posted 08-30-2015 12:53 PM                    

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You must provide adequate fire safety training for your staff. The type of training should be based on the particular features of your premises and should:
• take account of the findings of the fire risk assessment;
• explain your emergency procedures;
• take account of the work activity and explain the duties and responsibilities of staff;
• take place during normal working hours and be repeated periodically where appropriate;
• be easily understandable by your staff and other people who may be present; and
• be tested by fire drills.
In simple premises this may be no more than showing new staff the fire exits and giving basic training on what to do if there is a fire. In more complex premises (e.g. those with more than one auditorium and those with upper tiers, levels and balconies with separate means of escape) and/or with a high staff turnover and many shift patterns, the organisation of fire safety training will need to be planned

Your staff training should include the following:
• causes of fire and how to prevent them;
• what to do on discovering a fire;
• how to raise the alarm and what happens then;
• what to do upon hearing the fire alarm (including lowering the safety curtain, if you have one);
• the procedures for alerting members of the public and visitors including, where appropriate, directing them to exits;
• the arrangements for calling the fire and rescue service;
• the evacuation procedures for everyone (including the public and contractors) in your premises to reach an assembly point at a place of total safety;
• the location and, when appropriate, the use of firefighting equipment;
• the location of escape routes, especially those not in regular use;
• how to open all emergency exit doors;
• the importance of keeping fire doors closed to prevent the spread of fire, heat and smoke;
• where appropriate, how to stop machines and processes and isolate power supplies in the event of a fire;
• the reason for not using lifts (except those specifically installed or nominated, following a suitable fire risk assessment, for the evacuation of people with a disability);
• the safe use of and risks from storing or working with highly flammable and explosive substances;
• the importance of general fire safety, which includes good housekeeping; and
• testing the effectiveness of your training by periodic fire drills.
All the staff identified in your emergency plan that have a supervisory role if there is a fire (e.g. heads of department, fire marshals or wardens and, in more complex premises, fire parties or teams), should be given details of your fire risk assessment and receive additional training.
Further guidance on training and how to carry out a fire drill is given in Part 2, Section 7.4.

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quote: Christopher Crouch

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I always add an unofficial, building specific, segment/refresher in quarterly team meetings. The official DVD/manual information isn't bad, but I think it's important to discuss the subject as it pertains to our specific circumstances/facility.

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quote: Kris Verhanneman

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And it will also be hard to act if some day it really goes wrong (example, a Saturday night around 00h, good crowded theaters and no more staff to act, it's a big cinema).

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quote: Leo Enticknap

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The end result was a broken ankle and several cuts and bruises as people rushed through the emergency exits and down the stairs to the street, but no injuries whatsoever from smoke or fire.

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