Duties of Fire Wardens in Drill

 

Duties of Fire Wardens in Drill

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HAZOP STUDY METHODOLOGY IN SAFETY – Basic

We fully agree that Fire Wardens play an vital role in ensuring the continuousness of the workplace and are prepared for a fire emergency. Along with the Emergency Plan, devised by the Fire Manager, Fire Wardens are an important risk control measure to ensure the workplace is prepared should an emergency situation - possibly a fire occur.

 

• Each floor of a building shall be under the direction of a designated Fire Warden for the evacuation of tenants in the event of fire. He shall be assisted in his duties by the Deputy Fire Wardens. A Deputy Fire Warden shall be provided for each tenancy.

• Each Fire Warden and Deputy Fire Warden shall be familiar with the fire safety plan, the location of exits and the location and operation of any available fire alarm system. Get trained on periodically.

• In the event of fire, or fire alarm the Fire Warden shall establish the location of the fire, and direct evacuation of the floor in accordance with directions received and the following guidelines:

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a) The most critical areas for immediate evacuation are the fire floor and floors immediately above. Evacuation from the other floors shall be instituted when instructions from the fire Command Centre or conditions specify such action. Evacuation shall be via uncontaminated stairs.

b) Evacuation to two or more levels below the fire floor is generally satisfactory. He shall keep the fire command station informed regarding his location.

c) Fire Wardens and their deputies shall see that all tenants are notified of the fire, and that they proceed immediately to execute the Fire Safety Plan.

d) The Fire Warden on the fire floor shall, as soon as practicable, notify the Fire Command Centre of the details.

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e) Fire Wardens on floors above the fire shall, after executing the Fire Safety Plan, notify the Fire command station of the means being used for evacuation and any other particulars.

f) In the event that stairways serving fire floor and/or floors above are unusable due to contamination or cut-off by fire and/or smoke or that several floors above fire involve large numbers of occupants who must be evacuated, consideration may be given to using lifts in accordance with the following:

1) If the lifts servicing his floor also service the fire floor, they shall not be used. However, lifts may be used if there is more than one bank of lifts, and he is informed from the Fire Command Centre that one bank is unaffected by the fire.

2) If lifts do not service the fire floor and their shafts have no openings on the fire floor, they may be used, unless directed otherwise.

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3) Lifts manned by trained building personnel or firemen may also be used.

4) In the absence of a serviceable lift, the Fire Warden shall select the safest stairway to use for evacuation on the basis of the location of the fire and any information received from the Fire Command Centre. The Fire Warden shall check the environment in the stairs prior to entry for evacuation. If it is affected by smoke, alternative stair shall be selected, and the Fire Command Centre notified.

5) The Fire Warden shall keep the Fire Command Centre informed of the means being employed for evacuation by the tenants of his floor.

g) Ensure that an alarm has been transmitted.

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