TIRA - Fire Precautions Risk Assessment

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Health and Safety requires employees to undertake suitable and sufficient risk assessments; part of a risk assessors duties will include assessing the companies / sites fire precautions arrangements. The chances of fire starting will be low if there are few ignition sources and if combustible materials are kept away from them. In general fire is likely to start in one of three ways: • Accidentally, such as when smoking materials are not properly extinguished. • By act or omission, such as when electrical equipment is not properly maintained or when refuse is allowed to accumulate near to a heat source. • Deliberately, such as intentional setting fire to external storage or rubbish bins. Premises should be critically examined to identify any potential accidents, any acts or omissions that might allow a fire to start and to evaluate risk. This should include situations that may present an opportunity for deliberate ignition.  Having also considered the people likely to be at risk and the likelihood of fire occurring, it is important to make an assessment of the adequacy of existing fire safety measures and the need for additional measures. The fire precaution strategies will cover such areas as:- • Means of escape • Keeping the premises free from obstruction and clear of combustible refuse • Opening doors and barriers in case of fire • Marking of exits and provision of adequate lighting • Means for fighting fire • Provision for the fire brigade to be called in the event of fire in the premises and for facilitating fire fighting by the fire brigade. • Means for detecting fire and for giving warning in case of fire • Fire-resisting construction and materials for use in internal walls and ceilings • Instruction and training • Preparation of emergency plans • Prevention of smoking • Supervision of construction and maintenance contractors • Hot working permits • Records to be maintained TIRA's fire premises risk assessment guides the risk assessor through the fire premises risk assessment ensuring the risk assessment is undertaken in a plan and systematic way.

TIRA Software.

Additional Risk Assessment in our TIRA software; 1. Task Inventory Risk Assessments 2. Tasked Based Risk Assessments 3. Work Equipment Risk Assessments 4. Manual Handling Risk Assessments 5. Workplace Risk Assessments 6. Hazardous Substances Risk Assessments 7. Fire Precautions Risk Assessments 8. First Aid Risk Assessments 9. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Risk Assessments 10. Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Risk Assessments TIRA is your 'One Stop Shop' for your business occupational health and safety risk assessments requirements. Comprehensive yet simple to use and extremely competitively priced. Below in the image viewer is a few of TIRA's Task Based Risk Assessment input forms