Fire Instruction and Drills: Industrial and Commercial Premises
1. All employees should receive instruction and training appropriate to their responsibilities in the event of an emergency. It should be based on written instructions.
2. The instruction should be given by a competent person, at the commencement of employment and subsequently at intervals at least once and preferably twice in every period of twelve months.
The instruction should include training in the following
a) the action to be taken upon discovering a fire;
b) the action to be taken upon hearing the fire alarm;
c) raising the alarm, including the location of the alarm call points and alarm indicator panels;
d) the correct method of calling the fire brigade;
e) the location and use of fire equipment;
f) knowledge of escape routes, including any stairway not in regular use;
g) knowledge of the method of operation of special escape door fastenings;
h) appreciation of the importance of fire doors and the need to close all doors at the time of a fire and on hearing the
fire alarm;
i) stopping machines and processes and isolating power supplies where appropriate;
j) the operation of all escape doors, not in regular use, to ensure that they function satisfactorily;
k) evacuation of the building to an assembly point at a place of safety (where members of the public are present, this
will include reassuring them and escorting them to exits, etc.);
l) a roll call procedure where appropriate;
m) in addition to the above, certain categories of staff will be required to be trained in matters peculiar to their particular responsibilities at the time of the fire, e.g. Department Heads, Supervisors, Security Staff, Telephonists, Engineering and Maintenance Staff.
3. At least once and preferably twice a year a practice fire drill should be carried out simulating conditions in which
one or more of the escape routes from the building is obstructed. During these drills the fire alarm should be operated
by a member of the staff who is told of the supposed outbreak and, thereafter the fire routine should be rehearsed as fully as circumstances allow.
4. A record of the instruction and training given, together with the fire drills held shall be entered in the log book, and
shall include the following matters:-
a) The date of the instruction or drill;
b) The duration of the instruction or drill;
c) The name of the person giving the instruction;
d) The names of the persons receiving the instruction;
e) The nature of the instruction or drill.
5. In all premises one person should be responsible for organising fire instruction and training and in larger premises a person or persons should be nominated to co-ordinate the actions of persons in the event of fire.
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