Introduction to Fire Safety Management

2.4
Example NEBOSH questions for Chapter 2 
35
Appendix 2.1 – Policy statement 
36
3
ORGANISING FOR SAFETY
37
3.1
Introduction 
37
3.2
Safety management roles and responsibilities 
37
3.3
Joint occupation of premises 
44
3.4
Consultation with employees 
45
3.5
Safety 
committees 
48
3.6
The supply chain 
49
3.7
Work equipment 
50
3.8
Hazardous 
substances 
52
3.9
The provision of buildings 
54
3.10
Case 
study 
55
3.11
Example NEBOSH questions for Chapter 3 
57
Appendix 
3.1 
58
4
SAFETY CULTURE 
59
4.1
Introduction 
59
4.2
The concept of safety culture and its various components 
59
4.3
Tangible indicators of safety culture 
61
4.4
How to assist in the development of a positive safety culture within an organisation 
63
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4.5
Factors promoting a negative culture 
71
4.6
External 
infl uences on safety culture 
72
4.7
Internal 
infl uences on safety culture 
73
4.8
Human 
behaviour 
75
4.9
Human 
failure 
79
4.10
Effecting cultural change 
80
4.11
Case 
study 
81
4.12
Example NEBOSH questions for Chapter 4 
81
Appendix 
4.1 
82
5
PRINCIPLES OF RISK ASSESSMENT 
83
5.1
Introduction 
83
5.2
Defi nitions relating to risk assessment 
84
5.3
Risk assessment and the law 
85
5.4
Competency to conduct risk assessments 
86
5.5
The risk assessment process 
87
5.6
Communicating the fi ndings of a risk assessment 
96
5.7
Case 
study 
97
5.8
Example questions for Chapter 5 
97
Appendix 5.1 – Example of a general activity risk assessment record and action plan 
98
6
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CONTROL 
101
6.1
Introduction 
101
6.2
Principles of prevention 
101
6.3
The hierarchy of risk control measures 
103
6.4
Supervision and monitoring 
106
6.5
Safe systems of work 
107
6.6
Emergency 
procedures 
112
6.7
Case 
study 
114
6.8
Example exam questions for Chapter 6 
115
7
PRINCIPLES OF FIRE AND EXPLOSION 
116
7.1
Introduction 
116
7.2
The chemistry of fi re 
116
7.3
Classifi cation of fi re 
121
7.4
Principles of fi re spread 
122
7.5
Explosion 
127
7.6
Case 
study 
134
7.7
Example NEBOSH questions for Chapter 7 
135
8
CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF FIRE 
136
8.1
Accidental 
fi res 
136
8.2
Causes of fi re relating to construction and maintenance 
141
8.3
Arson 
143