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CON
TEN
TS
1.
INTR
OD
UCTI
ON
2
2.
HIS
TOR
YO
FFI
RES
INTH
EW
OR
KPLA
CE
3
3.
CO
MM
ON
CAU
SES
OF
MAJO
RFI
RE
DIS
ASTE
RS
INTH
EW
OR
KPLA
CE
5
4.
FIR
ER
ISK
RED
UCTI
ON
AN
DCO
NTR
OL
8
5.
FIR
EM
AN
AG
EM
EN
TSYS
TEM
S16
6.
CO
NCLU
SIO
N17
AN
NEX
1:M
AJO
RFA
CTO
RY
FIR
ES
18
AN
NEX
2:F
IRE
WAR
DEN
'S–
WEEK
LYIN
SPECTI
ON
SH
EET
20
iii
1.IN
TRO
DU
CTIO
N
This
‘Fire
safe
tyat
wor
k’bo
okle
tis
desi
gned
topr
ovid
eEm
ploy
ers,
Man
ager
s,W
orke
rsan
dG
over
nmen
talO
rgan
izat
ions
with
key
info
rmat
ion
onth
eve
ryse
vere
risks
that
fires
pose
inth
ew
orkp
lace
,as
wel
las
onth
eirpr
even
tion
and
cont
rol.
2
2.H
ISTO
RY
OF
FIR
ESIN
THE
WO
RK
PLAC
E
Am
ongs
tth
ew
orld
'sre
cord
ofth
em
ostse
vere
Occ
upat
iona
lSaf
ety
and
Hea
lthac
cide
nts,
fata
litie
sin
fact
ory
fires
rank
alm
ostim
med
iate
lybe
hind
natu
rald
isas
ters
such
asea
rthq
uake
san
dts
unam
is.
Inth
ehi
stor
yof
Occ
upat
iona
lSaf
ety
and
Hea
lthsi
ngle
acci
dent
s,pe
rhap
son
lyth
ech
emic
alre
leas
ein
Bho
pala
ndm
ajor
unde
rgro
und
coal
min
eac
cide
nts
have
resu
lted
inm
ore
fata
litie
sth
anth
efir
esth
atha
veoc
curr
edin
fact
orie
sar
ound
the
wor
ld.
3
Exa
mpl
esof
thes
edi
sast
ers
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g(s
eeal
soAnn
ex1):
1911
New
York
USA
146
kille
din
afir
ein
aga
rmen
tfa
ctor
y
1988
Pip
erAlp
haU
KN
orth
Sea
167
kille
dby
afir
eon
anoi
lpla
tfor
m
1993
Nak
hon
Pat
hom
Thai
land
188
kille
din
afir
ein
ato
yfa
ctor
y
2012
Kar
achi
Pak
ista
n289
kille
din
afir
ein
aga
rmen
tsfa
ctor
y
Inad
ditio
nto
thes
e,al
mos
tev
ery
type
ofbu
ildin
gan
dal
mos
tev
ery
coun
try
inth
ew
orld
have
expe
rienc
eda
hist
ory
ofca
tast
roph
icfir
es,
beth
eyin
hote
ls,n
ight
club
s,fa
rmho
stel
s,sh
ops
orfu
elde
pots
.
The
ques
tion
we
shou
ldas
kou
rsel
ves
is‘w
hydo
thes
etr
aged
ies
occu
rre
peat
edly
and
wha
tha
vew
ele
arnt
from
them
over
the
last
100
year
sto
rein
forc
epr
even
tion
mea
sure
sgl
obal
ly?’
4
3.CO
MM
ON
CAU
SES
OF
MAJ
OR
FIR
ED
ISAS
TER
SIN
THE
WO
RK
PLAC
E
The
sequ
ence
ofev
ents
that
lead
sfr
omth
ein
itiat
ion
ofa
fire
thro
ugh
toa
maj
ordi
sast
erw
ithm
ultip
lefa
talit
ies
isa
sim
ple
path
.
Ther
ear
e3
basi
cre
quire
men
tsfo
ra
fire
tobe
crea
ted
and
sust
aine
d:
a.Th
epr
esen
ceof
fuel
orfla
mm
able
mat
eria
ls;
b.Th
epr
esen
ceof
aso
urce
ofig
nitio
n;
c.Th
epr
esen
ceof
oxyg
enin
the
airto
supp
ortth
eco
mbu
stio
n.
The
abili
tyto
man
age
and
redu
ceth
eris
ksas
soci
ated
with
thes
eth
ree
elem
ents
will
redu
ceth
elik
elih
ood
ofa
serio
usfir
eco
nsid
erab
ly.
5
The
sequ
ence
ofev
ents
that
can
lead
toa
maj
orfir
em
ayin
clud
eth
efo
llow
ing:
�th
ebu
ild-u
pof
flam
mab
lem
ater
ials
inth
ew
orkp
lace
;
�th
eun
inte
ntio
nalp
rovi
sion
ofa
sour
ceof
igni
tion;
�th
efa
ilure
toqu
ickl
yde
tect
the
pres
ence
ofth
efir
e;
�th
efa
ilure
toco
ntro
lthe
fire
and
extin
guis
hit.
The
inab
ility
ofth
eem
ploy
eror
cont
rolle
rof
the
prem
ises
tom
anag
eth
efir
eca
nle
adto
hum
anfa
talit
ies.
The
mos
tco
mm
onca
use
ofa
maj
orfir
ebe
com
ing
am
ajor
hum
andi
sast
eris
the
inab
ility
ofpe
rson
str
appe
dw
ithin
the
build
ing
toex
itth
ebu
ildin
gin
atim
ely
and
safe
man
ner.
Man
ym
ore
peop
lear
eki
lled
infir
esby
the
inha
latio
nof
smok
ean
dto
xic
gase
sth
anby
the
heat
ofth
efir
e.Th
eto
xic
gase
sm
ayal
soca
use
loss
ofco
nsci
ousn
ess
with
inm
inut
es,s
otim
ely
evac
uatio
nis
impe
rativ
e.Th
eex
acttim
efo
rth
isto
happ
ende
pend
son
man
yfa
ctor
s,bu
tit
isre
com
men
ded
that
ever
yone
with
ina
build
ing
shou
ldre
ach
eith
era
plac
eof
safe
tyor
apr
otec
ted
zone
with
in2
to3
min
utes
ofbe
com
ing
awar
eof
anun
cont
rolle
dfir
e.
The
reas
ons
fora
failu
reto
achi
eve
atim
ely
esca
pefr
omth
ebu
ildin
gm
ayin
clud
eth
efo
llow
ing
unsa
feco
nditi
ons
orpr
actic
es:
3.1
Poor
build
ing
desi
gn
The
lack
ofpr
ovis
ion
offir
ees
cape
rout
esw
ithin
the
desi
gnof
the
build
ing.
This
can
resu
ltin
long
dead
ends
with
inth
ebu
ildin
gw
here
ifa
fire
occu
rsbe
twee
nth
atar
eaan
dth
eon
lyex
it,th
epe
rson
sin
volv
edw
illha
veno
mea
nsof
esca
pe.
Oft
enfir
ees
cape
rout
esar
eon
lyav
aila
ble
onth
egr
ound
floor
ofa
build
ing,
and
ifa
fire
deve
lops
bene
ath
the
only
desc
entro
ute
from
high
erflo
ors,
wor
kers
may
betr
appe
dby
the
risin
gfir
e.
6
The
pres
ence
offir
ees
cape
rout
esth
atm
aybe
insu
ffic
ient
forth
enu
mbe
rsof
empl
oyee
san
dvi
sito
rsin
the
build
ing,
lead
sto
anin
abili
tyto
effe
ctiv
ely
esca
pefr
omth
ebu
ildin
g.
3.2
Obs
truc
tion
offir
ees
cape
rout
es
War
ehou
ses
and
stor
age
faci
litie
sar
eof
ten
over
fille
dor
with
poor
lydi
strib
uted
mat
eria
ls,l
eadi
ngto
anob
stru
ctio
nof
the
fire
esca
pero
utes
.
The
lock
ing
ofex
itdo
ors
asa
mea
sure
toim
prov
ese
curit
yca
nre
sult
inth
ein
abili
tyto
open
the
exit
rout
esan
dle
adpe
ople
tobe
com
etr
appe
din
ade
aden
dw
ithin
the
burn
ing
build
ing.
3.3
The
lack
ofan
early
war
ning
syst
emin
the
even
tof
afir
e
Fire
early
war
ning
syst
ems
such
assm
oke
dete
ctor
s,he
atde
tect
ors
orfla
me
dete
ctor
spr
ovid
ean
effe
ctiv
ew
ayto
dete
ctfir
esra
pidl
yin
orde
rto
appl
ytim
ely
cont
rolm
easu
res.
Whe
repo
ssib
le,t
hey
shou
ldbe
conn
ecte
dto
anin
depe
nden
tev
acua
tion
alar
msy
stem
loud
enou
ghso
that
allw
orke
rsca
nhe
arth
esi
gnal
inca
seof
emer
genc
y.Th
ela
ckor
mal
func
tioni
ngof
syst
ems
and
equi
pmen
tto
dete
ctth
epr
esen
ceof
afir
ean
dto
prov
ide
anea
rlyw
arni
ngca
nle
adto
asi
gnifi
cant
dela
yin
the
esca
pean
dev
acua
tion
ofa
build
ing.
3.4
The
lack
ofEm
erge
ncy
Proc
edur
es
The
lack
ofem
erge
ncy
proc
edur
es,t
hela
ckof
trai
ning
inth
ose
proc
edur
esan
dth
ela
ckof
rout
ine
prac
tices
ofth
ose
proc
edur
esar
eal
lfa
ctor
sth
atca
nle
adto
ade
lay
inth
eev
acua
tion
ofa
build
ing.
7
4.FI
RE
RIS
KR
EDU
CTIO
NAN
DCO
NTR
OL
The
first
requ
irem
entw
ithin
the
proc
ess
ofef
fect
ive
risk
redu
ctio
nfo
ran
empl
oyer
isth
eap
poin
tmen
tof
aM
anag
erto
bere
spon
sibl
efo
rth
eFi
reM
anag
emen
tis
sues
.
The
appo
inte
dpe
rson
shou
ldpr
oduc
ea
‘Fire
Pla
n’af
terlia
isin
gcl
osel
yw
ithem
ploy
eere
pres
enta
tives
durin
gth
eim
plem
enta
tion
ofth
eem
ploy
er's
polic
ies
and
proc
edur
esfo
rfir
eris
kre
duct
ion.
The
empl
oyer
shou
ldco
nsid
erth
eap
poin
tmen
tof
aFi
reW
arde
nw
ithin
each
area
ofth
ebu
ildin
g.
The
Fire
War
den
coul
dbe
resp
onsi
ble
forth
efo
llow
ing:
�as
sist
ing
the
Fire
Man
ager
inth
eim
plem
enta
tion
ofth
eFi
rePla
n;
�ca
rryi
ngou
tw
eekl
ych
eck-
ups
ofth
ew
orkp
lace
;
8
�en
surin
gth
atal
lper
sons
have
esca
ped
from
thei
rar
eain
anem
erge
ncy;
�m
onito
ring
the
cont
rola
ndm
inim
isat
ion
ofso
urce
sof
igni
tion;
�th
eus
eof
the
fire
fight
ing
equi
pmen
t.
The
polic
yan
dpl
ansh
ould
cons
ider
the
follo
win
gcr
itica
lele
men
tsin
the
fire
risk
redu
ctio
npr
ogra
mm
e:
4.1
Cont
rolli
ngfla
mm
able
mat
eria
ls
Flam
mab
lem
ater
ials
need
tobe
rest
ricte
dw
ithin
the
build
ing
and
suita
bly
stor
ed.
The
amou
nts
ofst
ored
mat
eria
lssh
ould
beke
ptto
am
inim
um.
Flam
mab
leliq
uids
and
gas
bott
les
shou
ldbe
stor
edin
exte
rnal
stor
age
build
ings
.
Flam
mab
lem
ater
ials
such
aspa
per,
fabr
ics,
woo
d,pl
astic
s,pa
ckag
ing
mat
eria
lset
c.sh
ould
notbe
stor
ed:
�be
neat
hst
airca
ses
orin
stai
rw
ells
;
�up
agai
nsthe
atin
geq
uipm
ent;
�cl
ose
toel
ectr
ical
cabi
nets
oreq
uipm
ent;
�ne
arto
sour
ces
ofho
tw
ork
such
asw
eldi
ngan
dgr
indi
ng;
�cl
ose
tohe
atso
urce
ssu
chas
cook
ing
orsm
okin
g.
Thes
efla
mm
able
mat
eria
lsan
dliq
uids
shou
ldbe
adeq
uate
lyla
belle
das
such
and
stor
edin
suita
ble
and
fire
resi
stan
tco
ntai
ners
.
Che
mic
alor
toxi
csm
oke
can
bege
nera
ted
thro
ugh
the
burn
ing
ofsp
ecifi
cm
ater
ials
.The
requ
ired
prev
entiv
em
easu
reis
the
sele
ctio
nof
‘fire
reta
rdan
tm
ater
ials
’for
acco
mm
odat
ion
units
.How
ever
,fac
torie
sw
here
the
prod
uctio
nof
mat
eria
lsca
npr
oduc
eto
xic
smok
edu
ring
ther
mal
deco
mpo
sitio
n,sh
ould
cons
ider
the
pote
ntia
linc
reas
ein
the
risks
and
ther
efor
ein
crea
seth
ele
vels
ofco
ntro
lfor
allf
acto
rsde
scrib
edin
this
guid
ance
.
9
The
impl
emen
tatio
nof
good
hous
ekee
ping
prac
tices
and
regu
lar
wor
kpla
cein
spec
tions
can
assi
stin
the
redu
ctio
nof
flam
mab
lem
ater
ials
inth
ew
orkp
lace
.
The
outs
ide
ofth
ebu
ildin
gsh
ould
beke
ptcl
ean
from
any
mat
eria
ltha
tm
aybe
com
efla
mm
able
inth
esu
mm
er.
Whe
relo
catio
nsar
ees
tabl
ishe
dfo
rem
ploy
ees
tosm
oke,
thes
em
ustbe
kept
free
from
flam
mab
lem
ater
ials
.
4.2
Red
ucin
gth
epo
tent
ialf
orig
nitio
n
The
posi
tioni
ngof
any
sour
ces
ofhe
ator
igni
tion
need
tobe
cons
ider
edin
rela
tion
toth
elo
catio
nof
flam
mab
lem
ater
ials
.
The
follo
win
gco
ntro
lfac
tors
shou
ldbe
cons
ider
edw
ithin
the
Fire
Pla
n:
�no
smok
ing
inth
ew
ork
plac
e;
�co
ntro
lled
acce
ssto
min
imiz
eth
epo
tent
ialf
orar
son;
�go
odho
usek
eepi
ngin
area
sw
here
hotw
ork
isca
rrie
dou
t;
�th
eus
eof
fire
wat
cher
sfo
llow
ing
the
cond
uctof
hotw
ork;
�sa
fepr
oced
ures
forth
ebu
rnin
gof
was
tem
ater
ials
;
�co
ntin
uous
supe
rvis
ion
ofhe
atso
urce
sdu
ring
kitc
hen
wor
k;
�ef
fect
ive
elec
tric
alm
aint
enan
cean
din
spec
tion.
Poo
rel
ectr
ical
mai
nten
ance
ison
eof
the
mai
nig
nitio
nfa
ctor
s,an
dsp
ecia
lpre
caut
ions
shou
ldbe
obse
rved
:
�el
ectr
ical
equi
pmen
tsh
ould
beea
rthe
dto
min
imiz
eth
epo
tent
ialf
orst
atic
elec
tric
itycr
eatin
ga
sour
ceof
igni
tion;
�ea
chel
ectr
ical
circ
uitsh
ould
have
anad
equa
tefu
seor
circ
uit
brea
kerlo
cate
din
aw
ell-c
onst
ruct
edbo
xin
clos
epr
oxim
ityto
the
wor
kst
atio
n;
�ha
rdw
ired
circ
uits
shou
ldbe
used
inst
ead
ofex
tens
ion
cord
sto
min
imiz
eth
epo
tent
ialf
orda
mag
eto
the
wiri
ng;i
nsul
atio
nan
dto
rem
ove
the
prac
tice
ofga
ngin
gm
ultip
lepl
ugs
and
poss
ibly
over
load
ing
ofci
rcui
ts;
10
�is
olat
ors
shou
ldbe
arra
nged
soth
atal
lele
ctric
aleq
uipm
entha
sth
epo
tent
ialt
obe
isol
ated
inan
emer
genc
y.
4.3
Rap
idid
entif
icat
ion
ofth
epr
esen
ceof
the
fire
The
prov
isio
nof
dete
ctor
sco
nnec
ted
toal
arm
and
war
ning
syst
ems
are
impo
rtan
tin
the
rapi
did
entif
icat
ion
ofth
epr
esen
ceof
afir
e.
Fire
dete
ctio
nca
nbe
achi
eved
usin
ga
varie
tyof
batt
ery
orm
ains
elec
tric
alpo
wer
edeq
uipm
entth
atm
ayid
entif
yth
epr
esen
ceof
smok
e,he
ator
flick
erin
glig
ht.
Thes
eeq
uipm
entan
dde
vice
sne
edto
bero
utin
ely
insp
ecte
dan
dte
sted
.The
irlo
catio
nsan
ddi
strib
utio
nar
ecr
itica
l.Th
eirpr
esen
ceis
vita
lesp
ecia
llyin
alla
reas
ofth
ebu
ildin
gw
here
flam
mab
lem
ater
ials
are
bein
gst
ored
.
11
©3dbrained
4.4
Effe
ctiv
eem
erge
ncy
prov
isio
nan
dpr
oced
ures
The
abili
tyfo
ral
lper
sons
totim
ely
evac
uate
the
build
ing
isa
vita
lco
ntro
lreq
uire
men
t.
Ther
ene
eds
tobe
afir
ees
cape
rout
ees
tabl
ishe
din
two
oppo
site
dire
ctio
nsfr
omev
ery
wor
ksta
tion
and
rest
area
.Clo
sed
room
sm
ayha
veon
eex
it(s
uch
asan
offic
e)as
long
asth
edo
orop
ens
onto
anex
itro
ute.
All
fire
esca
pero
utes
mus
tbe
mar
ked
out,
pref
erab
lyw
ithye
llow
floor
pain
tan
dth
eym
ustbe
am
inim
umof
70cm
sin
wid
than
dfr
eeof
obst
ruct
ion.
Hig
herflo
ors
inbu
ildin
gssh
ould
bebu
iltw
ithtw
ose
para
test
airc
ases
,pr
efer
ably
atdi
ffer
enten
dsof
the
build
ing.
Whe
repo
ssib
le,t
hese
stai
rcas
essh
ould
been
clos
edin
apr
otec
ted
stru
ctur
eto
dela
yth
ein
gres
sof
the
fire.
Whe
repo
ssib
leth
efir
ees
cape
rout
esh
ould
bew
elll
itw
ithem
erge
ncy
light
ing.
All
esca
pero
utes
mus
tex
itth
ebu
ildin
gto
asa
fepl
ace.
All
fire
esca
pero
utes
mus
tbe
chec
ked
ona
wee
kly
basi
sto
ensu
reth
atth
ero
utes
are
unob
stru
cted
and
that
the
esca
pedo
ors
can
beop
ened
easi
ly.
Ifth
eem
ploy
erfe
els
the
need
tolo
ckes
cape
door
sfo
rse
curit
yre
ason
s,th
enth
eym
ustbe
fitte
dw
ithbr
eak
glas
slo
cks,
push
bar
rele
ases
,orlo
cked
with
lock
sw
here
the
key
orm
echa
nism
isea
sily
acce
ssib
leon
the
insi
deof
the
door
.
All
empl
oyee
ssh
ould
bein
stru
cted
and
trai
ned
inth
eFi
reEsc
ape
proc
edur
e.
The
fire
esca
pepr
oced
ure
shou
ldbe
the
prim
ary
OSH
elem
entin
anem
ploy
ee's
indu
ctio
ntr
aini
ng.
On
are
gula
rba
sis
alle
mpl
oyee
ssh
ould
take
part
ina
fire
esca
pepr
actic
e.Th
isex
erci
sesh
ould
beob
serv
edby
the
Fire
Man
ager
and
any
impr
ovem
entor
corr
ectiv
eac
tions
subs
eque
ntly
impl
emen
ted.
Em
ploy
ees
shou
ldbe
give
nin
stru
ctio
nsan
din
form
atio
non
any
alte
rnat
ive
met
hods
forev
acua
ting
abu
ildin
gsh
ould
the
esca
pero
utes
bein
acce
ssib
le.T
his
may
invo
lve
the
use
ofax
esto
brea
kdo
wn
wal
lsor
barr
iers
.Em
ploy
ees
shou
ldal
sobe
inst
ruct
edon
the
prac
tice
ofcr
awlin
gsh
ould
the
build
ing
beco
me
smok
efil
led.
12
4.5
Cont
rolo
fthe
fire
Fire
fight
ing
equi
pmen
tm
ustbe
sele
cted
and
posi
tione
dto
beas
effe
ctiv
eas
poss
ible
.Th
eFi
reM
anag
erm
usten
sure
that
the
follo
win
gfa
ctor
sar
eco
nsid
ered
inth
efir
efig
htin
gpl
an:
�th
eco
rrec
tfir
efig
htin
geq
uipm
entis
mat
ched
toth
ety
peof
fire;
�th
efir
efig
htin
geq
uipm
entis
posi
tione
dat
the
exits
toth
ebu
ildin
g.Suc
hth
atth
eyca
nbe
acce
ssed
from
asa
fepo
sitio
n;
�th
efir
efig
htin
geq
uipm
entis
prop
erly
mou
nted
inan
unob
stru
cted
and
mar
ked
posi
tion;
�em
ploy
ees
are
sele
cted
and
trai
ned
inth
eus
eof
the
extin
guis
hers
;
�th
eus
eof
the
extin
guis
hers
,for
any
purp
ose,
resu
ltsin
ano
tific
atio
nto
the
Fire
Man
ager
;
�th
efir
eex
tingu
ishe
rsar
ein
spec
ted
ona
wee
kly
basi
s,to
ensu
reth
atth
eyar
eco
rrec
tlypo
sitio
ned
and
fully
char
ged
forus
e.
All
rele
vant
empl
oyee
sm
ustbe
inst
ruct
edan
dtr
aine
don
the
prop
erus
eof
the
fire
fight
ing
equi
pmen
tan
don
the
corr
ectw
ays
tofig
hta
fire
ina
safe
man
ner.
Pro
mpt
repo
rtin
gto
supe
rvis
ors
and
toth
efir
efig
htin
gde
part
men
tis
criti
calf
orth
eco
ntro
loffir
ean
dre
scue
offir
etr
appe
dw
orke
rs.
Num
bers
ofem
erge
ncy
cont
actsh
ould
becl
early
indi
cate
dat
the
wor
kpla
ces
and
mea
nsfo
rsu
cha
cont
actsh
ould
beav
aila
ble!
The
spre
adof
the
fire
shou
ldbe
limite
dby
the
inst
alla
tion
of‘F
ireD
oors
’in
corr
idor
san
dbe
twee
nla
rge
area
sof
the
build
ing.
The
fire
door
sw
illsl
owth
era
teof
spre
adof
the
fire
allo
win
gem
ploy
ees
mor
etim
eto
evac
uate
the
build
ing.
13
4.6
Man
agem
ento
fthe
fire
risk
The
num
bers
ofem
ploy
ees
and
visi
tors
with
inth
ebu
ildin
gm
ustbe
know
nto
the
Fire
Man
ager
orth
eirap
poin
ted
Dep
uty.
The
empl
oyee
s,co
ntra
ctor
san
dvi
sito
rsm
ustbe
inst
ruct
edin
the
evac
uatio
npr
oced
ure.
This
proc
edur
em
ustin
clud
eth
ere
quire
men
tto
avoi
dth
eus
eof
elev
ator
san
dto
clos
eth
efir
edo
ors
onex
it.
Whe
nth
epe
rson
sha
veev
acua
ted
the
build
ing,
the
Fire
Man
ager
mus
tbe
conf
iden
tth
atal
lper
sons
can
beac
coun
ted
for.
The
evac
uate
dpe
rson
sm
ustre
mai
nin
asa
felo
catio
nun
tilth
eFi
reM
anag
erha
sac
coun
ted
forth
eman
dun
derno
circ
umst
ance
sm
ust
they
beal
low
edto
re-e
nter
the
build
ing.
Any
vehi
cles
with
flam
mab
leliq
uids
,orga
sbo
ttle
s,m
ustbe
mov
edto
asa
fedi
stan
cefr
omth
ebu
ildin
g.
App
roac
hro
utes
mus
tbe
clea
red
toal
low
the
Em
erge
ncy
Ser
vice
sea
syac
cess
toth
esi
te.
14
4.7
Info
rmat
ion,
trai
ning
and
educ
atio
n
Em
ploy
ees
shou
ldbe
prov
ided
with
form
altr
aini
ngon
the
emer
genc
ypr
oced
ures
and
fire
man
agem
entpr
oces
ses
aspa
rtof
thei
rin
duct
ion
trai
ning
.
Em
ploy
ees
shou
ldbe
prov
ided
with
refr
eshe
rtr
aini
ngon
are
gula
rba
sis.
All
visi
tors
shou
ldbe
prov
ided
with
inst
ruct
ions
and
info
rmat
ion
onar
rival
toth
ebu
ildin
gon
the
fire
alar
mw
arni
ngsy
stem
,the
evac
uatio
nro
utes
and
the
fire
asse
mbl
ypo
ints
.Thi
sin
form
atio
nm
aybe
prov
ided
onca
rds
forvi
sito
rs.
15
Trai
ning
anti
ince
ndio
5.FI
RE
MAN
AGEM
ENT
SYST
EMS
Pla
nsfo
rth
ere
duct
ion
ofris
kssh
ould
bedr
awn
upfo
llow
ing
cons
ulta
tions
with
the
empl
oyee
san
dth
eco
nsid
erat
ion
ofal
lthe
fact
ors
and
info
rmat
ion
cont
aine
din
the
guid
ance
.
The
empl
oyer
shou
ldco
nsid
erth
eus
eof
chec
klis
tsas
am
eans
ofco
nduc
ting
sim
ple
risk
asse
ssm
ents
oras
ato
olfo
rth
eco
nduc
tof
rout
ine
insp
ectio
nsof
the
wor
kpla
ce.A
nnex
2is
anex
ampl
eof
aw
eekl
yin
spec
tion
shee
tfo
rFi
reW
arde
ns.T
hefo
llow
ing
step
ssh
ould
beta
ken
forth
eus
eof
this
shee
t.
How
tous
eth
eW
eekl
yIn
spec
tion
shee
t
Follo
win
gth
eco
nduc
tof
the
Man
agem
entChe
cklis
tan
dth
eim
plem
enta
tion
ofth
eac
tions
that
have
been
reco
mm
ende
d,th
ena
syst
emof
wee
kly
chec
ksca
nbe
intr
oduc
edfo
rco
nduc
tby
the
depa
rtm
entre
pres
enta
tive
orap
poin
ted
Fire
War
den.
1.
The
ente
rpris
esh
ould
cons
ider
appo
intin
ga
Fire
War
den
forea
chde
part
men
tor
each
build
ing.
2.
The
Fire
War
den
shou
ldre
ceiv
etr
aini
ngan
dal
sobe
awar
eof
the
stan
dard
san
dpo
licie
sof
the
ente
rpris
ew
ithre
spec
tto
Fire
Man
agem
ent.
3.
The
Fire
War
den'
sin
spec
tion
shou
ldbe
carr
ied
outon
cea
wee
k.It
isan
ticip
ated
that
this
may
take
15
min
utes
,dep
endi
ngon
the
size
ofth
ebu
ildin
g.
4.
The
Insp
ectio
nfo
rmsh
ould
bedi
scus
sed
with
the
rele
vant
Man
ager
and
the
resu
lting
actio
nsim
plem
ente
d.
5.
The
Insp
ectio
nfo
rmsh
ould
best
ored
ina
fold
erw
ithal
lthe
prev
ious
insp
ectio
nre
port
s.
16
6.CO
NCL
USI
ON
The
man
agem
entof
fire
risks
isa
fund
amen
talr
espo
nsib
ility
forev
ery
empl
oyer
.Fo
rm
any
empl
oyer
sit
ispo
ssib
lyth
eirpr
imar
yO
ccup
atio
nal
Saf
ety
and
Hea
lthre
quire
men
t.
Ase
rious
fire
coul
dde
stro
ya
busi
ness
,but
itco
uld
also
resu
ltin
the
deat
hsof
man
yin
noce
ntpe
ople
.
Eff
ectiv
efir
em
anag
emen
tis
ast
aged
proc
ess.
The
stag
esar
elo
gica
lan
dsm
alls
teps
can
effe
ctiv
ely
redu
ceth
eris
ks.
Clo
seco
oper
atio
nbe
twee
nw
orke
rs,e
mpl
oyer
san
dgo
vern
men
tsis
esse
ntia
lfor
succ
essf
ulpr
even
tion
and
cont
rolo
ffir
eat
the
wor
kpla
ce.
17
Anne
x1
MAJ
OR
FACT
OR
YFI
RES
1
1.Fi
reac
cide
nts
inga
rmen
tfac
torie
s
Dat
eCi
ty/C
ount
ryTy
peof
acci
dent
Num
ber
ofde
aths
11
Sep
2012
Yego
ryev
sk,R
ussi
aFi
re14
11
Sep
2012
Kar
achi
,Pak
ista
nFi
re289
17
Jan
2011
Wuh
an,C
hina
Fire
14
(4in
jure
d)
14
Dec
2010
Dha
ka,B
angl
ades
hFi
re31
21
Jan
2007
She
nzhe
n,Chi
naFi
re7
23
Feb
2006
Chi
ttag
ong,
Dha
ka,B
angl
ades
hFi
re54
(100
inju
red)
05
Jan
2005
Nar
ayan
ganj
,Ban
glad
esh
Fire
23
13
Dec
1993
Gao
fu,F
uzho
u,Fu
jian,
Chi
naFi
re61
27
Dec
1990
Sar
aka,
Ban
glad
esh
Fire
32
31
Oct
1941
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ders
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