤
Fire log book:
➤
Extinguisher test records
Health and safety adviser
➤
Fire safety manager/adviser
➤
Emergency lighting test records
➤
Fire alarm and detection test records
➤
Landlord's representative (landlord domain areas)
➤
Sprinkler maintenance records (if fi tted to the
building)
➤
Members of the fi re safety team (fi re safety coordin-
ator, fi re warden/marshal)
➤
Dry riser/other fi xed
fi re
fi ghting
systems
➤
Personnel/human resources (for training information)
➤
Members of the janitorial team
records
➤
Door holding device test records
➤
Maintenance/electrical engineers (if in-house).
Smoke extract or pressurised system test
records
➤
Generator test records
➤
Standard operating procedures for any hot work
processes
➤
It is therefore prudent to ensure that arrangements
are in place to interview or liaise with these key parties
and in particular ensure that facilities or areas of facilities
such as service risers, plant rooms, roof spaces, etc. are
accessible.
➤
Hot works permits
➤
Maintenance records (gas units, plant tools and
equipment)
➤
Other risk assessments that include fi re-related
issues.
Table 14.1
Contents of the introduction section of a fi re
risk assessment
A large proportion of the above documentation may
be available in the form of a fi re safety manual that may
have been produced as part of compliance with the
British Standard BS 5588-12:2004 Managing Fire Safety.
Section
Example content
Identifi cation
The name, address and type of
property
Building/area
The number of storeys, the nature of
specifi c
construction, the means of escape,
information
activities being undertaken
such as:
Fire safety systems in situ such as fi re
alarm detection, sprinklers, smoke
extraction/ventilation, etc.
Landlord's name
Number of persons who may resort to
the premises
Process
Activities
specifi c
Flammable materials/processes
risks
High noise levels
Specifi c at risk
Disabled non-ambulant persons
groups (persons)
Sensory impaired persons
Young persons
Those with psychological/learning
diffi culties
Figure 14.2
Fire safety log book
