Page 24 - Visual Guidance Handbook

Let’s all
FIRE PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY. get home safely,
every day

A Fire plan for the project
must be developed Sites must ensure
including: that fire escape
1. Evacuation routes. signage is clearly
2. Muster point location displayed and a
3. Fire point locations
sufficient number
of fire points are
NOTE: A minimum of two
emergency exit points positioned around
must be in place. the project.

Fire drills must be These must have a
regularly carried out to means to raise an
test the plan and the alarm and
results of these recorded. evacuate the site.

Wireless alarm systems are to Flammable liquids must be
be used and interlinked. stored away from sources
Alarms are to be tested of ignition in a specified ALL hot works such as
weekly and sites must ensure storage area. cutting, burning or grinding
that they can be heard in all of metal must be carried
areas of site. Oxy / LPG must be stored in out under a hot works
separate cages with permit
Trained fire marshals are to locations clearly marked on
be in place and there photo, the site fire / logistics plan.
Mono flex must be flame retardant name and contact details
(LPS1215 certified). displayed on site. Page 24