Globeleq Health, Safety,

Environment, Security & Social

Integrated Management System
(GQ HSESS IMS)

GQ – HSESS – INS – 273

Fire extinguisher
Periodic Inspection
Globeleq Health, Safety, Environment, Security and Social Integrated Management System (GQHSESSIMS)

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Signatures and approvals

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Distribution list
Type Copy Document custodian Location
enabled
(Y/N)
Word-file N Director O&M (common, health, safety & Globeleq
security)
Word-file N Director ESG (environment, social Globeleq
responsibility)
Pdf-file Y CEO – Globeleq Globeleq
COO Globeleq Globeleq
Director Operations and Maintenance Globeleq
Director Environment & Social Governance Globeleq
General Managers Local entity
Plant Managers Local entity
HSESS Managers Local entity
QA Managers Local entity
All employees Local entity
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Instructions to the staff

All employees are required to read and having understood this manual and its
accompanying procedures and instructions. A thorough understanding of the
relevant sections from this manual by each respective staff form part of the overall
implementation of the plant’s Integrated Management Systems processes.

It is the responsibility of the Plant Managers to ensure that their subordinates have
read and understood the relevant sections of this manual.

All designated staff will read, understand and initial in the relevant registry within two
months of joining the company or the effective date of implementation, whichever is
later and the record being kept with the HR manager and a copy by the HSESS
Manager.
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Contents
1. PURPOSE ......................................................................................................... 7
2. SCOPE ............................................................................................................ 7
3. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS............................................................................... 7
4. DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS............................................................... 7
4.1. DEFINITIONS................................................................................................................ 7
4.2. ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................................................... 7
5. RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................ 7
6. DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................. 8
6.1 REGULATORY INSPECTIONS ............................................................................................ 8
6.2 IDENTIFICATION OF EXTINGUISHERS.................................................................................. 8
7. ATTACHMENTS ............................................................................................... 8
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1. Purpose
This instruction describes arrangements concerning all fire extinguishers
use in GQ facilities, in order to always comply with the legislation.

2. Scope
This instruction is applicable to all fire extinguishers present in the offices
and/or sites of Globeleq and affiliated companies.

3. Reference documents
GQ – HSESS – PRD – 101: Globeleq Health, Safety, Environment & Security
Integrated Management System Manual
ISO 9001:2008 standard
ISO 14001:2004 standard
OHSAS 18001: 2007 reference

4. Definitions and abbreviations

4.1. Definitions.
Extinguisher: equipment used for firefighting, capable to project or to
throw an appropriate substance /chemical called “extinguishing agent”
in order to extinguish a start of a fire or a developing fire.

4.2. Abbreviations
GQ HSESS IMS: Globeleq’s Health, Safety, Environment, Security and
Social Integrated Management System

5. Responsibilities
General – and plant managers, and, if required, by delegation, the HSE
managers are required to implement procedures and instructions
relating to Health, Safety, Environment & Security, as defined in
document GQ – HSES - LST- 001. The respective custodians are defined
in the last column of this list.
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6. Description
6.1 Regulatory inspections
The installation of extinguishers on the site is submitted to local regulation.
Once installed, these extinguishers need to be submitted to regulatory
inspections at a frequency stipulated by local legislation and shall be
equipped with a sticker, stating each inspection throughout its useful
lifetime. These inspections need to be carried out by an external certified
(by the local government) company. The result of the inspections is
noted down in an inspection report. The certified company is responsible
to fill out the sticker with the date of the last inspection by a certified
company and to perform periodic visual inspections.

6.2 Identification of extinguishers

All extinguishers at site need to be identified with a unique code as

defined by the power plant. This code will allow to trace the extinguishers
place on site. It also allows to follow up its maintenance throughout its
useful life time.

7. Attachments
None