GRM FRCV Fire and Explosion (Plant / Buildings)

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• GRM

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

• Risk Scope:
  
  Scope includes any plant or building fire or explosion on site, including flammable substances e.g. MIBC, diesel, chemicals. High risk areas including MCCs, MIBC, fuel storage areas (ie. diesel tanks) person unable to escape from plant / building, disorientation / inhalation of smoke. Includes hot work management. Scope excludes bushfires, tyre fire and explosives (blasting).

• Control Objective:
  To ensure coal mine workers are not exposed to an uncontrolled fire/explosion event through the effective separation and management of fuel sources from potential ignition sources. Ensure fire detection and preparedness requirements are resourced and maintained to alert and reduce the impact from uncontrolled fire.

Flammable substances must be approved, transported, stored, used and disposed of in accordance with relevant Australian Standards and site procedures to reduce the risk of fire/combustion/explosion. 250.01 GRM SOP Hazardous Substances

• A system must be in place to ensure identification and separation of flammable substances from potential ignition sources.

• 1a) Select 2 laydown, chemical storage and/or work fronts and verify the following:

• Are flammable and combustible materials stored in a manner to prevent outbreak of fire or explosion?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are chemicals and combustible materials stored/segregated in a manner that prevents a spread of any fire or combustion to other high-risk locations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are incompatible materials that may lead to fire/combustion are adequately segregated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 1b) Select 2 CMW's in the area and verify the following:

• Do they have site approval for use protocols for flammable / combustible / explosive materials are understood and is the process clear?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Name of Material Checked:

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can they explain how to check if a flammable / combustible / explosive material is approved for use on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can they identify where they would locate the appropriate iPick station?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can they demonstrate the use of ChemAlert on iPick to verify a flammable / combustible / explosive material is approved for use on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• With reference to the Safety Data Sheet (SDS), is the flammable / combustible / explosive material being stored correctly and separate from potential ignition sources?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 1c) Verifier to test the site ChemAlert system is up to date and site approval for use protocols are being complied with.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Select 4 random material / substances / chemicals and check against ChemAlert to ensure they have been approved for use on site.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Adequate separation and/or maintenance and inspection regimes to prevent accumulation of fuel and ignition sources resulting in uncontrolled outbreak of fire. GRM HSE Waste Management Plan

• A system must be in place to ensure identification and separation of ignition sources from flammable and combustibles materials in order to prevent outbreak of plant and building fires

• 2a) Select 2 buildings / areas and verify the following:

• Are waste and storage areas segregated and maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are non-designated waste holding locations free from waste build-up?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Waste holding locations are not exposed to potential ignition sources?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Fire detection for buildings and plant must be designed, constructed, maintained and operated in a manner to detect and alert personnel of potential outbreak of fire.

• A system must be in place to detect and
  reduce the impact from potential plant, building and equipment fires, such as reasonable access to fire fighting equipment and suppression systems where applicable.

• 3a) Select 2 buildings and verify the following:

• Is statutory testing on fire detection and dousing systems in date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Select 5 Fire Extinguishers and verify they are in date, pressurised and statutory inspection last 6 months.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3b) Verifier to test the site fire management system is up to date, and being complied with.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Select 2 buildings and verify the following:

• Are there corresponding 1SAP work orders in place for routine maintenance of fire detection and fire fighting systems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the fire detection inspection report (Chubb) reflect the equipment and is in date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Buildings and Plant are designed in accordance with legislative, code of practice and BMA Engineering Standards for emergency egress.

• Buildings and plant must be constructed and operated in a manner which ensures two forms of emergency egress.

• 4a) Select 2 buildings / high risk areas and validate that there are two forms of adequate emergency egress

• Is there two forms of adequate emergency egress (check for clear access way, integrity, signage etc)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4b) Select 1 person in the building / high risk area and validate that two forms of emergency egress are known and understood:

• Can the person identify and locate two forms of emergency egress for the building / area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Emergency response is conducted in accordance with legislative requirements, Australian Standards and BMA specifications.

• Emergency process is carried out in accordance with the 'GRM PLN Emergency Response Plan'.

• 5a) Select 2 buildings, and verify the following:

• Is the Emergency plan in place, up-to-date and placed in a prominent location/s?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have Emergency warden/s been nominated for the area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Emergency exists in place / operational (light)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a mine radio available / charged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5b) Select two CMW's from the building / high risk area, and verify the following:

• Are the emergency response responsibilities of personnel understood and is process is clear?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has an emergency warden been appointed for the building? (Do they know who the emergency warden is?)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do they know how to raise an emergency in their work area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How do they know when an emergency has been raised?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How would they respond when an emergency has been raised?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How do they know if an emergency raised has an impact on their work area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How do they know when an evacuation of their work area is required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do they know where the allocated muster point is for their work area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Comments:

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