Marks Awarded

Management must be alert to the possibility of arson attacks from employees or from outsiders. Employers should be selected carefully and good labour relations maintained, so that no employees have an incentive to commit arson.

Intruders should be deterred by boundary fences, or be challenged before reaching the building. The building itself must be secure.

If security measures are breached, can an intruder be detected?

Inherent ignition sources should be kept to a minimum, to avoid staff and visitors causing fires

Procedures must ensure that quantities of easily combustible material do not accumulate, inside or outside the building, especially in areas where ignition could occur.

Has a suitable fire warning system been installed or are there reasons to suppose that the fire brigade may not attend promptly in the event of a fire occurring

If the combustibility of the stored materials is high and/or the fire station is distant, sprinklers or an equivalent system would be expected

Large areas should be compartmented to control fire spread and separate buildings must not be too closely spaced

Any high value stock should be separated into especially secure and appropriately protected warehouse areas.

Fire safety depends on staff operating good fire safety management practices and reacting correctly to any untoward occurrences

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