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PROJECT HSE RISK ANALYSISDCA/EPD/SMS/0004

Issue 1 / Revision 1 (19-10-2006)

ENGINEERING PROJECTS DIVISION


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DCA/EPD/SMS/0004

19/10/2006 Issue 1 / Revision 1

Safety Management SystemProject HSE Risk Analysis

DCA/EPD/SMS/0004


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Contents:

a. Title page

b. Contents page

1.0 Distribution list

2.0 Amendments and Authorisation

3.0 Introduction

4.0 Risk Analysis

4.1 Generic risk assessment4.2 Office risk assessment

4.3 Fire risk assessment

5.0 Appendix

5.1 Event list5.2 Risk assessment scoring methodology5.3 Generic list of trades


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1.0 Distribution List

No Name Designation Location

01 Khalifa Sohail Al Zaffin Director Engineering & Projects

02 Suzanne Al Anani Head of Engineering Projects

03 Mohd Osman Chahwan Sr. Safety Manager

04 Yousuf Pirzada Chief Construction Manager

05 Souheil Reslan Chafei Chief Construction Manager

06 Mohammad Yacob Saleh Sr. Construction Manager

07 Saleh Saeed Zihlif Sr. Construction Manager

08 Chucri Eddehane Sr. Construction Manager

09 Nadeem Zoumot Sr. Technical Manager

10 Ahsan Echty Safety Manager

11 Bruce Strickland HR & Admin Manager

12 Alia Hasan Follow-up Manager

13 Ian Chapman Procurement Manager

14 Waqar Ul-Ansari Auditor

15 Tahir Malik Safety Officer

16 Suhel Ibrahim Safety Officer

17 Ali Asghar Ali Safety Officer


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2.0 Amendments and Authorisation

No Amendment Date Authorisation

01First issue of DCA EPD Safety ManagementSystem Project Risk Analysis Document

08/10/04

02Second revision of the Project Risk AnalysisDocument

19/07/06


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3.0 Introduction

Department of Civil Aviation Dubai, Engineering Projects Division is responsible for reviewingand updating this Safety Management Systems (SMS) Project HSE Risk Analysis Document.

A review will be carried out at least quarterly by a working group who will consist ofrepresentatives from selected areas .

This Project HSE Risk Analysis document is issued as a controlled document and nounauthorised copiesshall be made.

The philosophy of the Project HSE Risk Analysis document is that a safe place of work isachieved by competent people following correct procedures and using well designedequipment that are adequately maintained. This is supported by a positive health and safety

culture driven by effective management leadership.

Compliance with this Document does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.

This document does not replace the requirement for the Consultant to ensure suitable andsufficient risk assessments are carried out for all tasks, by either themselves, the main

contractor or sub-contractors. The PRA is a DCA Management tool to be used during the

planning and implementation stages of the project, providing an overview of the projectinterface risks.

3.1 Terms & Definitions

For the purposes of this document the following terms and definitions apply.

Accident - undesired event giving rise to death, ill health, injury, damage or other

loss.

Audit - systematic examination to determine whether activities and related results

conform to planned arrangements and whether these arrangements are implementedeffectively and are suitable for achieving the organizations policy and objectives .

Continual improvement - process of enhancing the H&S management system, toachieve improvements in overall occupational health and safety performances, in linewith the organizations H&S policy NOTE The process need not take place in all

areas of activity simultaneously.

Event (Hazard) - source or situation with a potential for harm in terms of human

injury or ill health, damage to property, damage to the workplace environment, or acombination of these.

Event (Hazard) identification - process of recognizing that a hazard exists and

defining its characteristics

Incident - event that gave rise to an accident or had the potential to lead to anaccidentNOTE an incident where no ill health, injury, damage, or other loss occurs is also

referred to as a near-miss. The term incident includes near-misses.


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Objectives - goals, in terms of H&S performance, that an organization sets itself toachieve NOTE Objectives should be quantified wherever practicable.

Health and safety - conditions and factors that affect the well-being of employees,temporary workers, contractor personnel, visitors and any other person in the

workplace.

H&S management system - part of the overall management system that facilitates

the management of the H&S risks associated with the business of the organization.This includes the organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities,practices, procedures, processes and resources for developing, implementing,

achieving, reviewing and maintaining the organization's H&S policy.

Organisation - company, operation, firm, enterprise, institution or association, or part

thereof, whether incorporated or not, public or private, that has its own functions andadministration NOTE For organizations with more than one operating unit, a singleoperating unit may be defined as an organization.

Project Health, Safety & Environment Risk Analysis, P HSE RA or PRA. theprocess of identifying events and assessing risk from activities occurring throughout

the duration of the project.

Risk - combination of the likelihood and consequence(s) of a specified hazardous

event occurring.

Risk assessment - overall process of estimating the magnitude of risk and deciding

whether or not the risk is tolerable

Safety - freedom from unacceptable risk of harm

Tolerable risk - risk that has been reduced to a level that can be endured by the

organisation having regard to its legal obligations and its own H&S policy


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3.2 Methodology

The process of Project HSE Risk Analysis is like that of risk assessment, the principles aresimilar, however some modifications have been made to enable the PRA outcomes to meetthe needs of DCA. Below is an explanation of the process that was applied to DCA Airport

Expansion Project Phase II, scope Concourse 2 & 3 and Terminal 3.

Step Description

01The scope for the Project HSE Risk Analysis is defined and fixed by the

management team, e.g. C2, C3 and T3.

02An overview of the activities that occur on site was undertaken and a list ofgeneral hazards and controls was produced.

03 These have been risk assessed to provide an overview of the project risk level.

04Consultants and Contractors complete their own risk assessment and methodstatements.

05The risk analysis document is used to provide assistance to Consultants andContractors when planning work activities.

The Consultant and Contractor risk assessments and method statements should be used fordetailed and authoritative information relating to the risks present in the workplace for any

specific task / activity, this document does not replace that critical responsibility.


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4.1 Generic Risk Assessment


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Locationnumber:

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Assessmentcompletedby:

Mohd.

O.

Chahwan

Period:

2006-2007

Datecompleted:

08/10/2006

AssessmentreferenceNo:

DCA/EPD/SMS004/GRA01

Reviewdate(Guide):

6Months

Reviewedby:

Mohd.

O.

Chahwan

Reviewdate(Actual):

6Months

Package/Projectdescription

DCAEPDAirportExpansionProject.

No

EventDescription

RiskLevel

(1Low,9High)

ControlMeasures

01

A2Bittenbyanimal

/insect

Personsbeingexposed

toharmfulinsects

and/oranimals,e.g.sna

kes,spiders,

mosquitoesanddogs.B

itescancause

serioushealthproblems.

6

Theworksiteshouldberegularlyinspe

ctedforsignsofharmful

insectsandanimals.

Basedonfindingsforworkplaceinspec

tions,athirdpartyshould

beemployedtotreatworkareastoreducethechanceofnumbers

buildingup.

Workersshouldbeprovidedwithtoolboxtalksdescribinghowto

identifyandavoidcontactwithharmful

insectsandanimals.

Workershouldbetoldtoimmediatelyreportincidentswithharmful

insectsandanimals.

02

B1-Creationofaflam

mableatmosphere

Theuseofflammablesubstancessuchas

petrol,dieselorsolvents(thinners)could

createconditionsthatcouldleadtofire.

This

iseitherthroughspillageorfromnot

containingthematerialandallowingvapours

toventfromthecontain

ers.

7

Onlytheessentialquantitiesofflamma

blematerialsshouldbe

broughttosite,

keepinginventorieslow

iscritical.

Flammablematerialsshouldonlybetransportedandstoredin

proprietarycontainerswitheffectivelids/tops.

Theyshouldalsobe

inkeptinlargercontainerstocontrolspillages.

Allcontainersshouldbeproperlylabelledshowingthenameofthe

substanceanddescribingitshazardsa

ndwhattodoinan

emergency.

Onlyauthorisedpersonsshouldhandle

flammablesubstancesand

theyshouldnotbeusedforotherpurpo

sesthatarenotdescribed

inthemethodstatement,.e.g.cleaning

hands/armsorplantand

equipment.


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3B2Exposuretohazardoussubstances

Hazardoussubstances

cancauseserious

injuriesandevenfatalities.

Skinburnsfrom

wetconcreteandother

corrosives,eye

injuriesandskinsensitisation.

Internalorgans

canalsobeaffectedby

eithershortorlong

termexposure,

harmful

substancescanenter

thebodybyinhalation,

ingestion,skin

absorptionorinjection.

8

Allhazardoussubstanceshouldonlybeusedwhenasuitablerisk

assessmenthasbeenwrittenandimplemented.Completedby

eitherthecontractorortheconsultants

competentpeople.

Allpersonswhomaybeexposedtothe

hazardoussubstance

shouldreceiveformaltraininginitssafetransport,useandstorage,

theyshouldalsoreceivetraininginhow

tomanageanemergency

situation,e.g.spillage.

Riskassessmentsandmaterialsafetydatasheetsshouldbe

availableattheworksite.

Regulartoolboxtalksshouldbeheldto

remindworkersofthesafe

systemsofwork.

4

B4Exposuretodustclouds

Indryconditionssanda

ndotherdustscanbe

aproblem,

theslightest

disturbance,wind,

fallingobjectsandcollapseofmaterialscan

createdustclouds.Thesedustcloudscanbe

hazardoustohealthifbreathedinfor

sufficientlylongperiods.

Theycanalso

dramaticallyreducevisibilityandcause

workersanddriverstofall,bumpintoobjects

andcrash.

6

Housekeepingshouldbeahighpriority

,removingexcessive

quantitiesofdebriswhenbuildupoccu

rs.

Areasshouldbedampeneddownwith

waterifappropriateduring

specificworkactivities.

Workersshouldbetrainedinwhattodoinadustcloud,

in

particulardriversofvehiclesandcranes.

Respiratoryprotectionshouldbeprovid

edifthelikelyhoodofa

dustcloudbeingformedishigh.

Managementshouldmonitorauthoritativeweatherforecastsdaily.

5

B5Exposuretovehicle/equipment

exhaustfumes

Diesel(orevenpetrol)d

rivenvehiclesor

equipmentgiveoffharm

fulexhaustgases.

If

thegasesareallowedtoaccumulateor

personsareworkingincloseproximitytothe

emissionsthenthiswill

causeserioushealth

effects,evendeath.

8

Staticequipment,particularlyinenclosedareas,shouldhave

suitableflexiblehoseusedtotakethee

xhaustfumestoasafe

locationthatallowsittodispersesafely

.

Ifmobileequipmentneedstoenterenc

losedworkareasthenthe

durationshouldbekepttoaminimuma

nd/ordilution

ventilation/extractionshouldbeused.

Personsshouldnotworkforlongperiodsincloseproximitytothe

exhaustofavehicleoritemofequipme

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6C2-Electrocution

Electricitywillcausefatalitiesifitisnot

respectedandmanaged.

Damagedcables,

poorwiringpractices,a

llowingwetconditions

inthesameareaaselectricalsupplies,using

sub-standardequipment,overloading

systemsandnon-competentpersonscarrying

outelectricalworkwillcreateahighriskof

injury/death.

9

Onlycompetentqualifiedandauthorise

dpersonsshouldworkon

electricalsystems.

Thecorrectspecificationofequipmentshouldbeused,cheaper

alternativesdonotsavemoneyinthelongterm.

Trainingshouldbeprovidedtoworkers

lettingthemknowthedos

anddontofworkingwithelectricityand

thattheyshouldreport

unsafeconditionsandpractices.

Managementshouldcarryoutregularworkplacevisits,with

electricalsafetyasanitemtobemonitored.

7

C3Powerfailure

Losinglightsorpowertocriticalequipment

duringworkinghoursco

uldcreatehazardous

situations.

Havingplann

edcontingenciesfor

thispossibilitywillreduc

etheriskinthe

workplace.

5

Allcriticalequipmentshouldpartofam

aintenancemanagement

programmeandactualmaintenanceof

theseitemsshouldbekept

uptodate.

Backupsystems(e.g.generatorsseco

ndsupply)shouldbe

consideredinhighriskareas.

Allforeseeableemergencysituationsshouldbepracticedand

learntfrom.

8

D1Workinginconfinedspaces

Thisactivityshouldbeavoidedwhen

possible,

howeveritisn

ecessaryinsome

circumstances.Asphyxiationandheat

exhaustionarethebiggestcauseoffatalities

fromconfinedspaceen

trywork.

9

Allconfinedspaceentryworkshouldbeplannedandauthorisedby

themanagementteamandapermitto

worksystemusedtocontrol

theactivity.

Personsissuingpermitstoworkshould

beauthorisedandformerly

trained.

Allpersonsenteringtheconfinedspaceshouldhavereceived

traininginhowtoworksafelyinconfinedspaces.

Alljobsshouldbeaccompaniedbyasuitableriskassessmentand

methodstatement.

Theatmosphereintheconfinedspace

shouldbecheckedfor

oxygenlevels,

levelsofcontaminant,riskassessmentshouldbe

usedtodeterminewhichcontaminants

totestfor.Temperatureand

humidityshouldalsobechecked.


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12D6Poorlighting

Forworktobecarriedoutsafelyandwith

highstandardsofqualitytheappropriate

levelsoflightingshould

beavailable.

Workers

anddriversofplantwill

makemistakesthat

couldleadtoseriousinjuryiflightinglevels

aresufficient.

8

Lightinglevelsshouldbemeasuredregularlyandcomparedwith

minimumstandards,

deficienciesshouldberectifiedasamatterof

priority.

Managementshouldconsiderstopping

workiflightinglevelsare

notsufficient.

Nightworkingcanbemoreatriskorpronetooccurrencesofpoor

lightingandshouldbemonitoredclose

ly.

Inadditiontoconsideringpoorlighting

levelstheformationof

shadowsshouldbeavoidedwhensettinguptheworkplace.

13

D7-Flooding

Workingindeepexcavationsmeansflooding

canoccurandwillcaus

emajorinjuryand

damagetomaterialsan

dequipmentifitdoes.

7

Regulardailymonitoringofwateringressshouldbemade.

De-wateringsystemsarecriticalforassistinginprovidingasafe

placeofworkandshouldbemaintaine

dtohighstandards.

Managementshouldconsidertheneed

tohavestandbyde-

wateringunitsavailableincaseofmainequipmentfailure.

14

D8Structurescollapsingorfallingdown

Constructionworkisahighriskactivityand

susceptibletoexcavationsandstructures

collapsing.

Inthesecirc

umstancesthe

chancesoffatalitiesandseriousinjuryishigh.

5

Excavationsdeeperthan1.2meterssh

ouldhavetheirsides

physicallysupportedorstrengthenedb

yeitherbattering,slopingor

stepping.

Structuresshouldbeconstructedtobe

stdesigntechniquesto

reducethepossibilityofcollapseorfalling.

Equipmentorstructuresshouldnotbe

allowedwithin2metersof

thetopedgeoftheexcavation,substantialfixedphysicalbarriers

shouldbeusedtopreventthisoccurrin

g.

Emergencyproceduresfordealingwith

acollapseorstructure

fallingdownshouldbepracticedregula

rly.

Feedbackshouldbe

usedandcontinualimprovementsmad

einthewaypeople

respond.

Managementshouldmonitortheworkp

laceandensuregood

practicesarebeingfollowed.


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15D11Adversepublicityduetounplanned

/undesiredevent

Thesuccessoftheprojectcanbeaffectedby

externalperceptionsan

dpressures.Itis

importantthattheproje

ctmanagementteam

hastheabilityandskillstoquicklyrespondto

internaleventsandprovideapositiveand

caringimagetotheoutsideworld.

5

Thereshouldbeaqualifiedandcompe

tentpersonnominatedas

themediacontact.

Theywillbethepersonwhowillfacethe

questionsfromthemediaatthesitean

dportrayapositiveimage,

onofcaringandcontrol.

Genericpressreleasesshouldbedraftedcoveringarangeof

scenarios,itwillthenbeeasieronthedayofanincidenttomake

minorchangesandtailorstatementto

fitthecircumstances.

Regularemergencydrillsshouldinclud

epracticingdealingwith

media;feedbackshouldbegivenonperformancetoenable

continualimprovement.

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E3Manualhandling

Injuriestothebackand

limbsduetopoor

liftingandhandlingtech

niquesareprobably

thebiggestcauseoftim

eoffwork.

Itputsa

hugeburdenontheorg

anisationbothmorally

andfinanciallyhavingtodealwiththese

events.

8

Alltasksshouldberiskassessedbyth

econtractor/consultantand

safemethodsofworkadopted.

Workerswhocarryoutliftingandhand

lingactivitiesshouldbe

suitablytrainedtohelpthemreducetheprobabilityofinjury.

Managementshouldregularlymonitortheworkplacetoensure

peoplearefollowinggoodmanualhandlingpractices.

17

F3Fire/explosiono

fflammables

Firesduringconstructio

nprojectsarenot

uncommon.

Firescould

resultinseriousinjury

andpossiblyfatalitiesandwillmeandelaysin

theprojectresultinginmajorcosts.

6

Thecontractorsriskassessmentshouldhighlightcontrolsto

reducethechancesoffireorexplosion

.

Electricalequipmentshouldbemaintainedinasafecondition,

poorlymaintainedequipmentcouldbe

asourceofignition.

Smokingshouldbeprohibitedinareas

whereflammablescouldbe

present.Smokingshouldberestricted

tosafedesignatedareas.

Emergencyproceduresshouldbeinplacetoreducetheseverityof

afireifoneoccurs.

Theseprocedures

shouldberegularlytested

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18G1Foodhygiene

Thelackofcontroloverthecleanlinessof

designatedeatingarea

scouldleadtoill

healthandprojectdelaysduetoworkersnot

beingavailablebecauseofillness.

7

Healthandsafetyinductionsshouldinformworkersoftherulesfor

mealsandbreaks.

Foodshouldonlybetakenindesignatedareasandtheseareas

shouldberegularlycleanedanddisinfectedbycontractcleaners.

Toolboxtalksshouldbegivenremindin

gworkersofgoodpersonal

hygienepractices,forbothatworkand

outsidework.

Medicalfacilitiesshouldbeavailablew

ithintheprojecttohelp

educateandtreataffectedworkers.


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4.2 Office Risk Assessment


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GeneralOfficeRiskAssessment

RecordForm

RiskAssessmentReferenceNo:

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Company:.

Location:.

ProjectNumber:

Task

Description

HCode

HazardDetail

C

onsequence

Detail

CurrentControl

Measures

P

S

Risk

Rank

AdditionalControl

Measures

NewP

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Final

Risk

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Date:..

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4.3 Fire Risk Assessment


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Locationnumber:

DCAEPDAirportExpansionProject

Assessmentcompletedby:

MOC

Period:

2006-2007

Datecompleted:

10/10/2006

AssessmentreferenceNo

:

DCA/EPD/SMS004/FireRA

Reviewdate(Guide):

6Months

Reviewedby:

MOC

Reviewdate(Actual):

6Months

Package/Projectdescription

DCAEPDAirportExpansionProject.

No

Question

QuestionGuidance

Answer

Yes/No/NA

ActionSt

atement

Action

Rating

Yes

Noaction

required.

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01

Doesyourlocationhavea

firecertificateorhave

an

exemptioncertificate

issuedbytheLocalFire

Authority?

TheLocalFireAuthoritywilldecideifyou

requireafirecertificateorissueane

xemption

certificate.Itisalegalrequirementtohaveone

ofthesedocumentsundertheFire

PrecautionsAct1971.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

02

Ifyouareatenantina

buildingdoyouhave

writtenassurancefrom

the

landlordthattheconditions

ofthefirecertificatear

e

beingmet?

AlthoughitistheLandlordsresponsibilityto

applyforandmaintainafirecertifica

te,asan

employeryouhaveadutyofcareto

your

employeesandshouldcheckthatth

isisbeing

done.

Yes

Noaction

required.

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03

Doyoucheckonareg

ular

basisthatallcondition

son

theFireCertificateare

met?(ortherequireme

nts

oftheexemption

certificate).

Youshouldregularlycheckthatthe

requirementsoftheFireCertificate(orthe

exemptioncertificate)arestillinplac

e.This

shouldtaketheformofworkplacein

spections

usingachecklist,carriedoutbytrained

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4Haveyoucompliedwiththe

FireCertificates(Spec

ial

Premises)Regulations

1976?

Specialpremisesarethosewhichc

ontain

certainhazardousmaterialsinquantitieswhich

presentasignificanthazardtoemployeesand

thegeneralpublic.E.g.

Liquefiedpetroleumgas,liquefiednaturalgas

ormethylacetylenegas

(exceptwhereusedasfuel)more

than100

tonnes

Chlorine(exceptwhereusedfor

waterpurification)morethan50to

nnes.

TherequirementsoftheFireCertificates

(SpecialPremises)Regulations1976laydown

afirecertificationproceduretobefo

llowed

whichissimilartothatcontainedintheFire

PrecautionsAct1971.However,inthiscase

thefirecertificatemustbeobtainedfromthe

Health&SafetyExecutive.

NA

Noactionrequired.

0

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

5

Isanindividualnominated

asaFireSafetyCo-

ordinator?

Itisimportantthatsomeoneisappointedto

co-ordinateactivityandensurefires

afety

mattersaredealtwithpromptly.Thisperson

shouldbethechampionforfiresafe

tyand

reportregularlytoseniormanageme

nt.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

6

DoestheFireSafetyC

o-

ordinatorhavewritten

duties?

Forthispositiontobeasuccessandeffective

thereshouldbeclearresponsibilitieswritten

andissuedtothenominatedFireSa

fetyCo-

ordinator.


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7IstheFireSafetyCo-

ordinatorappraisedat

least

annuallyontheir

performance?

Toensurecontinuousimprovement

infire

safetymatterstheFireSafetyCo-ordinator

shouldbeappraisedontheirrole.

No

Carryoutregula

rappraisalsof

theroleofFireS

afetyCo-

ordinator.

3

8

HastheFireSafetyCo

-

ordinatorreceived

adequatetraining?

Thisiscriticaltoensurehighstandardsoffire

safetymanagement.Theleveloftra

ining

shouldmatchthelevelofrisksinthe

workplace.Trainingshouldbefrom

a

recognisedtrainingprovidedandbe

certificated.

No

Provideadequa

tefiresafety

managementtrainingtothe

FireSafetyCo-ordinator

7

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

9

Arethereadequatewritten

firesafetypolicysand

procedures?

Writtenpolicysandproceduresareimportant

tohavebecausetheyhelptoensurea

consistentapproachtomanagingfiresafety

issues.

Policysandprocedurescouldinclude

informationon,whattodoifyouhearthefire

alarm,whattodoifyouseesmoke

orafire,

howtocarryoutandrecordafired

rill,and

more.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

10

Arepolicysand

proceduresforFireSa

fety

reviewed(andifneces

sary

revised)onaregular

basis?

Regularreviewsoffiresafetypolicysand

proceduresensurealltheinformation

containedinthemisuptodateandrelevantto

thecompany.


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Yes

Noactionrequired.

0

11

Isthereasystemwhereby

theworkplaceisinspected

eacheveningtoensurefire

risksarereducedtoth

e

lowestpossiblelevel?

Inspectingtheworkplaceforfiresafetyissues

willhelpreducethechanceoffiress

tarting,

e.g.Non-essentialelectricalequipmentun-

plugged,heatersturnedoff,flammable

substancesstoredcorrectly.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

12

Havesuitablemeasures

beentakentoprotect

againsttheriskofarso

n?

Thisisarisktothebusinessthatneedstobe

consideredbythemanagementteam.Arson

canbedescribedasdeliberateignition.

Yes

Noaction

required.

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13

Areallpossiblesource

sof

ignitionadequately

controlled?

Matchesandcigarettes.Electricalin

stallations

orequipment,heatingappliances,forexample

stoves,boilers.Flameorsparksfromwork

activitiessuchaswelding,cuttingan

d

soldering.Ignitionsourcesintroduce

dduring

maintenance

operationsorrefurbishmentofthepremises.

Yes

Noaction

required.

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14

Areallflammable

substancesadequately

controlled?

Thesepresentahighriskoffireifnot

controlledproperly.

Yes

Combustiblema

terialsshould

beidentified,kepttothe

absoluteminimumandstored

infireproofstore

roomsor

storecupboards

.

6

15

Arethereanypossible

sourcesofcombustible

materials?

Thesecouldbeintheformofpaper

and

cardboardboxes,carpets,curtainsand

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practicesthatcould

enhancethespreadoffire,

E.g.areexternalareasnotkeptfree

of

combustiblewaste?

No

Noaction

required.

0

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Arethereanystructura

l

featuresthatcould

enhancethespreadoffire?

Roofvoids,buildingmaterials,ventilation

systems,etc.couldenhancethespreadoffire

andshouldbeconsidered.Thedesign,

structureandintegrityofthebuilding

mustbe

abletocontainabreakoutoffireandsmoke

fornormally30minutestoallowtimefor

evacuation.Lookforholesinwallsa

ndceiling

coverings.Checkpipesandductsin

wallsfor

leakpaths.Firestoppingisalegalrequirement

inbuildingswithafirecertificate.

No

Noaction

required.

0

Yes

Noactionrequired.

0

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IsthereaSmokingPolicy,

particularlyinhigh-risk

areas?

Smokingbringsintotheworkplacea

sourceof

ignitionandhasbeenprovedtobethecause

ofmanyfires.Smokingintheworkplace

shouldbeeliminated,orcloselycontrolled.

Ifsafesmokingareasareavailable,

provide

clearlyvisiblesignsintheareastos

tate,for

example,donotputcigarettesoutinbins

extinguishcigarettesbeforeleaving

thearea.Providesuitableashtrays.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

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Doyouseektheadvic

eof

thelocalfireofficer?

Itisgoodpracticetomakecontactw

ithalocal

fireofficerandusethemtodiscussissuesthat

youfeelmayaffectfiresafetyinthe

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t

significantriskfromfire

adequatelyprotected?

Someexampleofgroupsofemployeesthat

maybeatsignificantriskfromfireare

wheelchairusers,personswithimpa

ired

vision,personswithimpairedhearin

gand

personswithamentalillness

Anexampleofsomecontrolmeasuresare,

wheelchairusers-shouldnotuseliftsunless

speciallydesignedfortheevacuationof

disabledpeopleasdescribedinBS5588.

Personswithimpairedvision-trainsighted

membersofstafftoassistthosewithpoor

sightalongtheescaperoutetotheplaceof

safety.

Personswithimpairedhearing-avisualtype

ofalarmsystemorvibratingdevices

etcmay

berequired.Personswithamentalillness

provideadditionaltrainingtothesep

ersonsas

wellastrainingothermembersofstaffto

assistthemincaseofafire.

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accessiblebydisabled

persons?

Part8ofBS5588,Fireprecautions

inthe

design,constructionanduseofbuild

ings

containsaCodeof

Practiceontheprovisionofadequatemeans

ofescapeforthedisabled.Itapplies

tonew

buildingsandexistingbuildingswhichare

beingsubstantiallyrefurbished.

Inexistingbuildings,itmaynotalwa

ysbe

possibletocomplywiththeCode,andinsuch

circumstancesalternativemeansof

meeting

theobjectivesofthecodeshouldbe

sought.In

practice,it

wouldprobablybeprudenttocontactthelocal

fireauthorityforadvice.

NA

Noaction

required.

0

Yes

Noaction

required.

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Areallescaperoutes

maintainedinclean

condition,andfreefrom

anyobstructions,or

storage,aresteps/stairsin

agoodstateofrepair?

Ensuringthatpeoplecanescapequ

icklyand

safelyfromabuildingintheeventofafireisat

thecoreoffiresafetymanagement.


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Areescaperoutesatleast

1.0

5mwide,

1.2mifused

bypersoninwheelcha

irs?

Maincorridorsshouldbeatleast1.0

5mwide.

Inpremisesthatdonotrequireafire

certificate,750mmmaysufficealthoughitis

recommendedthatadvicebesoughtfromthe

fireauthority(corridorsthatcouldbe

usedby

personsinwheelchairsshouldbeatleast1.2

mwide).

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

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Aretheroomexit(s)at

least750mmwide(1.05m

iftheroomisoccupied

by

morethan100people)?

Thewidthofroomexitdoorscandetermine

thespeedofescapefromthebuildin

gsoitis

importanttoensuretheyarewideen

oughfor

theworkingconditions.

25

Docorridorlengthsexceed

45m(officesandfacto

ries)

or30m(shops)without

beingsubdividedbyfire

doors?

Thedistanceoftravelisthedistancethata

personmusttravelfromanyoccupie

dpartof

thebuildingbeforereachingeithera

finalexit

oraprotectedescaperoute.Thepermitted

traveldistancesvaryaccordingtoth

euseof

thepremisesandtheleveloffirerisk.The

HomeOfficeCodeofPracticeprovides

guidelinesonwhatarelikelytobeacceptable

traveldistances.

No

Noaction

required.

0

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

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Areallstairwaysatlea

st

1.0

5mwide?

Thewidthofstairwayscandetermin

ethe

speedofescapefromthebuildingsoitis

importanttoensuretheyarewideenoughfor

theworkingconditions.


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involveanyofthefollo

wing:

lifts,escalators,

ladder

sor

self-rescuedevices?

Thesemeansofescapecanbethesourceof

problems;theyhavethepotentialto

break

downduetotheeffectsoffireorpoo

r

maintenance,whichcouldslowtheevacuation

timedowntoanunsafelevel.Buildingsshould

beevacuatedwithin2-3minutesasaguide.

No

Noaction

required.

0

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Areallfiredoorstothe

prescribedprotection

standards?

Itisimportanttocheckallfire-resistingdoors

areingoodcondition,thattheyarea

goodfit

andthattheintumescentstripsareingood

order.

Checkthatfiredoors,signs,andanyglazing

areasperspecification,asfollows:

BS8214FireDoorsPart1CoPforF

ireDoor

Assemblies

BS476

parts22,31in-tumescents

tripsand

coldsmokeseals

No

Firedoorsshou

ldbefittedthat

complywithrele

vant

InternationalStandards.The

LocalFireAuthorityshouldbe

contactedforad

viceonhowto

proceedwiththisissue.

6

Yes

Noaction

required.

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Doallfiredoorsopen

inthe

directionofthesafe

evacuationroute?

Thedoorsshouldpreferablyopenin

the

directionoftravel.Thisisessentialifadoor

maybeused

bymorethan50persons,ifitleadsfroman

areaofhighfirerisk,ifitisnearthefootofa

stairwayorifitisonanescaperoutefroma

publicassemblybuilding;itisrecom

mended

thatdoorsopenthroughatleast90degrees

and,iftheyopeninbothdirections,a

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Arethedevicessecuring

finalexitscapableofbeing

openedimmediatelya

nd

easilywithouttheuse

ofa

key?

Finalexitdoorsshouldbeabletoop

ened

quicklyandeasilybyallpersons,theyshould

bekeptfreeofobstructionsandnothave

lockingsystemsthatslowdowntheescapeof

personsleavingthebuilding.

TheHomeOfficeCodeofPracticed

efinesthe

finalexitastheterminationofanescape

routefromabuildinggivingdirectac

cesstoa

placeofsafety.Thefollowingguida

nceis

applicabletofinalexits:

theyshouldbeclearlyvisible,signsmaybe

necessary;

theyshouldopenoutwards,preferablynot

ontosteps;

theremustbeadequatedispersal

space

outsidethedoor;

theyshouldneverbelocked,faste

nings

providedmustbecapableofbeingo

pened

easily(as

above);

windowexitsandrevolvingdoorsare

generallyunacceptableasfinalexits

,wicket

doorsandgoodsdeliverydoorsors

huttersare

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closing?

Firedoorsshouldbefittedwithself-closing

devicesor,ifthiswouldcreatepractical

difficulties,

fittedwithasuitableautomaticclosingdevice

whichwillbetriggeredwhenthefire

alarmis

sounded;firedoorstocupboardsetcshould

bekeptlocked.Afiredoorisonewhichwill

resistfireforaspecifiedperiodoftim

e(atleast

20minutes).

No

Allfiredoorsmu

stcomplywith

HomeOfficeCo

deofPractice.

TheLocalFireA

uthority

shouldbeconta

ctedforadvice

onhowtoproce

edwiththis

issue.

6

Yes

Noaction

required.

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Arethelocationsofes

cape

routesreassessedwhen

therearechangestothe

building?

Reassessingescaperoutesduringperiodsof

changeandafterchangeiscriticaltoensuring

allpersonscanevacuatethebuildingquickly

andsafely.Allchangesshouldbeplannedand

changestoescaperoutescommunicatedtoall

personsinthebuilding,thisincludes

visitors

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Areallescaperoutes

clearlymarked?

Ifthefireescaperouteisalsotheno

rmal

meansofaccessoregressintoand

fromthe

workplace,itmaynotbenecessarytoidentify

therouteusingsigns.However,consideration

shouldbegivenastowhethersigns

wouldbe

neededforthebenefitofotherswho

mayenter

thebuilding,forexamplememberso

fthe

public,visitors,etc.

Ifanescaperouteisnotroutinelyus

ed,itmust

beindicatedbysuitable,conspicuou

ssigns

whichcomplywiththerequirements

ofthe

HealthandSafety(SafetySignsand

Signals)

Regulations1996,inparticular,apictogramis

needed.SignswhichcomplywithBS5499

Firesafetysigns,noticesandgraphic

symbolsincludesuchgraphicsymbols.

Ideally,fireexitsignsshouldbedisp

layed

directlyabovethefinalexitdoor.Wh

ere

necessary,additionaldirectionalsignsmustbe

includedatsuitablelocationsalongtheescape

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Areallescaperoutes

clearlylitintheeventofan

emergency?

Escapelightingshouldnormallybeinstalledin

accordancewithPartIofBS5266E

mergency

lighting.

Thereisawiderangeofsuitablesystems

available,forexample:

local,self-containedfittingswithbattery

packs;

systemssupplyingpowertothebatteryviaa

centralgeneratororbatteries.

Itisparticularlyimportantthatthelig

htsare

correctlypositioned,forexample:

atexitsandemergencyexits;

alongescaperoutes,particularlya

tstairs

andchangesindirection;

toilluminatedirectionandexitsigns(such

signsmaybeconnectedtothesyste

mand

internallyilluminated);

toilluminatefire-fightingequipmen

tandfire

alarmcallpoints.

Itwouldbeprudenttocontactthelocalfire

authorityforadvicepriortoinstalling

an

escapelightingsystem.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

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Aretheresafeand

sufficientassemblypoints

afterescapehasbeen

made?

Thelocationoftheassemblypointo

rpoints

shouldbeclearlythoughtthroughusinga

teamapproachandinaplaceofsafety.Ifan

assemblypointisnotagreeduponitwillcause

confusionandsignificantlyincrease

theriskof

personsbeingseriouslyinjured.


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Aretheassemblypoin

ts

clearlymarkedandcle

ar

fromobstructions?

Clearlymarkingassemblypointswillassistin

ensuringasafeandefficientevacua

tionand

rolecall.

37

Doemployeesinhigh-risk

areasundertakemore

specialisedfirefighting

training?

Duetospecifichazardousconditionsor

processesintheworkplaceitmaybeprudent

toprovideadditionalfiresafetytrainingto

selectedemployees,thiscouldredu

cethe

severityofafire.

NA

Noaction

required.

0

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Areemployeesandothers

madeawareoftheirm

eans

ofescapeandprocedu

res

forevacuation?

Trainingisimportanttoensurethes

afeand

effectiveevacuationofallpersons.

No

Allpersonsinth

ebuilding

mustbetrained

inthe

proceduresforsafe

evacuationinth

eeventofa

firealarmsound

ingorifthey

discoverafireinthe

workplace.

6

39

Doyoucarryoutregular

firedrills?

Firedrillsshouldbeheldatleastevery12

months,andoftenmorefrequentlyw

here

thereisadangerofrapidfirespread,where

shiftworkiscarriedoutorwherethe

reisa

highstaffturnover.

No

Everyemployee

should

experienceatle

astonefire

drillevery12mo

nths.

TheLocalFireA

uthority

shouldbeconta

ctedforadvice

onhowtoproce

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Theprocedureslaiddownforrecord

ingfire

drillsshouldincludearrangementslisted

below:

measuringthetimetakenforeveryoneto

evacuatethebuilding;

assessingwhetherpersonnelwith

specific

functionsperformadequately;

determiningwhetherthemeansofescape

areusedinaccordancewithprocedures.

No

Firedrillsshould

berecorded

detailingthesce

nario,

time

takentoevacua

te,

how

specificpersons

performed

andareasforim

provement.

4

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

41

Doemployeeshave

trainingonhowtouse

fire-

fightingequipment?

Itisthennecessarytoensurethatstaff

(includingthosestaffwho

workoutsidenormalhours)areawa

refire

safetyproceduresandareabletofo

llowthem.

Hence,adequateinformation,instructionand

trainingmustbeprovided.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

42

Isalltrainingrecorded

?

Trainingshouldberecordedtodemonstrateto

otherinterestedgroupsthatithasbeendone.

Itisalsohelpfulwhendevelopingan

nual

improvementplanstoknowwhoreq

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Doesyourlocationhavean

adequatefirealarm

system?

Inanyworkplace,theremustbesom

emeans

ofdetectingfiresandwarningtheoc

cupants

quickly

enoughforthemtoescapetoaplac

eof

safety.Asystemwhichissuitablefo

rone

workplacemaynotbesoforanother.

However,inanysituation,thesystemused

mustbeclearlyunderstoodbyallem

ployees

andthewarningusedshouldbecap

ableof

beingheardinallpartsofthepremises.

Themainfactorindeterminingthetypeof

systemrequiredfordetectingandgiving

warningofafireisthelevelofriskth

e

occupantsoftheworkplacewouldfa

ceinthe

eventofafire,i.e.theseverityoffire

.

Thesizeofthebuildingisofparticular

relevance.

Firealarmsystemsandautomaticfire

detectionsystemsshouldnormallyc

omply

withtherelevantpartsofBS5839F

ire

detectionandalarmsystemsforbuildings.

Afterinstallation,aninstallationand

commissioningcertificateshouldbe

obtained

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Isthefirealarmsystem

activeatalltimes?

Itsiscriticalthatthealarmisactiveatalltimes

toensurethesafetyofemployees,visitors

andcontractors.Thealarmshouldo

nlybe

deactivatedduringessentialmaintenance

workcarriedoutbycompetentengin

eers.

Underthesecircumstanceseffective

temporarymeansofalertingallpers

onsinthe

buildingshouldbeputinplace.

No

Considerhavingthefirealarm

systemlinkedto

aremote

mannedcentre.

5

45

Isthefirealarmsystem

linkeddirectlytothefire

service,oracommerc

ial

alarmwatchcentre?

Ideally,thealarmsystemshouldbe

suchthat

asignalistransmittedtoaremotem

anned

centre(usuallythealarmcompanys

central

station)sothatthefirebrigadecanbealerted.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

46

Doesyourfirealarm

systemhavesmoke

detectors?

Thepurposeoffiredetectionequipm

entisto

ensurethatabuildingsoccupantsa

regiven

anearlywarningintheeventofafire.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

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Doesyourfirealarm

systemhaveheat

detectors?

Thepurposeoffiredetectionequipm

entisto

ensurethatabuildingsoccupantsa

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Doesyourfirealarm

systemhavemanually

operatedcallpoints

(MCPs)?



omply


ire




obtained

fromtheinstaller.

Callpointsshouldbepositionedonescape

routes,1.4mabovefloorlevel;them

aximum

distanceapersonmusttraveltorea

chacall

pointshouldnotexceed30m.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

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Aremanuallyoperated

pointshighlyvisiblean

d

easytouse?



omply


ire




obtained

fromtheinstaller.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

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Canaudiblealarmsbe

heardbyallpeoplean

din

allareasinallareasofyour

location?

Thesoundlevelofanalarmsignals

houldbe

notlessthan65dB(A),(or5dB(A)a

boveany

backgroundnoisewherethisisloud

er).The

signalshouldbeclearlyaudibleinallpartsof

theworkplace.


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systemdoesyourloca

tion

requirevisualalarmsfor

noisyareasandhavethey

beenfitted?



omply


ire




obtained

fromtheinstaller.

NA

(Ifanswer

toquestion

43was

NO)

Noactionrequired,otherthan

theactiontaken

aspartof

questions43ofthisrisk

assessment.

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Arethosevisualalarms

abletobeseenbyallthose

inthespecifiedlocatio

n?



omply


ire




obtained

fromtheinstaller.

NA

(Ifanswer

toquestion

43was

NO)

Noactionrequired,otherthan

theactiontaken

aspartof

questions43ofthisrisk

assessment.

0

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

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Doesacompetent

person(s)adequately

maintainthefirealarm

system.

Theprecisenatureofthemaintenan

ce

requiredwillvaryaccordingtothety

peof

systeminstalled.Ingeneral,the

manufacturersadviceshouldbefollowed.In

addition,forpremiseswhereafirecertificateis

inforce,thecertificatemayspecify

maintenancecriteria.


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Doestheinstructionson

theFireActionNotices

reflecttheactualprocedure

inyourworkplace?

Itisimportanttokeepallsystemsan

d

proceduresrelevantanduptodatetoensure

thesafetyofallpersonsintheeventofafire.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

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AretheFireActionNotices

placedinlocationssothey

canbeeasilyseenduring

anemergency?

Fireactionnoticesshouldbelocatedinplaces

thatallpeoplecaneasilyseethemtoassist

escapeintheeventofanemergency.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

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Isfiresafetysignage

inspectedonaregular

basis?

Thiswillensurelevelsofprotectionremainat

ahighstandard.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

57

Isthelocationoffiresafety

signagereassessedw

hen

therearesignificant

modificationstothelayout

atyourlocation?

Thiswillensurelevelsofprotectionremainat

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Istheescapelighting

regularlytested?

Whichevertypeofsystemischosen

,itmust

beadequatelymaintainedinaccordancewith

themanufacturersrecommendation

s.BS

5266,PartI,alsocontainsguidance

which

describesthedifferenttypesofinspectionand

testingthatshouldbecarriedoutdaily,

monthly,six-monthly,three-yearlyand,

subsequently,annually.Arecordshouldbe

keptofmaintenanceactivities.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

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Isthefirefighting

equipmentsuitableand

sufficientforthepossible

needsofyourlocation?

Inallworkplaces,whethercertificate

dornot,

adequateequipmentmustbeprovid

edfor

fightingfire.

Suchequipmentcanbedividedinto

two

categories:

fire-fightingappliancessuchaspo

rtablefire

extinguishers,hosereelsandfireblankets;

fixedfire-fightingsystemssuchas

sprinkler

systemsandfoaminstallations.

Insmallpremises,thepresenceofo

neortwo

suitablysitedportableextinguishers

maybe

adequate.In

largerpremises,moreextinguishers

willbe

neededand/orhosereelsandpossiblyfixed

fire-fightingsystems.Incertificatedp

remises,

thefirecertificateshouldspecifythe

fire-

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Isthelocationoffire

fightingequipmentsuitable

andclearlymarked?

Clearlymarkingthelocationoffirefighting

equipmentwillassisttrainedemployees

managethesituationmoreefficientlyinthe

eventofafire.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

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Areallitemsoffirefighting

equipmentclearlylabe

lled

withcontentsand

instructionforuse?

Allfireextinguishersmanufacturedafter1

January1997havepredominantlyredbodies.

Thereisnorequirementtochange

existingcolouredextinguishersforthesenew

onesbut,ifanyofthenewextinguishersare

purchased,itisrecommendedthat,toavoid

confusion,theyarenotplacedonthesame

floorlevelastypesthathavethesam

e

extinguishingmediumbutareadiffe

rent

colour.Inaddition,employeesshouldbemade

awareofthechangeincolourcodingin

ordertoavoidconfusion.Thenew

extinguishersmaybearasmallcolouredpanel

whichwillfollowtherecognizedcolo

urscheme

inordertohelpusersrecogniseitstype.

Yes

Noaction

required.

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Isallfirefightingequip

ment

regularlyinspectedand

maintained?

Allfirefightingequipmentshouldbe

inspected

andmaintainedinaccordancewiththe

manufacturersinstructionsandany

requirementsofafirecertificate,wh

ere

applicable.

Anyextinguisherspurchasedshould

be

manufacturedtoBSEN3Portablefire

extinguishers,andinstalledandmaintainedin

accordancewithPart3ofBS5306Fire

extinguishinginstallationsandequip

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Isthefirefighting

equipmentmaintenance

recorded?

Itisimportanttokeeprecordsofma

intenance

toprovetootherinterestedgroupsthatitis

beingcarriedout.Recordsalsoassistin

developingimprovementplans.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

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Arealldischargedor

rejectedfirefighting

equipmentremovedand

putbeyonduseuntil

disposedoff,repaired

or

recharged?

Thiswillpreventaccidentaluseofan

unauthorisedapplianceandhelpprevent

seriousinjuryand/ordamagetoproperty.

65

Isfixedfire-fighting

equipmentsuchas

sprinklers,

hosereels,

dry/wetrisersandgas

suppressionsystems

adequatelymanaged?

Fixedfire-fightingsystemsreleasesomeform

ofextinguishingagentwhenactivatedbytheir

firedetectors.

Thiswillgenerallyprovideamuchquickerand

morereliableresponsethancanbeachieved

withfire-fightingappliances,hencetheymay

beusefulorevenessentialincertain

circumstances,dependinguponthe

firerisk,

andparticularlyinlarge,complexbu

ildingsor

wherethereisaneedtoprotectthe

meansof

escape.

Systemswhichareprovidedforlifesafety

reasons(ratherthanforsafeguardin

gproperty

andgoods)shouldcomplywiththerelevant

partsofBS5306Fireextinguishing

installationsandequipmentonprem

ises.

Automaticsystemsshouldbelinked

inwiththe

buildingsfirealarmsystem.

NA

Noaction

required.

0


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book

andisitadequately

managed?

AFireLogBookisavailablefromHMSOand

shouldincludethefollowingrecords

thatare

checkedandtestedtoafrequencyin

accordancewithBritishStandards:

-FireAlarm,weekly,monthly,quarterly,and

annually.

-Fireextinguishers-monthly(visual).

Annuallybycompetentfireengineering

company.

-Five-yearlydischargetestbyacom

petent

fireengineeringcompany.

-Emergencylighting,monthlychecksbi-

annual,annual,triennial.

-Stafftraining-onfirstdayatworkand

followingjobchangeormodification

stothe

workplaceaffectingfiresafety.

-Firedrillsannually.

No

Establishalogb

ookand

maintainitaccordingtoBritish

Standardsandinformation

fromtheLocalF

ireAuthority.

8

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

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Iswasteremovedfrom

the

premisesonaregular

basis?

Wastecanbeasourceoffueloritm

ay

provideanignitionsource,inanyev

entit

shouldbekepttothelowestpossiblelevelsto

reducetheriskoffire.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

68

Areheatersfittedwith

suitableguardsandlo

cated

awayfromcombustible

materials?

Thiscouldcreateahighriskofafire

occurring

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Noaction

required.

0

69

Havefixedelectrical

systemsbeeninspectedby

acompetentperson?

Ensurefixedelectricalinstallationsc

omply

withthelatesteditionoftheIEEWir

ing

Regulations.

Ensureallelectricalinstallationsand

maintenanceworkiscarriedoutbycompetent

electricians.

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

70

Haveportableelectrical

equipmentbeeninspected

andtestedbyacompe

tent

person?

Implementanappropriatemaintenance

scheduleforportable

electricalequipment.

Avoidtheuseofmulti-pointadaptors.

Instructstaffinthesafeuseofporta

ble

electricalequipment,

howtospotdefectsandwheredefectsshould

bereported.

71

Istheuseofcooking

equipmentcontrolled?

Thereisalargefireriskwiththeuse

of

cookingequipmentanditiscriticaltoensure

effectivecontrolsareinplace,e.g.e

quipment

maintained,trainedstaffandadequate

procedures.

NA

Noaction

required.

0

Yes

Noaction

required.

0

72

Aretheresafesystemsto

controlcontractor

activities?

Contractorscancarryintoyourworkplace

ignitionsourcesandcombustible

materials/fuel.Iftheserisksarenotadequately

controlledthentheriskofafireoccu

rringcould

behigh.

Managementneedhavedetaileddis

cussions

onhowtoensureonlycompetentco

ntractors

workatthelocation.


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Noaction

required.

0

73

IsthereaneffectiveHot

WorkPermitprocedurein

operation?

Ifthereareoccasionswhenhotworkiscarried

out,thatcouldinvolveusingwelding

equipment,burningorbrazingequip

mentor

anyothertemporaryignitionsource

thenthere

shouldbeasystematicwrittensafesystemof

work.Ahotworkpermitisacommonmethod

ofmanagingtheseactivities.

74

Hastheenvironmenta

l

impactoffirewaterrun

off

beenconsideredand

actioned?

Ifafireoccurredandaliquidwasus

edto

extinguishitthentheusedliquid(inmost

caseswater)mayfinditswayintoa

n

uncontrolledandpossiblyunauthoriseddrain.

Dependingonthenatureofthefireandwhat

wascontainedinthebuilding/structu

rethe

liquidrunoffcouldbecontaminated

andeither

effecttheenvironmentdirectlyordis

turblocal

sewagetreatmentworks.Itmaybethecase

thatifyoucannotconvincetheLocalFire

Chiefthattheliquidrunoffwillnotaffectthe

environment,thenhe/shemayrefus

etoput

outthefire.

No

Themanageme

ntshouldcarry

outasurveyofdrainage

systemstounderstandhow

andwhereposs

iblefirewater

runoffmightaffectthe

environment.Anactionplan

shouldbedevelopedand

implementedto

reducethe

risks.

TheLocalFireA

uthority

shouldbeconta

ctedforadvice

onhowtoproce

edwiththis

issue.

9

75

Havetheresultsoffire

risk

assessmentsbeen

communicatedtoall

employees?

ThisisarequirementoftheManage

mentof

Health&SafetyatWorkRegulations1999and

willassistinreducingtheriskoffire

byraising

theawarenessofemployeestothekeyfire

safetyissues.

No

Allpersonsshallbeinformed

oftherelevantfirerisk

assessmentinfo

rmation.

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5.0 Appendix


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5.1 Event List

A Biological Hazards

A1 Exposure to a biological agent

A2 Bitten by an animal/insect

B Chemical Hazards

B1 Creation of a flammable atmosphere

B2 Exposure to hazardous substances (COSHH)

B3 Work with asbestos

B4 Exposure to dust clouds

B5 Exposure to vehicle/equipment exhaust fumes

C Electrical Hazards

C1 Damage to electrical eq uipment

C2 Electrocution

C3 Power failure

D Environmental Hazards

D1 Working in confined spaces

D2 Overcrowding in the workplace

D3 Cold working environment

D4 Working in adverse weather / climate conditions, heat stress/exhaustion

D5 Work in high noise levels

D6 Poor lighting

D7 Flooding (liquids or solids)

D8 Structures collapsing or falling down

D9 Poor response and transport in the event of an accident or incident

D10 External threat, e.g. bomb threat

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E Ergonomic Hazards

E1 Ergonomics

E2 Use of display screen equipment

E3 Manual handling of materials

F Fire Hazards

F1 Spraying of flammable liquids

F2 Fire potential of combustibles

F3 Fire explosion of flammables

G Food Hygiene

G1 Food hygiene hazards

H Mechanical Hazards

H1 Struck by parts of machinery

H2 Access to dangerous machinery

H3 Entanglement into rotating machinery

H4 Traps in moving parts of equipment

J Physical Hazards

J1 Failure of pressurised systems

J2 Storage and stacking of goods

J3 Compressed air hazards

J4 Use of sharp equipment / hand tools

J5 Use of compressed gas cylinders

J6 Incorrect use of hand tools

J7 Falls from height

J8 Overhead obstructions

J9 Objects falling on to personnel

J10 Slipping and tripping

J11 Contact with molten metal / hot objects


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J12 Hazards leading to eye injuries

J13 Equipment causing vibration white finger

J14 Use of lifting equipment, tower cranes, mobile cranes, static lifting equipment

J15 Whole body vibration

J16 Access / egress

J17 Poor standards of housekeeping

J18 Failure to use personal protective equipment (PPE)

J19 Poor standards of scaffolding

J20 Contact with operational Airport, plane movements (landing, taxi & takeoff)

K Psychosocial Hazards

K1 Inadequate number of toilets

K2 Sources of stress

K3 Lone working

K4 Poor shift patterns, excessive hours

K5 Improper training / selection

K6 Lack of adequate transport at beginning & end of working day

K7 Lack of adequate transport at meal times

K8 Insufficient drinking water

K9 Insufficient shaded areas/rest areas

L Radiation hazards

L1 Work with radioactive material

L2 Exposure to ultraviolet / infrared radiation

L3 Exposure to microwaves, lasers and radio frequencies

M Transport hazards

M1 Loading and unloading of vehicles

M2 Dangers from reversing / manoeuvring vehicles

M3 Operation of fork lift trucks / transport equipment


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M4 Vehicles overturning

N Safety Signs

N1 Not using correct safety sign colour coding

N2 Not using safety signs


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5.2 Risk Assessment Scoring Methodology

A. Probability

3 2 1

At least weekly.Every month.

Annually.

B. Severity

Consequence 3 2 1

Harm to People(Accident)

Major injury* or

resulting i n absencefor over 3 days.

Hospital visit and /

or absence for up to3 days.

Up to and includingfirst aid.

Harm to Plant /Equipment(Accidental

Damage)

Accident resulting inlong term damagecosting significant time

and money.

Accident resulting inshort term damage.

Slight damage.

Harm to

Environment

Large scale emissionto air or water course

of hazardouschemicals with impactoutside site.

Small scaleemission to air or

water course witheffects on site only.

Unplanned emission of

non-hazardoussubstance

* As defined by Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences

Regulations 1999


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C. Risk Ranking & Action Priority

Probability SeverityRisk

RankingReviewPeriod

(weeks)Action Priority

1 1 1 52Annual monitoring is required toensure that the probability does notincrease.

2 1 2 52A long-term plan to reduce theprobability is required.

3 1 3 26Priorities need to be judged andlonger term means to reduce the

probability need to be sought.

1 2 4 26

Standards need to be maintained byconstant monitoring. The possibility

of a lower consequence systemneeds to be considered.

1 3 5 26

Priorities need to be judged and

standards to reduce the probability tothe lowest level need to be monitored.The design of a lower consequence

system needs to be considered.

2 2 6 12Priorities need to be judged andprobabilities / consequences need tobe reduced.

2 3 7 12

The design of a lower consequence

system needs to be considered. Planto reduce the probability.

3 2 8 1Immediate action is required. Seek toreduce the probability.

3 3 9 1Immediate action required. There is a

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5.3 Generic List of Trades

No Trade01 Carpenter

02 Bricklayer

03 Electric fitter

04 Plumber

05 A/C E ngineer

06 General labour

07 Scaffolder

08 Roofer

09 Painter / Decorator

10 Maintenance fitter

11 Goods driver

12 Leveller

13 Road construction

14 Plasterer

15 Fabricator

16 Steel Erector / Fixer

17 Plant driver

18 Glazier

19 Services / Pipe fitter

20 Welder

21 Fork lift drivers

22 Managers

23 General electrician

24 Refuse collector

25 Gardener

26 Cleaners

27 Floorer

28 Crane drivers

29 Water / Sewage

30 Civil / Excavation

31 Office staff

32 Road sweeper

33 Security

34 Sheet metal work

35 Cladding / Laggers

36 Workshop / Machinist

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