3.4 Entry
Once the fire has been brought under control and extinguished,
In case of a major fire – Official
In case of a minor fire – clients’ Fire Marshall / Facility Manager at site
3.5 Casualty Management
Maximum casualties occur as a result of asphyxia due to inhalation of smoke rather than due to burns. First aid, if provided to the victim of fire in time, will go a long way in saving his / her life.
All clients employees should, therefore preferably be trained in elementary first aid drills. Staff should assist in evacuation of casualty, resuscitation of casualty, use of oxygen and treatment of burns. If required, the Facility Manager shall call for an Ambulance.
In case of fire, casualties will be evacuated to the nearest hospital for treatment.
First Aid Kit, containing necessary medicines to treat fire casualties and other related ailments should be kept ready at all times at each office. This should be prominently
First Aid Kit shall also be available with the Facility Team at the first floor,
3.6 Electrical Shock
In case of any injury due to the electrical shock client is advised to give First Aid treatment and call Ambulance & Hospital.
P.A System Usage - IIPL has provided a PA (Public Address) system, announcement on which can be made from the BMS room, 1st floor
Role of public address system is vital in case of evacuation. It can be used to control the panic among occupants / visitors and important information for location of fire and the path route to take for evacuation can be announced.
Client shall also ensure that people move out from Toilets.
Also as per the situation other important information and advice will be given to people present in the building to evacuate safely. Based on the announcement made on PA System by Facility Manager at site drivers shall take out their cars and self drivers owners will also move their cars outside.
3.7Fire Training Fire Drills
The importance of being prepared has been stressed throughout this guideline. Due to the nature of the emergency actions required of the staff in a fire or other emergency situation, fire drill practices must become an integral part of staff preparedness. The fire drill shall be arranged by IIPL & clients will be informed in advance. The clients must ensure that maximum of their employees including the Fire Marshall attend the Fire Drill.
The purpose of a fire drill is to ensure that all staff is familiar with the building’s overall evacuation procedures. Fire drills can be used to provide additional training for staff by allowing them to become more familiar with use of the building’s fire safety systems. Supervisory staff should practice using the emergency voice communication system and other equipment where applicable during these fire drills to gain experience and confidence. It is very important that all personnel with specific responsibilities attend a debriefing meeting following every practice fire drill. This meeting is held to review the procedures and reactions of all participants.
During the debriefing, problem areas can be identified and, if necessary, solutions to overcome any deficiencies in the facility’s Fire Safety Plan can be discussed and corrected. The date and time of all fire drills, as well as the names of participating staff, should be recorded.
Fire Training will constitute :
Fire Fighting procedures
Fire equipment
Method of operating each type of fire extinguisher
Location of all types of fire fighting equipment
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