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RECORD OF FIRE SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT

Building Name & Use:

Address:

Postcode:

Printing works and warehouse area

Press Lane, 21 Ink Street, Presstown. PR3 3SS

Name of person(s) with fire safety duties: Mr T Jones (Managing Director)

Name and contact details of assessor: Mr T Jones (Managing Director) as above

Date ofAssessment:

3rd April 2011Assessorsignature:

STEP 1 IDENTIFY FIRE HAZARDS

Refer to Part One of the relevant Fire Safety Risk Assessment guide (see list on back page)

Sources of ignition, e.g. electrical fittings, smoking, heating, open flames

Electrical appliances, printing machinery, dryers.Gas heating system (covered by maintenance contract).LPG powered forklift truck (covered by maintenance contract).Hot works.Smoking.Deliberate fire setting.

Sources of fuel, eg, furniture, textiles and fabrics

Large quantities of paper and flammable liquids.

Sources of oxygen, eg, ventilation

Normal ventilation in office area.Roller shutter door in warehouse area.

YES NOAction required (Please tick)If you answered YES, record Action Points at STEP 4

STEP 2 IDENTIFY PEOPLE AT RISK

Refer to Part One of the relevant Fire Safety Risk Assessment guide

List all persons potentially at risk from fire, including employees, tenants, visitors and contractors

At time of assessment 18 employees, 12 in warehouse and 6 in office.Working hours from 0800 to 1800. (Occasionally requirement to work late).All employees familiar with the area, none have any impairments that need any special consideration inrelation to this assessment.

Occasionally contractors and maintenance staff would carry out inspections and maintenance.



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STEP 3 EVALUATE, REMOVE, REDUCE AND PROTECT FROM RISK

Refer to Part One of the relevant Fire Safety Risk Assessment guideLikelihood of a fire starting

Printing machinery can become very hot during high production times.

Lack of maintenance to dryers could lead to increased fire risk.Flammable liquids stored in lockable cabinet. Only small amounts used at a time, although soaked ragskept beside machinery are not being disposed of properly.Some hot works carried out by contractors on an intermittent basis, no procedures in place to manage thiswork.

Evaluate the risk to people

Some pallets awaiting uplift were partially blocking the rear fire exit.Areas at bottom of fire escape stairs being used to store paper and cardboard boxes.Some local knowledge of deliberate fire setting in area. Site has uncovered skips but as they are situated

well away from the building, reduces potential for fire spread.


STEP 4 RECORD, PLAN, INFORM, INSTRUCT AND TRAIN

Refer to Part One of the relevant Fire Safety Risk Assessment guideFire Safety Policy (Further guidance on Fire Safety Policy in Part Two of guide)

No fire management policy.

A No smoking policy in place. Smoking shelter approx 10 metres from building.

Emergency fire action plan

Staff fire evacuation procedures are in place but no record of last fire drill was evident.

Fire safety information and training

Staff given general fire safety training on induction, but no refresher training being carried out.Staff not trained in use of extinguishers.



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STEP 4 RECORD, PLAN, INFORM, INSTRUCT AND TRAIN (continued)

Refer to Part One of the relevant Fire Safety Risk Assessment guideFire Drills

No records of staff evacuation drills are being kept.

Maintenance of safety measures (For further guidance see Appendix A of relevant Risk Assessmentguide)

Fire alarm system installed but no records of testing and maintenance.Fire exit routes not clearly indicated with signs.

Sufficient provision of fire extinguishers but some not wall mounted or on suitable stands.Emergency lighting not provided in rear fire escape stairway.Spare LPG cylinder kept in external locked cage.Sufficient provision of escape routes, however two existing doors opening into main fire escape staircaseare not fire resisting.

Recording information and keeping records

All electrical appliances inspected and tested in 2010.Records kept and available for heating system maintenance.Records kept and available for forklift maintenance.

Records kept and available for maintenance of printers and dryers.Staff training records available for induction but none available for refresher training.No evidence of fire evacuation drills.



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The assessor completing the following section should prioritise remedial measures, based on the level ofrisk.

Priority ratings and suggested timescales:

Low (L) 3 6 months Medium (M) Up to 3 months High (H) As soon as possible

STEP 4 ACTION POINTS

PriorityPerson

responsibleCompletion date

Note: Please print additional sheet if required

Introduce system for hot working bycontractors. Consider hot workpermit system.

Fit two fire resisting doors with selfclosures.

A Fire Management policy isrequired to identify persons withresponsibilities.

Review storage of flammableliquids & disposal of soaked rags.

Clear any pallets, paper &cardboard from fire exits and keeparea clear at all times.

Implement inspection andmaintenance programme fordryers.

Provide emergency lighting asrequired to rear escape stairway.

High May 2011ProductionManager

High

May 2011ProductionManagerHigh

May 2011ProductionManager

High

May 2011

High ManagingDirector

ProductionManager

May 2011

July 2011ProductionManager

Medium


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The assessor completing the following section should prioritise remedial measures, based on the level ofrisk.

Priority ratings and suggested timescales:

Low (L) 3 6 months Medium (M) Up to 3 months High (H) As soon as possible

STEP 4 ACTION POINTS

PriorityPerson

responsibleCompletion date

Note: Please print additional sheet if required

Provide fire exit signage to clearly

identify exit routes.

Provide wall mounts or suitable

stands for fire extinguishers.

Provide refresher training to all staffto bring to their attention the fireprecautions and evacuationprocedures for the premises. Keeprecords of training.

Carry out and record details of fireevacuation drills to determine

suitability of arrangements.

Carry out and record details ofregular tests of fire alarm.

Consider training some employeesin the use of fire extinguishers.

Medium July 2011ManagingDirector

High

May 2011ProductionManagerHigh

May 2011ProductionManager

High

May 2011

Medium ProductionManager

ManagingDirector

July 2011

July 2011ManagingDirector

Medium


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Review the fire risk assessment if there is a reason to suspect it is no longer valid or if there hasbeen a significant change in the matters to which it relates.

Reference Part One of the relevant sector specific, fire safety risk assessment guide

STEP 5 ASSESSMENT REVIEW

Review date April 2012 Review by

Reason for review: Annual review.

Outcomes of review


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FIRE SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT GUIDES

The following premises guides are available from Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue websitewww.nifrs.org. Follow the Make sure youre Fire Safe link and go to GuidanceDocuments. These can be downloaded from the Communities and Local Government

section.

1 Offices and Shops;

2 Factories and Warehouses;

3 Sleeping Accommodation;

4 Residential Care Premises;

5 Educational Premises;

6 Small and Medium Places of Assembly;

7 Large Places of Assembly;

8 Theatres, Cinemas and Similar Premises;

9 Open Air Events and Venues;

10 Healthcare Premises;

11 Transport Premises and Facilities;

12 Animal Premises and Stables;

13 Means of Escape for Disabled People (Supplementary Code); and

14 Reducing the Number of False Alarms from Detection and Alarm Systems.

Adapted from original materials created by the Scottish Centre for HealthyWorking Lives and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Services

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