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2 Site Fire Safety Plan

Rev.No. Commencement Date Completion Date Duration Project Number

Project Name & Address

Document No Prepared By:-

Controlled Document Issued to

Controlled Document Issued date. The purpose of this Site Fire Safety Plan is to ensure that the construction activities on site are undertaken to the highest standard of fire safety thereby affording the maximum level of protection to the occupants, the neighbours and the workforce and all permanent and temporary buildings on and adjacent to the site.

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ORGANISATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Health and Safety Co-ordinator

Site Fire Safety Co-ordinator Deputy Fire Co-ordinator

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Health and Safety Co-ordinator 1. Ensure nominated fire personnel are adequately trained. 2. Apply for a Fire Certificate for the temporary site offices as required by Fire Certificates [Special Premises] Regulation 1976. 3. Liaise with the Fire Brigade to ensure that they have a knowledge of the site layout and that suitable access is available for fire appliances. 4. Regularly review the requirements for fire prevention and protection within the project structures as construction progresses. 5. Generally ensure that BENSONS and its Contractors are operating to the requirements of this Site Fire Safety Plan. Site Fire Safety Co-ordinate/Deputy Fire Co-ordinator 1. Arrange Fire Marshals to cover temporary site buildings and project structures, including sub contractors temporary offices. 2. Check the temporary offices and project structures to ensure that Fire Certificate requirements are maintained. Ensure that extinguishers are available within temporary and permanent buildings and are carried on all mechanically propelled site plant. 3. Ensure that the locations of the fire hydrants and risers are identified. 4. Ensure implementation of the Hot Work Permit System, issued by the Site Manager. 5. Ensure that waste is correctly disposed of, that is, that sufficient skips are correctly located and regularly emptied. 6. Ensure that all HFL's and LPG's are stored in the correct containers and in an identified compound. 7. Where floors of temporary site buildings are above ground level, the space beneath must be enclosed by wire netting or similar. 8. Arrange a fire drill for the temporary site buildings and project structures at least once every 6 months. 9. Carry out weekly checks of equipment, alarms, escape routes etc. 10. Ensure that emergency procedures are available for all areas and the emergency exit routes are clearly identified. 11. Liaise with Client/client representatives to ensure effective measures to minimise the risk of arson. 12. Regularly review the requirements for fire prevention within the project structures as construction progresses. 13. Generally ensure that BENSONS and its Contractors are operating to the requirements of this Site Fire Safety Plan. Fire Marshals 1. Receive basic fire training. 2. Assist in fire drills. 3. Ensure that in an emergency, everyone evacuates immediately to an assembly area, and that all offices or areas of work are checked. A 'roll call' of all personnel should then take place.

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In the case of a real situation fires are only to be tackled if they do not present risk to life. 5. Be aware of the requirements of this Site Fire Safety Plan and review fire prevention measures as the works progress, within your areas of responsibility. 6. Sub-Contractor areas of work and offices will be inspected, for compliance with the requirements of this Site Fire Safety Plan, during the Weekly Safety Inspection conducted by the Site Manager. Fire Safety Liaison Meeting 3 Any fire safety concerns raised by the Client will be discussed at the management meeting which will be held on a weekly basis.

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GENERAL SITE PRECAUTIONS

3.1 The Site layout is attached as Appendix 1 and identifies the following:1 All buildings and new construction areas. 2 Escape or as access for appliances. 3 Location of site compound/hutting; 4 Fire Points. Construction works will be designed, planned and sequenced to achieve the early installation and operation of 1 permanent fire escape stairs, including compartment walls: 2 fire compartments within the building under construction, including the installation of fire doors, and the completion of fire stopping with special attention given to lift shafts, service ducts and voids which offer a passageway to heat and smoke: 3 fire protection to structural steelwork: 4 planned fire fighting shafts duly commissioned and maintained: 5 lightning conductors: 6 automatic fire detection systems: 7 automatic other fixed fire fighting installations. Adequate water supplies for fire fighting are available from adjacent hydrants. Rising and temporary mains will be provided as designed. It maybe necessary to use temporary caps and seal the riser as installation progresses. A means of warning of fire has been established at the following locations as follows: -

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EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
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(Hand bells, whistles, klaxons or manually operated sounders will only be installed as long as they are clearly audible above background noises in all areas and can be readily identified as being a fire alarm). Agreed written Emergency Procedures including the Site Evacuation Procedure will be displayed in prominent locations and issued to all BENSONS Construction staff and Sub-Contractors on site. In the event of a Evacuation the appointed person will take charge and his procedure will be followed. Clear access to the site and buildings will be maintained at all times. Security will be briefed to unlock site gates and temporary and permanent locked doors in the event of an alarm sounding.

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Clear signs will be installed and maintained in prominent positions indicating the locations of access routes, fire escape routes and positions of dry riser inlets and fire extinguishers. The procedure to be followed in the event of a fire is detailed on the Fire Ready Plan attached as Appendix 2.

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TEMPORARY BUILDINGS
5.1 A fire certificate application for temporary site offices will be made to the Health and Safety Executive as required by the Fire Certificates [Special Premises] Regulations 1976. 5.2 Where floors of temporary buildings are raised above ground level, the space beneath will be enclosed to prevent accumulation of rubbish, whilst still allowing under-floor ventilation. No combustible materials will be stored under any temporary building. 5.3 Heaters for use in temporary buildings will be fixed to walls, fitted with securely fixed metal guards and maintained in a sound condition. 5.4 Coat stands and drying racks must be firmly positioned at a safe distance from heaters, which should be thermostatically controlled and have enclosed elements. 5.5 A "NO SMOKING" policy must be established in areas where fire hazards exist, e.g. refuse areas and storage areas containing combustible materials, flammable liquids, gas cylinders, foam plastics, fibreboard or timber. "NO SMOKING" notices will be displayed. 1. All heaters and cooking appliances must be properly installed and adequate ventilation provided.

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HOT WORK
6.1 6.2 A Hot Work Permit system has been implemented. Permit will be issued by the Site Manager. Before starting hot work, the area must be cleared of all loose combustible material and, if work is to take place on one side of a wall or partition, the opposite side must be examined to ensure no combustible material will be ignited by conducted heat. Suitable extinguishers of appropriate type must be at hand with a careful watch being maintained for fire breaking out whilst work is in progress. Exposed combustible material which cannot be removed must be covered with a Fire Blanket or other non-combustible material. When welding, cutting or grinding, the work area must be suitably screened using non-combustible material. Gas cylinders must be secured in a vertical position and fitted with a regulator and flashback arrester. For roofing works, gas cylinders must be kept at least 3 metres away from the boiler and burner and at least one fire extinguisher must be to hand. The area of any hot work must be thoroughly examined one hour after the work has finished. A hoarding and security fence has been erected around the perimeter of the platforms and sites respectively. Flammable liquid stores, liquefied petroleum gas cylinder storage and combustible material stores must be fenced or otherwise suitably protected. Illumination of the site will also be undertaken as an additional deterrent to unauthorised access.

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SECURITY
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At the end of each working day a fire check will be undertaken, particularly in areas where hot work has been undertaken..

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STORAGE
8.1 Site Storage of HFL and LPG 1. HFL and LPG cylinders will be stored in open compounds which are securely fenced shaded from the sun. Stores containing HFL will be surrounded by a bund sufficient to contain the maximum contents of the largest drum stored, plus 10%, and will not be allowed to fill with water or waste material. 2. Where it is necessary to store flammable liquids and gases. in circumstances other than as. above, the quantity stored must be kept below 50 litres or half a day's supply, whichever is the lesser . The containers will be kept in a store, cupboard or bin which is of fire resistant construction. 3. Storage areas will be sited at least 10 metres from permanent and temporary buildings. Containers will not be stored within 4 metres of any building or boundary fence unless the boundary is a wall with at least 30 minutes fire resistance. In the latter case, containers and drums should be at least 1 metre below the top of the wall. 4. Products which could add to the intensity of a fire, e.g. oxygen, or to the toxic hazard in the event of fire, e.g. chlorine, must not be stored in the same compound as HFL and LPG. 5. Appropriately worded warning signs e.g.. HIGHLY FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, "NO SMOKING" and "NO NAKED LIGHTS" must be boldly displayed at the entrances to stores. 6. The floors of HFL and LPG cylinder stores will be level with a suitable hard standing provided for the delivery and dispatch of cylinders. The area must be kept clear of all flammable materials, weeds and rubbish. 7. Any electrical fittings therein, e.g. lights and switches, must be intrinsically safe. 8. Adequate numbers of extinguishers appropriate to the hazard will be sited at storage area entrances. Waste Materials 1. Good housekeeping will be maintained. All waste, packing materials, wood, shavings and oily rags will be regularly removed. Special attention will be paid to corners, bases of shafts and other out-of-the-way places. 2. Unwanted materials from the more open areas of a site must also be collected at regular intervals. 3. Separate metal bins, with close-fitting metal lids, must be provided for oily rags and other combustible waste. 4. All collected waste materials awaiting disposal must be kept in an area away from temporary buildings, stores or equipment. 5. All dry vegetation will be cleared regularly. 6. Rubbish will not be burned on site but will be removed by a certified waste removal company.

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ELECTRICITY AND GAS

9.1 Electrical supply installations, both temporary and permanent, must be installed in accordance with The Institution of Electrical Engineers' Regulations for Electrical Installations [the lEE Wiring Regulations]and the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989. 9.2 All electrical work will be undertaken by a competent electrician. 9.3 Installations especially of a temporary nature, must be inspected regularly and tested at intervals not greater than every three months. The results will be recorded in a register.

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9.4 Where possible, main switches, other than those controlling security lights, will be turned off when work ceases and all equipment unplugged when not in use. 9.5 All gas supplies will be installed by a Council of Registered Gas Installers. [CORGI].registered gas fitter. 9.6 Gas supply to appliances must be by fixed piping or armoured flexible tubing.. Gas cylinders will be located outside buildings, secured and protected from unauthorised interference. Gas appliances will befitted with control taps. 9.7 LPG connected to an appliance by flexible link should only be installed by a competent person.

10.0 PLANT
10.1 Fuel tanks must not be filled whilst engines are running. 10.2 Compressors will be housed singly away from other plant. 10.3 Plant and equipment must be protected against accidental impact. 10.4 Air intakes must be situated so that the air is cool, uncontaminated and free from flammable gases or vapours. 10.5 Where appropriate, sand trays should be provided to absorb drips of fuel or lubricant. 10.6 All mechanically-propelled site plant will carry an extinguisher.

11.0 FIRE BRIGADE

11.1 The Fire Brigade have been provided with site plans detailing: 1 fire brigade access; 2 dedicated emergency escape routes and staircases in project structures; 3 positions of dry riser inlets and wet risers in project structures; 4 fire points; 5 temporary buildings and stores within buildings; 6 hazardous items e.g. flammable liquids, gas cylinders, gas mains, electrical risers, temporary holes in floor slabs etc.

12.0 FIRE TRAINING AND DRILLS

12.1 Fire Training 1. If required fire training will be organised by the Health and Safety Advisor with the Fire Brigade. 2. Basic fire precaution principles and the use of portable fire extinguishers will be covered within the training. 3. Certificates for attendance on the course will be received upon completion. 4. Attendees on the course will include the site personnel as listed in item 2.0. 12.2 Fire Drills 1. Fire drills will be organised on a six monthly basis by the Site Fire Safety Co-ordinator. 2. The drill will be as follows a The alarm will be sounded by the Deputy Fire Co-ordinator. b All staff and sub-contractors present within the offices and project structures will evacuate using identified fire exits immediately. c Fire Marshals will check all offices and rooms to ensure that nobody remains within the offices or project structures. NOTE: With regards to project structures, Fire Marshals must organise Deputy Marshals from their site staff to ensure that adequate
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cover is available for checking of areas and rooms when an evacuation procedure is underway. Staff and Sub-Contractors will walk directly to the Fire Assembly Point where a 'roll-call' will be made. Staff and Sub-Contractors will only return to their place of work when permission to do so has been given by the Site Fire Safety Co-ordinator.

13.0 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

13.1 Nominated staff have been trained in the use of portable fire fighting equipment. Sub-Contractors of trades involving hot work will be required to employ personnel/operatives trained in the use of fire extinguishers on this site. 13.2 Adequate numbers of suitable types of portable extinguishers are available throughout the site. Additional extinguishers will be supplied by subcontractors were hot work is taking place. 13.3 Extinguishers have been located in conspicuous positions near exists in all project structures. In the open they will be situated in green painted boxes with a sign "FIRE POINT" at a height readily seen above intervening huts or storage. 13.4 As work progresses the adequacy of portable fire fighting equipment will be reviewed. 13.5 To protect distribution panels and items of electrical equipment, carbon dioxide extinguishers will be provided close to the equipment concerned. 13.6 All site plant will carry an appropriate fire extinguisher. 13.7 Extinguishers, hydrants and other fire protection equipment will be maintained and regularly inspected to a schedule, as shown in Appendix 3, by the Deputy Fire Co-ordinator.

14.0 REFERENCES
14.1 Fire Safety in Construction Work" HSG168 14.2 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 14.3 The Building Employers Confederation, The Loss Prevention Council, 14.4 The National Contractors Group Fire Prevention On Construction Sites" 14.5 The Joint Code of Practice on The Protection from Fire of Construction Sites and Buildings Undergoing Renovation. (see Benson Group general guidance notes)

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FIRE PREPAREDNESS PLAN

ACTION AND CONTACTS AT SITE OFFICES Raise Alarm Evacuate building Tackle fire only if it does not present to life Assembly Point Use phone at office if possible, if not use phone at security Phone 999 to ask for Fire Brigade and Ambulance if required AT THE WORK PLACE Raise Alarm and Evacuate Area Contact Office to phone 999 and ask for Fire Brigade and Ambulance if required. For fire at to be contacted immediately Tackle fire only if it does not present a risk to life Assembly point ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Switch off equipment at mains Use C02 extinguisher PRECAUTIONS AND SAFEGUARDS Remember position of extinguishers around site office Keep combustible material to a minimum. Empty waste paper bins regularly. Combustible material to be prevented from accumulating beneath temporary offices Do not obstruct fire extinguishers Switch off all electrical equipment at end of work including heaters Fire exits to be clearly marked and unobstructed Hot Working Permit to be issued prior to such works All fire fighting equipment as required to be at hand Works to be carried out strictly in accordance with agreed Method Statements All equipment to be checked prior to use All equipment to have correct fuse rating All equipment to be switched off at end of work All equipment outside guarantee period to be tagged and tested by qualified electrician All important documents are kept in fire resistant lockers on site All heaters all wall mounted LPG and HFL material are stored in separate secured area away from site offices Combustible materials are stored away from any heat source Files and storage of paper are kept away from heaters Risk Assessment to be carried out to determine suitable Personal Protective Equipment [PPE] for all operations Safe working procedures to be enforced Warning notice to be posted to highlight dangers on site Safety posters to be posted in site offices Ensure requirements of agreed Method Statements are cascaded to operators and workers on site First Aid sign on hard hat All injuries to be entered in accident book MEDICAL ASSISTANCE Phone 999 and ask for ambulance service Transport injured person to Hospital if person can be moved. Route map to Hospital posted in Site office. FIRST AID
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Your First Aid Attendant is:-

First Aid Point Located at:Telephone No:-

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