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Fire
Safety Advice
Fire Safety Advice
Familiarise yourself with and follow the national and local regulations
regarding selection and installation of the different kinds of smoke and
heat alarms.
Plan Your Escape
If an alarm sounds but you did not push the test button and it is not a
fault tone then it is likely a dangerous situation has developed in the
property. To prepare for such occurrences, it is recommended that
you develop escape plans for the premises and discuss them with all
occupants. Regular practice of your emergency plans can be vital to a
successful evacuation.
1.
Familiarise everyone with the alarm patterns of all alarm devices
and explain what they represent.
2.
Identify all exits from each room and plan an escape route to the
outside from each exit.
3.
Teach all occupants to carefully touch doors and to use alternate
exit when the door is hot; instruct them not to open the door if the
door is hot.
4.
Teach occupants to crawl along the floor, to stay below dangerous
fumes and gases.
5.
Identify a safe meeting place for all occupants outside the building
and make sure everyone is aware of it.