Fire and Explosion

Each year many people suffer burns caused by the flammable materials they work with. The wide variety of flammable substances found in the workplace ranges from the obvious, eg heating fuel, petrol, paint thinners and welding gases to the less obvious, eg packaging materials, dusts from wood, flour and sugar. For a fire to start, fuel, air and a source of ignition are needed. Controlling these can prevent fires.

The law requires you to:

• Carry out a fire risk assessment of your workplace.   
• Identify the significant findings of the assessment and the details of anyone who might be especially at risk in the event of fire.   
• Provide and maintain all necessary fire precautions.   
• Provide information instruction and training to your employees about fire precautions.      
       

If you would like information on fire exits, alarms, or extinguishers, contact Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service on 01234 351081 or at  http://www.bedsfire.com