| Fire emergency alertness and preparation is | | | | properly use the fire extinguisher. |
| everybody's business. So it is necessary for all | | | | As pressured vessels, fire extinguishers |
| offices and other establishments to conduct fire | | | | themselves carry potential risks so it is strongly |
| drills and ensure that they provide all emergency | | | | advised that a registered company with The |
| measures needed to ensure that no one would | | | | British Approvals for Fire Equipment (BAFE) |
| get hurt in case a fire occurs. | | | | appropriately service all fire extinguishers. |
| Below are some of the things you need to do in | | | | An escape route should have been established |
| preparing for a fire emergency: | | | | where fire safety signs are installed to guide |
| It is important that all fire extinguishers that are | | | | people in exiting the building in case a fire occurs. |
| installed onsite conforms to the appropriate British | | | | The Health and Safety regulations 1996 require |
| Standard such that it must carry the kite mark or | | | | that when extinguishers are placed in hidden areas |
| the special BAFE mark. | | | | from direct view that fire signs and where |
| As a rule of thumb, offices and shops should | | | | appropriate directional arrows should also be |
| have one 13A fire extinguisher to cover 200 | | | | placed to indicate their location. |
| metres of floor area and a minimum of 2 | | | | It is also recommended that fire signs are used |
| extinguishers should be present on each floor. | | | | as they are low cost way to increase safety in |
| Nevertheless, a proper fire risk assessment | | | | the office environment. A wide variety of fire |
| should also be conducted to analyse the exact | | | | safety signs are available for you to choose from. |
| requirements for your place. | | | | Make sure to choose high quality fire signs to |
| Sufficient training must be provided on how to | | | | ensure that they'll serve their purpose well. |