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As a business owner or building owner/occupier you must appoint a ‘Responsible Person’
A responsible person can be:
• an employer
• owner
• landlord
• occupier
• facilities manager, building manager or anyone else with control of
the premises.
What should the responsible person do?
• Carry out a fire safety risk assessment and review it regularly.
• Inform staff or representatives about any risks that have been identified during the risk assessment.
• Plan for emergencies.
• Provide staff with information and
To help reduce the risk of any accidents or incidents take the below information into account.
• Keep flammable substances away from sources of ignition.
• Have the correct fire extinguishers and signage in place.
• Install smoke alarms, fire alarms or bells to help detect and warn people in the event of a fire.
training.
CLASSIFICATIONS OF FIRE AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER APPLICATIONS
• Maintain good housekeeping and keep all fire exits free from obstructions.
Extinguisher Type
Example Application
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class D
Class F
Electrical
Fires involving carbon- based materials such as wood, paper or textiles
Fires involving flammable liquids, such as petrol, diesel, oils, etc
Fires involving gases
Fires involving flammable metals
Fires involving cooking oil and fats
Fires involving electrical equipment
WATER
Stairwell, corridor, storeroom, warehouse, building site
FOAM
Fuel station, office, classroom, site cabin, reception, kitchen
CO2
Electrical areas, office, server room, lab, surgery, manufacturing, warehouse
DRY POWDER
Vehicles, boats, warehouse, plant room, workshop, building site
*
WET CHEMICAL
Commercial kitchens, fast food outlets, canteens, mobile catering
Lots of areas will require two or even three extinguisher types to cover all hazards e.g. an office typically requires a foam extinguisher together with a CO2 extinguisher and a building
site could require water, foam & powder extinguishers.
*Specialist Powder used for flammable metal risk in engineering workshops, laboratories, print rooms, etc
Fire Safety Information Use this table to determine the suitable extinguisher for the required application. CO2 Fire Extinguishers
Designed for fires involving electrical equipment, CO2 is clean and harmless to equipment and machinery.
• Use on fires caused by electrical equipment, petrol, diesel, paints and other flammable liquids.
• Supplied fully charged and with brackets for easy mounting.
• Colour-coded handles 2kg model fitted with a ‘frost-free horn’.
• BSEN3 and CE marked.
• 5 year guarantee.
For our fire safety signs please see pages 14-15.
Code Size
11030 2kg
11031 5kg
11030B Spare Bracket for Style No. 11030 11031B Spare Bracket for Style No. 11031
Fire Filled Rating
Weight (Nominal)
5.1kg 11.8kg
Discharge Time
9 secs 16.8 secs
Price
£47.50 £85.95 £5.95 £5.95
34B 89B
11030 11031
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