| What Ignition Sources may be present? |
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Notes |
| Smoking materials - cigarettes and matches |
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| Naked flames |
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| Gas- or oil-fired heaters |
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| Gas- or oil-fired boilers |
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| Gas cooking equipment |
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| Electric cooking equipment |
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| Faulty or misused electrical equipment |
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| Special lighting equipment, eg halogen lamps |
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| Hot surfaces in equipment |
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| Petrol/diesel engines |
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| Machinery |
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| Hotwork, eg welding or grinding |
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| Arson |
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Others (specify)
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| What Fuel Sources may be present? |
Yes |
Possible |
No |
Notes |
| Paper or card |
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| Wood |
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| Plastics, rubber, polyurethane or polystyrene foam |
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| Textiles |
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Flammable liquids, eg petrol, paraffin, white spirit |
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| Products with flammable liquids, eg paint, adhesive |
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| Flammable gases, eg LPG or acetylene |
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| Loose packaging materials |
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| Waste materials, eg wood shavings, offcuts, dust, paper or textiles |
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Others (specify)
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| What Oxygen Sources may be present? |
Yes |
Possible |
No |
Notes |
| Natural airflow |
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| Ventilation, extraction or air conditioning systems |
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| Oxygen cylinders |
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| Oxidising chemicals (see special symbol on labels) |
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| Have suitable measures been taken to reduce ignition sources? |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
Notes |
| Smoking prohibited throughout building |
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| Smoking restricted to designated areas only |
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| Prohibition of naked flames in high-risk areas |
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| Removal of unnecessary heat sources |
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| Replacement of naked flames or radiant heaters with fixed convector heaters or central heating |
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| Correct electrical fuses, circuit breakers ensured |
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| Proper maintenance of electrical equipment |
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| Proper maintenance of mechanical equipment |
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| Proper maintenance of gas- or oil-fired equipment |
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| Ensuring electrical equipment not overloaded |
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| Ensuring all equipment left in a safe condition |
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| Permit-to-work control for all hotwork, eg welding |
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| Security precautions to avoid the risk of arson |
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Others (specify)
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| Have suitable measures been taken to reduce Ignition Sources? |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
Notes |
| Reducing flammable materials and substances to minimum necessary |
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| Replacing flammable materials and substances with less flammable alternatives |
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Storing highly flammable substances in fire resisting stores |
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| Keeping minimum quantities in fire-resisting cabinets in workrooms |
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| Regularly clearing flammable waste materials |
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| Security precautions to avoid the risk of arson |
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| Improving fire resistance of workplace construction |
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Others (specify)
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| Have suitable measures been taken to reduce Oxygen Sources? |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
Notes |
| Closing doors, windows not needed for ventilation |
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| Shutting down ventilation systems when not needed |
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| Controlling use and storage of oxygen cylinders |
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| Storing any oxidising materials away from any heat source or flammable materials |
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| Are there suitable means of Fire Detection? |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
Notes |
Fire detection fitted:
- Smoke detector/alarms fitted?
- Automatic fire detection system with suitable detector devices installed?
- Back-up power supply for detection system?
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| Can the means of detection discover a fire quickly enough to raise the alarm so that all occupants can escape to a safe place? |
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| Are there suitable means of Fire Warning? |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
Notes |
| Is fire warning system fitted? |
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| Electric-powered fire alarm with manual call points on exit routes and adjacent to final exits? |
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| Public address system based fire warning system? |
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| Manually operated fire warning gong or similar? |
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| Back-up power supply for powered alarm system? |
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| Can the means of warning be heard throughout the premises when initiated from a single point? |
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| Are instructions posted about how to operate the fire warning system and action to take on hearing a warning? |
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| Are there suitable means of Escape? |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
Notes |
| Are means of escape provided? |
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| Are there enough exits and are the exits in the right places? |
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| Are exits suitable in type and size for the number of people who need to use them? |
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| Are escape routes easily identifiable, free from obstructions, adequately illuminated? |
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| Can all occupants escape to a place of safety in a reasonable length of time once fire is detected? |
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| Are instructions posted about means of escape? |
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| Have staff been trained in using the means of escape? |
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| Is there suitable Fire Fighting Equipment? |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
Notes |
| Is fire-fighting equipment provided? |
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Are fire extinguishers provided:
- of suitable type and sufficient capacity?
- in sufficient numbers throughout premises?
- located close to fire hazards?
- easily accessible and signed where necessary?
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| Have people likely to use fire extinguishers been instructed and trained? |
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Is other equipment provided where needed:
- hose reels?
- fire blankets?
- sprinkler system?
- special fixed fire-fighting systems?
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| Is there adequate Maintenance and Testing? |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
Notes |
| Are systems maintained and tested? |
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Are there regular visual checks of:
- fire doors, escape routes, escape signs and lighting?
- fire detection and alarm equipment?
- fire-fighting equipment?
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| Is fire alarm system test regularly, eg weekly? |
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Are there periodic checks and tests by a competent engineer of:
- fire detection and alarm equipment?
- fire extinguishers?
- hose reels?
- emergency lighting equipment?
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| Are there suitable Fire Procedures and Training? |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
Notes |
| Are fire procedures and training provided? |
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| Is there an emergency plan taking account of all reasonably foreseeable circumstances? |
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Has any emergency plan been:
- made available to all who need to be aware?
- tested with employees instructed and trained?
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| Is there adequate provision for disabled people with special needs? |
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Use
this document to record fire risk assessments.