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DFDS Fire Safety Checks

  • DFDS Seaways PLC – Fire Safety Checks

  • Daily checks (not normally recorded)

  • Can fire exits be opened?

  • Are escape routes clear?

  • Fire warning panel showing ‘normal’?

  • Are emergency luminaires and exit signs in good condition?

  • Are all fire extinguishers in place and clearly visible?

  • Are vehicles blocking fire hydrants or access routes?

Weekly checks

  • Are external routes clear and safe?

  • Does manual call point test send a signal to the panel?

  • Did the alarm system work correctly when tested?

  • Did staff and other people hear the fire alarm?

  • Did the linked fire protection systems operate? (e.g., magnetic door holder released, smoke curtains)

  • Is all Firefighting equipment in good condition

Monthly checks

  • Do all luminaires operate on test?

  • Do all self-closing fire doors fit correctly?

  • Is escape route compartmentalisation in good repair?

  • Has the system been checked by a competent person?

  • Has all firefighting equipment been checked?

  • Has any dry/wet rising fire main been tested by?

  • Has the smoke and heat ventilation system been tested?

  • Has external access for the fire service been checked?

  • Has the fire hydrant bypass flow valve control been tested?

Six-monthly checks

  • Has the sprinkler system been tested?

  • Have the release and closing mechanisms of any fire - compartment doors and shutters been tested?

  • Has the Fire warning system been checked and all visual alarms work?

  • Is all equipment in good condition?

Annual checks

  • Do electronic door release mechanisms work correctly (‘fail safe’ in open position)?

  • Are fire door seals and self-closing devices in good condition?

  • Do all roller shutters provide fire compartmentalisation work correctly?

  • Are external escape stairs safe?

  • Do all internal self-closing fire doors work correctly? Escape lighting?

  • Do luminaires and exit signs function when tested?

  • Have all emergency generators been tested?

  • Is the ‘stored pressure’ in fire extinguishers correct? Has annual inspection taken place?

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