Introduction to Fire Safety Management

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PREFACE 
ix
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS x
ABOUT THE AUTHORS 
xi
ILLUSTRATIONS CREDITS 
xii
1
FIRE SAFETY FOUNDATIONS 
1
1.1
Defi nitions 
1
1.2
Scope and nature 
2
1.3
The moral, legal and fi nancial reasons for promoting good standards
of safety within an organisation 
2
1.4
The legal framework for the regulation of fi re and health and safety 
4
1.5
The legal and fi nancial consequences of failure to manage fi re and health and safety 
21
1.6
The nature and sources of safety information 
25
1.7
The basis of a system for managing safety 
26
1.8
Case 
study 
28
1.9
Example NEBOSH questions for Chapter 1 
29
2
SAFETY POLICY 
30
2.1
The importance of setting policy 
30
2.2
Key features of a safety policy 
32
2.3
Case 
study 
34