Email: info@newburyfireprotection.co.uk
Office: 07716 005222
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety Order) 2005 made it a legal requirement to provide all staff with adequate fire safety training on induction and at regular intervals thereafter. The Fire Safety Order is enforced by the local Fire Authority. Failure to comply with the Order can lead to a fine or a maximum of two years imprisonment. Additionally, there is also a risk that you may be liable for damages if staff do not receive fire safety and fire awareness training and they injure themselves or others in a fire. For example by using a water-based fire extinguisher on electrical fires or blocking escape routes.
If you are an employer, business owner or are in control of premises, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 states that you ‘must ensure that your employees are provided with adequate fire safety training’. This means that it is law to train every member of staff. This also includes any causal staff. You should also ensure that any external companies (i.e. Security Firms) are also trained in Fire Safety.
The Regulatory reform (Fire Safety Order) 2005 requires the responsible person of an organisation to employ a nominated individual/s to assist in the everyday management of fire safety. Research has proven that an authoritative figure will increase the time reactions to alarms and evacuation procedures.
Nominated individuals with specific responsibilities regarding fire safety must be provided with the relevant training. The most common and best recognized fire safety official is the Fire Marshal or Fire Warden.
Your Fire Risk Assessment will determine the number of Fire Marshals / Wardens needed. The Regulatory reform (Fire Safety Order) 2005 states that you need to have one person who is nominated and trained in the use of fire extinguishers. They should also be trained to assist with evacuation procedures.
The number of Fire Marshals that you need will depend on several factors. These include the size of the building, the type of work undertaken, the number of staff that you employ, the structure of the building, the number of floors etc. If you work in a small unit with 1 floor, you may only need 2. But if you are on a big site with several multi-storey buildings and run 24 hours a day then you will need to ensure you have cover for each floor and building for all of the shifts. This must also account for lunch breaks, sickness and holiday cover.
Call us now and one of our advisers will be able to let you know exactly how many Fire Marshals you need to train to comply with current legislation and ensure the safety of employees.
Fire Safety Training courses start from as little as £250 per session. Up to 6 people can attend. We offer discounts when Fire extinguishers are serviced at the same time.
The usual duration of a Fire Safety Training course is approximately 2 hours. Fire Marshal courses last an additional hour and include working with fire extinguishers.
We deliver Safety Training to:
All fire extinguishers require stringent maintenance to ensure they will work when needed, or are more importantly, safe. Fire extinguishers are pressurised vessels that can explode when corroded or damaged, and have been known to cause serious injury and even death.
There are 2 types of maintenance procedures:
1. British Standard 5306-3:2000 covers the maintenance of portable fire extinguishers, and recommends that “regular visual inspections of all portable fire extinguishers be carried out by the user or user’s representative. The frequency of inspections by the user should be not less than monthly. And, when circumstances require, inspections should be carried out more frequently”.
Inspections should include checks that each extinguisher:
2. Maintenance should be carried out by a BAFE qualified engineer 12 months after installation of a new extinguisher, and at 12 monthly intervals thereafter.
Under BS5306, routine extinguisher servicing should occur annually. However should more regular visits be required this can be arranged. Once installed, we will test every part to ensure they meet the specified requirements. Only when this testing has been carried out will we sign off the project and issue a fire certificate. This approach guarantees that not only are your legal obligations met, but additionally, you get total peace of mind.
In the event that an extinguisher is found to be missing, used or tampered with, we can arrange for an emergency response visit. Under BS5306 we will attend the site within 2 working days or by prior arrangement. We will ask our customers to provide a brief outline of the problem and then the visit is booked with your area technician.
BS5306:3 2009 is a British Standard Code of Practice that gives detailed recommendations on current best practice for the commissioning, installation, service and maintenance of fire extinguishers.
Unlike the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, (RRO), BS 5306:3 2009 is not a mandatory or Statutory legal instrument however most professional Service and Maintenance companies operate to this Code of Practice and issue Certificates of Compliance to BS 5306:3 2009 for the work done.
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info@newburyfireprotection.co.uk
Office: 07716 005222
Newbury Fire Protection are providers of Fire Equipment Training, Fire Extinguisher Maintenance and Servicing, Fire Safety Training and Fire Risk Assessments.
We are based in Newbury, Berkshire and cover Hampshire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire and the South of England.
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