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FIRE INSTRUCTION & DRILLS
All members of staff including staff whose work is engaged outside normal working hours, such as cleaners, should receive training and instruction in appropriate emergency procedures. This training should be based on written instructions and a copy given to each member.
All new members of staff should receive induction training covering> action to be taken on discovery of a fire, action on hearing the fire alarm, escape routes from the building to assembly points.
This Induction should be followed by a more in-depth instruction no latter than one month after appointment, and should cover all fire precautionary measures with which the premises is provided, and any special or unusual risks that are in the building should be pointed out.
This should contain Action on discovering fire, raising the alarm and procedures this sets in motion, action on hearing fire alarm, arrangements for calling the Fire Brigade, Evacuation, assembly points, location and use of fire fighting equipment, location of escape routes, how to open escape doors, importance of keeping doors and windows closed, isolating power supplies, reason for not using lifts, importance of Fire Precautions and good house-keeping.
After initial instruction, refresher training should be given twice yearly for staff on day duties and three monthly for staff on night duties (residential). Exercises involving all the staff should be held at least once every twelve months for industrial and commercial premises, and six monthly for residential care, pubs and clubs, large shops and department stores.
In addition to the general fire instruction referred to above certain categories of staff should be instructed in specific matters appropriate to their responsibilities. I.e. Fire Wardens / Marshals.
A record of all training and instruction should be kept, and include date of instruction, duration of instruction, type of instruction or exercise, name of instructor, names of persons receiving training instruction.
Any questions that you have after the training course please call our team and we will be glad to help in any way we can.
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TYPES OF FIRE CLASSIFICATIONS
CLASS "A"
Freely burning fires, fuelled by carbonaceous materials> Cloth, Wood, Paper.
CLASS "B"
Fires fuelled by flammable liquids> Oils, Spirits, Petrol, Greases, fats.
CLASS "C"
Fires caused by flammable gases> Propane, Butane, North Sea gas.
CLASS "D"
Fires involving metals> Aluminum, Magnesium.
"Electrical"
Not a Class itself but a risk of Fires involving live electrical equipment where the power supply cannot be isolated, When there is a risk of electrocution.
CLASS "F"
These fires involve cooking oils and fats.
