Managing Fire Safety

Tim Russell
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
 Introduction

Tim Russell

20 years in FRS
10 years Operational
10 years as a Technical Fire Safety Officer
 IOSH Website Overview

Managing Fire Safety

FRSs Improve Fire Safety compliance by:

• Supporting and Educating Businesses
• Enforcement of Legislation
 IOSH Website Overview

• Fire Safety Regulations

• Fire Risk Assessment
• Fire Service Inspections and Audits
• Case Studies
• BRDO Agenda
 Fire Safety Regulations

• Planning
• Building Regulations
• Licencing
• Fire Safety Order
 Fire Safety Order

General fire precautions, Article 4 and 8

Reduce the risk and spread of fire
Fire warning
Means of escape
Fire fighting equipment
Training
 Fire Safety Order

Fire risk assessment, Article 9

Identify General Fire Precautions
Record if 5 or more employees:
• Significant findings
• Measures which have or will be taken
 Fire Risk Assessment

The Responsible Person must make a

suitable and sufficient assessment of the
risks:
• RP?
• Local Manager?
• Competent Person?
 Fire Safety Order

Fire safety arrangements, Article 11

Record if 5 or more employees, logbook of:
• Planning
• Organisation
• Control
• Monitoring
• Review
 Fire Safety Order

Procedures for serious and imminent

danger, Article 15
Fire Emergency Plan
• Procedures
• Drills
• Training
 FRS Support

Planning
Building Regulations
Licensing

Advice
Better Business for All meetings
 FRS Visits

Inspections
To assess General Fire Precautions

Audits
To assess compliance with the FSO
 FRS Action

Support and Educate

Letter of non-compliance

Enforcement / Prohibition Notices

 Case Studies

Consider:

General Fire Precautions

Fire Risk Assessment
Fire Safety Arrangements
 Warehouse Inspection

Film of a FRS inspection

 Better Regulation Delivery

• Work with businesses

• Meet with groups
• ECFRS are discussing a Better Business
for All group with ECC Trading Standards
and Environmental Health
• Are we doing enough?
 IOSH Overview

Managing Fire Safety

FRSs Improve Fire Safety compliance by:

• Supporting and Educating Businesses
• Enforcement of Legislation
 IOSH Overview

• Regulations
• Fire Risk Assessment
• Fire Service Audits
• Case Studies
• BRDO Agenda
 References and Links

Fire Safety Order

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1541/contents/made

FRA Guide, Template and Logbook

http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/Work_Fire_Safety/Fire_Risk_Assessment/

Government Guides
http://www.essex-
fire.gov.uk/Work_Fire_Safety/Fire_Safety_Links_and_Guides/
 References and Links

Competent persons registers:

IFE, IFPO, IFSM
http://www.ife.org.uk/Fire-Risk-Assessors-Register
http://www.ifpo.org.uk/fireriskassessor_register.html
http://www.ifsm.org.uk/

Home Fire Safety Visits

0300 303 0088
 Finally

Any Questions?