Systematic fire prevention activities

Legislation

Various pieces of legislation require the implementation of systematic fire prevention activities. According to work environment legislation, systematic work environment activities must be undertaken.
The Civil Protection Act imposes, through its general advice on systematic fire prevention activities, the requirement that owners and users of buildings and facilities must also undertake such activities.
The Act on Inflammable and Explosive Goods provides instructions for people handling such goods.

Competence – Training Plans

All operations must possess the capability of operating systematic fire prevention activities in such a manner that those who spend time in the relevant premises are able to feel secure and safe.

Employees must possess the ability to:

• extinguish an initial fire
• mplement evacuation
• alarm the rescue services in the quickest way possible

as well as being aware of:

• how the technical fire prevention functions at the workplace
• the risks which may exist in the workplace and how these can be minimised

Employees' competence can be extended by including fire drill training in the introduction course for new employees and by undertaking training in workplace fire prevention and practical fire prevention. Within the County Council a decision has been taken that workplace training and practical fire prevention training must be undertaken by lab staff at least once every six years. Guidelines for fire prevention training at the University are in the pipeline.

Students must possess the ability to:

• implement evacuation
• alarm the rescue services in the quickest way possible

Students receive relevant information at every course/term start.
In addition all employees and students, when attending premises that are new to them, must read the evacuation plan and identify the location of:

• Emergency exits
• Fire extinguishing equipment
• Emergency showers
• Emergency eye flushing equipment
• Any first aid boards available

Read the Evacuation Plan to identify the location of the assembly point for after the evacuation.

Internal checks – routines that describe

Systematic health and safety and fire prevention activities include internal checks of in-house operations plus checks of the technical fire prevention equipment in the building. This inspection is carried out in two stages:

♣ Fire prevention inspection according to the Fire Prevention Checklist at least four times a year.

♣ RH check fire/operations check according to instructions.

Testing the fire alarm

Fire alarm testing is carried out on a regular basis under the auspices of the property owner. At US, the County Council operations and maintenance contractor will provide information on when alarm testing is to be carried out. This makes it possible to check how the alarm is experienced within operations.