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Provide information on the identifi cation or location
of fi re fi ghting equipment
Mandatory
General
sign
mandatory
sign
➤
Give warnings in case of fi re.
usually
accompanied
Note:
Where employers use fi re safety signs that com-
ply with BS 5499, or other safety signs that comply with
BS 5378, the regulations do not require any changes to
those signs.
by another
sign or text,
e.g. Fire Door
Keep Shut
Fire safety
First aid sign
and fi rst
aid signs
15.31
The Supply of Machinery (Safety)
Regulations 1992 (SI 3073)
These regulations require that no person should supply
machinery unless:
➤
It satisfi es relevant essential health and safety
requirements
Acoustic signs need to be set at a considerably higher
level than the ambient noise (e.g. 10 dB above) although
this must not be excessive or painful. They must also be
easily recognisable.
➤
It has been subject to the appropriate conformity
assessment or a declaration of incorporation has
been issued
➤
A declaration of conformity has been issued (unless
a declaration of incorporation has been issued)
15.30.4
Fire safety signs
➤
It carries CE marking and other information (unless
a declaration of incorporation has been issued)
These are signs which:
➤
It is in fact safe.
➤
Provide information on escape routes and emer-
gency exits in case of fi re
The manufacturer of the machinery must also carry out
necessary research or tests on components, fi ttings or
the whole machine to determine whether it is capable of
being erected and put into use safely.
In most cases (other than machinery listed in
Schedule 4 of the regulations), the manufacturer must
also draw up a technical fi le which comprises:
Example fi re safety signs
Example
Meaning
Emergency escape route sign
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An overall drawing of the machinery and the control
circuits
➤
Detailed drawings (including calculation notes, test
results and similar data) to check conformity with
the essential health and safety requirements
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A list of the following which were used when the
machinery was designed:
Fire extinguisher
➤
The essential health and safety requirements
➤
Transposed harmonised standards
Standards
➤
Other technical specifi cations
➤
A description of methods to eliminate hazards pre-
sented by the machinery
➤
Fire point sign
➤
Any technical report or certifi cate obtained from a
competent body
➤
The technical report and results of tests carried out
(where the manufacturer declares conformity with a
transposed harmonised standard)
➤
A copy of the machinery instructions.
