Fire safety is something that needs to be taken incredibly seriously as it takes only a matter of moments for a fire to get out of hand and rip through any building putting people’s lives in danger. There are a number of things that you can do as a business owner to help reduce the risk of injury and other dangers associated with fires.
Risk assessment – completing a fire risk assessment should be the first thing that you do when looking at the best way to make changes in your business. You should first assess your starting point and look at where there are high risk areas and then put in mechanisms to bring these risk levels down. If you need help and support with this a Fire Risk Assessment Gloucester company such as Keloscape can help you.
Equipment – after running through your risk assessment you may identify that there are types of equipment that you need to purchase such as fire extinguishers. The reason the risk assessment is so important is that it will identify how many fire extinguishers you need and of what type. It may also identify that you need fire alarms and automist systems to be installed.
Policy – you will also need to have a fire policy and procedure in place that will look at how often you check your equipment and reassess your risk assessment as well as identifying anyone who will be taking the role of fire marshal in your business. You need to circulate this policy around your business and ensure that everyone knows what the procedure is in the event of a fire.