Fire Safety Audit – Necessity
In
India, one of the most important reasons constituting workplace accident is
Fire. According to a survey conducted by India Risk Survey (IRS), Fire ranks as
the third biggest risk in 2018 which ranked fifth in 2017 to the Indian
Businesses.
The
survey states that the reason for the most likely potential fire outbreaks at
business locations is Electric short-circuit.
What is Fire?
Fire is an exothermic chemical chain reaction where matter reacts with oxygen under certain conditions to release heat and light energy.
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Four
things must be present at the same time in order to produce fire
·
Enough
oxygen to sustain combustion
·
Enough
heat to raise the material to its
ignition temperature
·
Some
sort of fuel or combustible material
·
The
chemical, exothermic reaction that is fire
Sources of Workplace Fire
Some
of the most common causes of workplace fire are:
·
Electrical Equipment
·
Deliberate Ignition
·
Hot Work
·
Smoking
·
Heating and Cooking
Appliances
·
Storage of Flammable
liquids and gases
·
Static Sparks
·
Mechanical Heat
·
Chemical Reactions
·
Poor House Keeping
Process of Fire Safety Audit – TheSafetyMaster™
TheSafetyMaster™ ensure the following during the Fire
Gap Assessment or Fire Safety Audit,
ü
Legal Compliance
ü
Fire Risk Management
Strategy
§ Fire Prevention System
§ Fire Protection System
§ Fire Mitigation System
§ Fire Load Calculation
ü
Identify Potential Areas
for Improvement
ü
Fire Safety Management
Program Structure Establishment
ü
Actions to establish and enforce high standards of
safety system performances
ü
Scoring Gaps and
Recommendations for risk improvement
ü
Effectively Managing
future Fire safety management program
Management’s role in protecting
workplace from fire hazards
ü
Establish a sound Fire
Safety Management Plan – In TheSafetyMaster™ we provide the
necessary actions and recommendations to create a healthy Fire Safety
Management Plan after assessing the workplace.
ü
Preparing Employees based
on Fire Safety Management Plan – The following will be included in TheSafetyMaster™ Fire Safety Management Plan created
for the management,
§ Emergency Preparedness
§ Mockdrills
§ Trainings and Instructions to handle
Fire Emergencies
ü
Provision of suitable
Fire Alarm Systems and Fire-Fighting Equipment.
Emergency Rescue and Evacuation Plan
ü
The employees gets clear
knowledge on how to act in case of fire
ü
The ways to raise the
fire alarm
ü
What to do when hearing a
fire alarm
ü
Means of Escape
ü
Emergency Lighting
ü
Exit and Directional
Signs
ü
Assembly point Operations
When opting for TheSafetyMaster™ Emergency Response and Planning Training the above can be
ensured.
Our Services
·
Fire Safety Audit / Fire
Gap Assessment
·
Emergency Planning and
Response Training
·
Fire Load Calculation
·
Fire Mockdrills
Send us your enquiry to info@thesafetymaster.com
or speak to our expert at +917665231743 for conducting Fire Safety Audit,
Emergency Response and Planning Training certificate Course, or to conduct Fire
Mockdrills in the workplace.
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