Introduction to Fire Safety Management

see also
Storage, of chemicals and 
LPG (hazardous materials)
Civil claims, 293
Cold smoke seals, 182, 335
COMAH (Control of Major Accident 
Hazards Regulations 1999), 315, 
367–70
amended by Control of Major 
Accident Hazards (Amendment) 
Regulations 2005, 315
criteria for sites within the Act, 368–9
emergency plans, 369
establishment of major accident 
prevention policies, 315, 367
for large sites, 315, 322–3
provision of information, 370
Combustible materials, 165
minimising availability to arsonists, 
147
Combustible substances, fi re risk in 
construction and maintenance, 
143
demolition work contributes to fi re 
and explosion risk, 143
poor management of waste, 143
Combustion, defi ned, 1, 116
Commonhold, Disability Discrimination 
Act (2005), 350
Compartmentation, 173, 176–8
allows occupants escape time from 
compartment of origin, 197
breaches of, 185, 193
effective, limits fi re damage, 177
fi re resistance, 177–8
horizontal, 177
internal linings, 185–7
openings in, 182–7
fi re doors and fi re shutters, 182–4
pipes, ventilation ducts and other 
services, 184–5
vertical, multi-storey buildings, 177, 
178
Competent person(s):
capable of self-supervision, 106
may be appointed from outside 
organisations, 40
needed to assist in fi re safety, 41
and safety assistance, 15, 39–40
Competent safety adviser, 39–40
advice and safety assistance in 
relation to fi re, 40
functions of, 40
Concealed spaces, 181–2
cavity barriers, 181–2
enable fi re spread during alterations, 
182
provide easy routes for fi re spread 
without detection, 181
Conduction, and fi re spread, 123
Confi ned Spaces Regulations (1997), 
360–2
Construction (Design and Management) 
Regulations (2007) 
see
CDM
Construction and maintenance, causes 
of fi re relating to, 141–3
fl ammable and combustible 
substances, 142–3
hot works, 142
open fi res sparks, 142
sparks, 142
use of bitumen and tar boilers, 142
use of oxy-fuel equipment, 142
schools present higher level of risk, 
166
temporary electrical installations, 141
Construction materials and fi re 
resistance, 179–81
brick and concrete, 179
glass, 180–1
plasterboard, 180
steel, 179–80
steel sandwich panels, 181
Construction phase fi re safety check 
list, 170–1
Contingency planning, 41
Contractor management, 159
initial selection stage, 159–60
relevant information supplied, 160
tender stage selection, 160–1
reducing liabilities of employer/client, 
159
safety performance of contractors, 
160
tender stage selection, 160–1
considerations during fi nal 
selection process, 161
information needed by contractor, 
160
Contractor reviews, 279–80
formal review of contractor 
performance agains contract 
requirements, 280
monitoring staff, access to 
information, 280
procedure to include reporting 
channels for non-compliance 
issues, 280
Contractors, 332
monitoring and management of, 
107
Control measures:
additional (recommended actions 
and prioritisation), 333
recommended actions in prioritised 
order, 333
existing, evaluation of, 332–3
reducing risk to lowest level 
reasonable practicable, 332–3
‘Controlled burn’ response strategy, 321
Convection, in fi re spread, 122–3
Corridors, fi re protected, 207
COSHH (Control of Substances 
Hazardous to Health Regulations 
2002 as amended), 16, 53–4, 150
accidents, incidents and 
emergencies, 374
apply to certain substances, 53
assessment of risks to health, 371
control measures, 372
duties under COSHH, 371
emergency arrangements, 53
employers duties under, 53, 371
monitoring exposure, 372–3
prevention and control of exposure, 
371–2
substances to which they do not 
apply, 53