Fire safety in the office

To ensure the safe work of employees in the office, The room must comply with all fire safety requirements. The management of the company should think about organizing all the equipment necessary for this. And start with a fire alarm.

Fire alarm in the office will help employees to understand that there was a fire in the room or smoke. To provide a fire alarm,to install special sensors that will trigger when smoke appears in the room. There are also models that work even before the onset of fire, as they react to changes in temperature in the room. Hazarded employees can try to solve the problem by themselves, for example, if they just closed the electric kettle, or immediately leave the premises, if a fire has already started.

By the way, there are sensors that provide immediately fire extinguishing with water or foam. Naturally, such sensors are much more expensive, but they make the work of the office staff safe.

Providing fire safety in the office will not be complete without fire extinguishers. Fire extinguishers in offices should be locatedin prominent places. Also, the place where the fire extinguisher is stored should be properly installed. Do not expose the fire extinguisher to direct sunlight. Also the fire extinguisher should be protected from any unfavorable factors and mechanical influences, such as vibration, high humidity. All office staff should know how to use a fire extinguisher. To do this, everyone should be familiar with the rules of operation of fire extinguishers.

And now more about that, how much should be in the office of extinguishers. You need to use this rulecalculation of the number of fire extinguishers. If the total area of ​​the office does not exceed 100 m², then one fire extinguisher is sufficient for the office. If the office area is more than 100 m², the number of fire extinguishers should increase.

In offices where there is office equipment, use powder or carbon dioxide fire extinguishers. It is recommended to check the weight of the extinguisher's charge every two years. A refill the fire extinguisher every five years.

What other fire safety measures can you take in the office? A staff evacuation plan is required, on which the arrows will be representedrecommended exit routes, as well as all emergency exits (including through windows, if any), locations of fire extinguishers, emergency telephones, etc. The fire safety plan should hang in a conspicuous place. If you are plotting an evacuation plan for one section or floor of a building, then the size of the plan should be at least 600x400 mm. And for local premises the size of the evacuation plan should be 400x300 mm.

In each office, a fire safety officer must be appointed. Usually this is the head of the department. But it is worth considering that the person responsible for fire safety must receive a special certificate, which confirms the passage of PTM (fire-technical minimum).

Also It is important that every employee of the office be familiarized with fire safety measures and read the instruction on the procedure for personnel actions during a fire. The fact that employees are familiar with the rules of action during a fire, is recorded in a special firefight registration journal.

Observe all precautionsto avoid dangerous situations. Remember that properly provided fire safety in the office will save the lives of your employees.