THE FIRE WARDEN /

MARSHAL ROLE DEFINITION

“a person appointed to manage

fire safety responsibilities in the
workplace”

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Remember Key Responsibilities:

1. To promote positive Fire Prevention attitudes

and work practices

2. Inspections and Building Maintenance

3. Fire Drills and Training

4. Risk Assessment, Report Writing and Record

Keeping

5. Specific duties during a Fire Emergency

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Key Responsibilities 1-5
2. Inspections and Building Maintenance

The Fire Warden / Marshal will carry out

regular inspections of buildings and
areas ensuring that active fire
prevention measures are in place and
being followed. In particular ensuring
that escape routes are being maintained
and clear of obstructions and fire
fighting equipment is present and in
good working order
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Well maintained
premises !

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Proper escape
routes

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You never see
this in your
building

Do You

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 Fire Doors
Door stops, wedges
and other
unapproved hold-
open devices are
prohibited on fire
doors

Swinging fire doors

shall close from the
full-open position
and shall latch NO!!!
automatically
 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
Equipment
Fire detection and fire-
warning systems including
self-contained smoke
alarms and manually
operated devices
Emergency lighting
equipment including self-
contained units and torches
Fire-fighting equipment
including hose reels
Period Action
Weekly Check all systems for state of repair and
operation
Annually Full check and test of system by a competent
service engineer.
Clean self-contained smoke alarms and change
batteries
Weekly Operate torches and replace batteries as
required
Repair or replace any defective units
Monthly Check all systems, units and torches for state
of repair and apparent function
Annually Full check and test of systems and units by
competent service engineer
Replace batteries in torches
Weekly Check all extinguishers including hose reels for
correct installation and apparent function
Annually Full check and test by a competent service
engineer
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FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
Fire Safety Legislation demands that :

premises must be equipped ‘to an

appropriate level with the means of
fighting fires’

such equipment must be maintained in

good order

staff should be aware of the location of

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Information on Fire Extinguishers

Plastic Ring Seal (over pin )

Contents Gauge.

Type of Extinguisher

Method of operation.

Service
Class of Fire safe to use on
Oct 2004

Service Maintenance Date

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 Usual Equipment Available

Extinguishers

Hose Reels
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FIRE SAFETY SIGNS - COLOURS
Under the Health and Safety (Safety Signs
and Signals) Regulations 1996, sign colours
have specific meanings:

RED – used for identification and location of

all fire-fighting equipment

GREEN – is used to indicate all doors, exits

and routes on emergency escape routes

BLUE – mandatory sign instruction specific

behaviour or action
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Common Blue Mandatory Fire Signs

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Fire fighting Red Equipment Signs

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British
type Fire
Signs and
what they
mean

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 Visibility of Signs

All fire safety signs should be of

sufficient size and positioned
so that they are conspicuous
and legible within the ambient
environment

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All fire safety signs should be
adequately illuminated at all
material times. In condition of
poor natural light (daylight) it
may be necessary to provide
direct illumination, or the use
of photo luminescent signs
may be appropriate

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Remember -
Fire and Emergency exit signs are
coloured green and white

Follow these signs to lead you to

your nearest emergency exit and
ultimately an assembly point
or

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Questions / Summary

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