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It is the policy of Ballys Interactive to protect all persons including employees, service users, contractors and the general public from potential injury or damage to their health which may arise from a fire.
Ballys Interactive will provide and maintain safe and healthy working conditions, equipment and system of work for all employees, and to provide such information, training and supervision as they need for this purpose.
Ballys Interactive will give a high level of commitment to fire safety and will comply with all statutory requirements.
Commentary:
The Fire Safety Risk Assessment is contained within the Health and Safety Management System folder.
The plan confirms that a fire risk assessment will be completed to ensure adequate fire safety and will be reviewed as necessary. The fire risk assessment will follow the five step approach detailed in PAS79 and relevant British Standards, HM Government fire safety and Industry risk assessment guidance.
The significant findings will be recorded. Any deficiencies identified by the fire risk assessment process will be prioritised and rectified accordingly. -
Assessors Name
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Fire Risk Assessment
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Fire Risk Assessment Ref No:
1.0 General Profile
1.1 Department Details
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1.1.1 Departmental Photo
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1.1.2 Address
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1.1.3 Assessment Date
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1.1.4 Date of previous assessment
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1.1.5 Suggested review date based on risk outcome
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Responsible Person
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Richard Wagstaff Vice President of Operations
1.2 Main Building Profile Information
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1.2.1 Site Description
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1.2.2 Describe the building/s in terms of the structure, e.g brick build single story self contained with pitch slate roof.
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1.2.3 Primary use of the building/s
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1.2.4 Are the buildings owned by the Company?
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1.2.5 Total Number of Staff On-site (Enter No.)
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1.2.6 Total Occupancy (Enter No.)
2.0 Fire Hazards
2.1 Electrical Sources of Ignition
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2.1.1 Reasonable measures taken to prevent fires of electrical origin?
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2.1.2 Fixed installation periodically inspected and tested?
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2.1.3 Portable appliance testing (where appropriate) carried out?
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2.1.4 Suitable policy regarding the use of personal electrical appliances?
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2.1.5 Suitable limitation of electrical extension leads or multipoint adaptors?
2.2 Smoking
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2.2.1 Reasonable measures taken to prevent fires as a result of smoking?
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2.2.2 Is smoking prohibited on the premises?
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2.2.3 Are suitable arrangements in place for those who wish to smoke?
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2.2.4 Does the no smoking policy appear to be observed at time of inspection?
2.3 Arson
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2.3.1 Does basic security against arson by outsiders appear reasonable?
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2.3.2 Is there an absence of unnecessary fire load in close proximity to the premises or available for ignition by outsiders?
2.4 Portable Heaters and Heating Installations
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2.4.1 Is the use of portable heaters avoided as far as is practicable?
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2.4.2 Is the use of the more hazardous type of portable heaters (radiant bars or LPG) avoided?
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2.4.3 Are suitable measures taken to minimize the hazard of ignition of combustible materials?
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2.4.4 Are fixed heating installations subject to regular maintenance?
2.5 Cooking/Canteen
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2.5.1 Are reasonable measures taken to prevent fires as a result of cooking?
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2.5.2 Are filters changed and ductwork cleaned regularly?
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2.5.3 Are suitable extinguishing appliances available?
2.6 Lightening
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2.6.1 Does the building have a lightning protection system?
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2.6.2 Is the lightening protection inspected and tested on an annual basis?
2.7 Other Significant Ignition Sources
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2.7.1 Are there other significant ignition sources present?
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2.7.2 Does the activity involve processes such as frictional heat?
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2.7.3 Are there light bulbs or heating appliances near flammable/combustible materials?
2.8 Housekeeping
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2.8.1 Is the standard of housekeeping adequate?
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2.8.2 Are combustible materials separated from ignition sources?
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2.8.3 Is there an avoidance of unnecessary accumulation of combustible materials or waste?
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2.8.4 Is there appropriate storage of combustible materials?
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2.8.5 Is there avoidance of inappropriate storage of combustibles materials?
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2.8.6 Are all textiles and furniture treated to be fire retardant?
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2.8.7 Are substantial areas of walls or ceilings covered with flammable linings or materials?
2.9 Outside Contractors and Building Works Hazards
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2.9.1 Are fire safety conditions imposed on outside contractors?
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2.9.2 Is there satisfactory control over works carried out in the building by outside contractors (including hot work permits)?
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2.9.3 If there are in-house maintenance personnel, are suitable precautions taken during hot work, including use of hot work permits?
2.10 Dangerous Substances
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2.10.1 Have the hazardous properties of dangerous substances been considered?
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2.10.2 Is there adequate information on safety provided by the supplier on any relevant safety data sheet?
2.11 Has account been taken regarding:
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2.11.1 the special, technical and organisational measures and the substances used and their possible interactions?
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2.11.2 the amount of the substance involved?
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2.11.3 where the work will involve more than one dangerous substance, the risk presented by such substances in combination.
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2.11.4 the arrangements for the safe handling, storage and transport of dangerous substances and of waste containing dangerous substances?
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2.11.5 any other measures introduced as a result of the RRO/FSA?
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2.11.6 Are there safe systems of work for maintenance, where there is the potential for a high level of risk?
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2.11.7 Are sufficient control measures in place to counter the likelihood that an explosive atmosphere will occur and its persistence including adjacent areas?
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2.11.8 Are sufficient control measures in place to counter the likelihood that ignition sources, including electrostatic discharges, will be present and become active and effective
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2.11.9 Has account been taken regarding the scale of the anticipated effects?
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2.11.10 Is sufficient additional safety information available to enable the assessment to be completed?
2.12 Use of Oxygen
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2.12.1 Is there piped oxygen in use?
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2.12.2 Are there oxygen cylinders used and stored correctly?
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2.12.3 Is there an operational procedure for isolation?
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2.12.4 Are oxidising materials used or stored correctly?
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2.12.5 Has a specific risk assessment been carried out, as required by the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002?
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2.12.6 Are there other significant hazards that warrant consideration including process hazards that impact on general fire precautions.
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2.12.7 Are there suitable controls in place to effectively manage the fire risks associated with the other significant hazards?
3.0 Fire Protection
3.1 Means of Escape
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3.1.1 Is it considered that the premises is provided with reasonable means of escape in case of fire?
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3.1.2 Is there adequate design of escape routes?
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3.1.3 Is there adequate provision of escape exits?
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3.1.4 Are exits easily and immediately operable where necessary?
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3.1.5 Do fire exits open in the direction of escape where necessary?
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3.1.6 Are sliding or revolving doors avoided as fire exits where necessary?
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3.1.7 Are there satisfactory means for securing exits?
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3.1.8 Are single direction travel distances reasonable in the circumstances of the case?
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3.1.9 Are alternative means of escape travel distances reasonable in the circumstances of the case?
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3.1.10 Is there suitable protection of escape routes where required?
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3.1.11 Are suitable fire precautions provided for inner and inner-inner rooms?
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3.1.12 Are escape routes unobstructed?
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3.1.13 Is the premises provided with reasonable arrangements for means of escape for disabled people?
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3.1.14 Are the exits in the right place and do the escape routes lead as directly as possible to a place of total safety?
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3.1.15 Are the people who work in the building aware of the importance of maintaining the safety of the escape routes by ensuring that fire doors are not wedged or held open?
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3.1.16 Are fire doors holed or damaged?
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3.1.17 Are fire doors provided with appropriate fire doors signs?
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3.1.18 Are all external escape routes unobstructed and providing a clear route to the fire assembly points?
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3.1.19 Are any holes or gaps in walls, ceilings and floors properly sealed, e.g. where services such as ventilation ducts and electrical cables pass through them?
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3.1.20 Can all the occupants escape to a place of total safety in a reasonable time?
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3.1.21 Are fire assembly points in safe locations?
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3.1.22 Is fire door integrity/strips/seals and all door furniture adequately maintained?
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3.1.23 Are fire action notices adequate?
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3.1.24 Are high risk rooms adequately protected?
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3.1.25 If vertical evacuation is necessary (internal or external), are stairways suitable in size and width?
3.2 Fire Spread and Development Limitation
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3.2.1 Is it considered that there is compartmentation of a reasonable standard?
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3.2.2 Is it considered that there is reasonable limitation of linings that may promote fire spread?
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3.2.3 Are sprinklers if provided of the correct type for the risks present?
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3.2.4 Are fire/smoke dampers and control systems maintained and tested?
3.3 Escape Lighting
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3.3.1 Are all your escape routes covered by an acceptable form of emergency lighting?
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3.3.2 Are toilets, plants rooms, external fire escape staircases, underground car parks and external escape routes covered by an acceptable form of emergency lighting?
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3.3.3 Is there back-up power supplies for the emergency lighting?
3.4 Fire Safety Signs and Notices
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3.4.1 Where necessary are escape routes and exits, the locations of fire fighting equipment and emergency telephones indicated by appropriate signs?
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3.4.2 Where necessary are notices provided such as those giving information on how to operate security devices on exit doors, those indicating doors enclosing fire hazards that must be kept shut and fire action notices for staff and other people?
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3.4.3 Are all the necessary signs and notices being maintained, so that they continue to be correct, legible and understood?
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3.4.4 Are signs provided for the information of the fire and rescue service, such as those indicating the location of gas isolation, water suppression stop valves and the storage of hazardous substances being maintained, so that they continue to be correct, legible and understood?
3.5 Fire Warning Arrangements
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3.5.1 Is a reasonable manually operated electrical fire alarm system provided?
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3.5.2 Are fire alarm call points located at all final exits, storey exits, fire compartment wall exits or exits from rooms of high risk?
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3.5.3 Is the fire control panel located at an exit and visible to the emergency services from the outside of the building?
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3.5.4 Can the existing means of detection ensure a fire is discovered quickly enough for the alarm to be raised in time for all the occupants to escape to a place of total safety?
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3.5.5 Are the automatic fire detectors of the right type and in the appropriate locations?
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3.5.6 Can the means of warning be clearly heard or be perceptible and understood by everyone throughout the whole building when initiated from a single point?
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3.5.7 Are there provisions for people in locations where the alarm cannot be heard?
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3.5.8 If the fire-detection and warning system is electrically powered, does it have a back-up power supply?
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3.5.9 Is there a remote transmission of alarm signal?
3.6 Portable Fire Extinguishing Appliances
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3.6.1 Are the extinguishers suitable for the purpose?
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3.6.2 Are there enough extinguishers sited throughout the premises at appropriate locations?
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3.6.3 Are the right types of extinguishers located close to the fire hazards and can users get to them without exposing themselves to risk?
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3.6.4 Are the extinguishers hidden from view and their position need indicating?
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3.6.5 Have steps been taken to prevent the misuse of extinguishers?
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3.6.6 Are fire fighting appliances checked that they are in good order at least monthly by the occupier?
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3.6.7 Are those who test and maintain the fire fighting equipment competent to do so?
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3.6.8 Are hose reels provided and maintained?
3.7 Automatic Fixed Systems
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3.7.1 Is there a suitable sprinkler or water based system that is adequate for the risk present?
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3.7.2 Is there a suitable gaseous local application or total flooding provided that is adequate for the risk?
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3.7.3 Are those who test and maintain the fixed fire fighting systems competent to do so?
3.8 Other Fixed Systems
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3.8.1 Are there suitable smoke control facilities for the risk present?
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3.8.2 Are those who test and maintain the smoke control facilities competent to do so?
3.9 Luminous Discharge Tubes
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3.9.1 Has notice been given to the fire and rescue authority regarding luminous discharge tubes cut-off switch, its colouring and marking.
4.0 Managing Fire Safety
4.1 Procedures and Arrangements
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4.1.1 Are appropriate fire procedures in place and properly documented?
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4.1.2 Are staff aware of the emergency plan, including the identity of people nominated to do a particular fire duty task?
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4.1.3 Have visitors and guests been informed about what to do in an emergency?
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4.1.4 Have staff been given information about any dangerous substances?
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4.1.5 Are there arrangements in place for informing temporary or agency staff?
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4.1.6 Is there an arrangement for informing other employers whose staff are guest workers in your premises, such as maintenance contractors and cleaners?
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4.1.7 Have fire safety arrangements been co-ordinated with other responsible people and with any contractors in the building?
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4.1.8 Have details been recorded of any information or instructions you have given and the details of any arrangements for co-operation and co-ordination with others?
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4.1.9 Has a fire safety manager/deputy fire safety manager been appointed in writing with a suitable job description?
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4.1.10 Have sufficient fire wardens been appointed to help in evacuating the premises?
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4.1.11 Are there suitable arrangements for summoning the fire and rescue service?
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4.1.12 Are there suitable arrangements to meet the fire and rescue service on arrival and provide them with relevant information?
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4.1.13 Are there suitable arrangements for ensuring that the premises have been evacuated?
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4.1.14 Is there a suitable fire assembly point(s)?
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4.1.15 Are there adequate procedures for evacuation of any disabled people who are likely to be present?
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4.1.16 Are persons nominated and trained to use fire extinguishing appliances?
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4.1.17 Are persons nominated and trained to assist with evacuation of disabled people?
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4.1.18 Have the fire and rescue service carried out pre-fire inspections of the premises?
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4.1.19 Has an emergency pack been provided for fire and rescue service information during an incident?
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4.1.20 Are routine fire inspections carried out?
4.2 Training and drills
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4.2.1 Are all staff given adequate fire safety instruction and training on induction?
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4.2.2 Are all staff given periodic refresher fire training at suitable intervals?
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4.2.3 Are regular fire drills carried out at appropriate intervals?
4.3 Does all staff training provide information, instruction or training on the following:
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4.3.1 Fire risks in the premises?
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4.3.2 The fire safety measures on the premises?
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4.3.3 Action to take in case of fire?
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4.3.4 Action on hearing the fire alarm signal?
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4.3.5 Method of operation of fire alarm call points?
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4.3.6 Location and use of fire extinguishers?
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4.3.7 Means for summoning the fire and rescue service?
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4.3.8 Identity of persons nominated to assist with evacuation?
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4.3.9 Identity of persons nominated to use fire extinguishing appliances?
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4.3.10 Are fire wardens given additional training?
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4.3.11 Are joint training and fire drills sessions carried out in multi-occupied buildings?
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4.3.12 Are employers aware of fire risks and general fire precautions for other organisations in the premises?
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4.3.13 Are employees provided with adequate instructions and information regarding fire risks and general fire precautions for other organisations in the premises?
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4.3.14 Have staff working in areas for used or stored hazardous or explosive substances had appropriate fire training?
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4.3.15 Has the fire manager/deputy fire manager had appropriate training for their role?
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4.3.16 Are appropriate training measures in place for those workers with language difficulties?
4.4 Testing and Maintenance
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4.4.1 Adequate maintenance of workplace?
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4.4.2 Weekly testing and periodic servicing of fire detection and alarm system?
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4.4.3 Monthly and annual testing routines for emergency lighting?
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4.4.4 Annual maintenance of fire extinguishing appliances?
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4.4.5 Weekly testing and periodic inspection of sprinkler installations?
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4.4.6 Six-monthly inspection and annual testing of dry riser?
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4.4.7 Weekly and monthly testing, six monthly inspection and annual testing of fire-fighting lifts?
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4.4.8 Periodic inspection of external escape staircase and gangways?
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4.4.9 Routine checks of final exit doors and security fastenings?
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4.4.10 Annual inspection of lightning protection system?
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4.4.11 Six-monthly inspection and annual testing of private hydrants?
4.5 Other relevant inspections or tests:
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4.5.1 Are daily checks in place to ensure that there is clear access for the attending Fire & Rescue Service?
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4.5.2 Are suitable systems in place for reporting and subsequent restoration of fire safety measures that have failed?
4.6 Records
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4.6.1 Are appropriate records kept for fire training and fire evacuation drills?
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4.6.2 Are appropriate records kept for fire alarm tests?
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4.6.3 Are appropriate records kept for escape lighting tests?
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4.6.4 Are appropriate records kept for the maintenance and testing of other fire protection systems?
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4.6.5 Are fire records immediately available for inspection by the enforcing authority?
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4.6.6 Is there an emergency plan in place?
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4.6.7 Does the fire emergency plan take account of other emergency plans applicable in the building?
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4.6.8 Is the fire emergency plan readily available for staff to read?
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4.6.9 Is the fire emergency plan available to the enforcing authority?
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4.6.10 Are Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPS) required and in place?
4.7 Young Persons
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4.7.1 Have the following matters been taken into particular account in risk assessment in respect of young persons:
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4.7.2 the inexperience, lack of awareness of risks and immaturity of young persons
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4.7.3 the fitting-out and layout of the premises?
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4.7.4 the nature, degree and duration of exposure to physical and chemical agents?
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4.7.5 the form, range, and use of work equipment and the way in which it is handled?
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4.7.6 the organisation of processes and activities?
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4.7.7 the extent of the safety training provided or to be provided to young persons?
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4.7.8 risks from agents, processes and work listed in the Annex to Council Directive 94/33/EC on the protection of young people at work?
5.0 Risk Rating
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5.1 Actions
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Recommended actions and timescales for completion
5.2 Risk Rating
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Risk Rating
5.3 Sign Off
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Departmental Representative/s
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Auditors Signature
