Introduction to Fire Safety Management

Organising for safety
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To consider enforcing authority reports and informa-
tion releases
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To assist in the development of safety rules and safe 
systems of work
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To review health, safety and welfare aspects of 
future development and changes in procedure
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To review safety aspects of purchasing equipment 
and materials and in contract procurement
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To review renewal/maintenance programmes.
3.5.2 Composition of the committee
To function effectively it is necessary for the committee 
to be composed of a representative sample of the work-
force. This usually requires a balanced approach con-
sisting of equal representation from management and 
workforce.
The suggested composition is:
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A senior manager
who must have 
adequate author-
ity
to give proper consideration to views and recom-
mendations and ensure that budgets are allocated to 
meet them. If this manager is the person who signed 
the safety policy this helps to affi rm the manage-
ment’s commitment to health and safety issues.
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Supervisors, or line managers
, who have the 
local knowledge and expertise
necessary to pro-
vide accurate information on company policy, pro-
duction needs and technical plant, machinery and 
equipment.
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Specifi cally competent people
may need to be 
present if a 
particular topic of concern
is to be 
discussed which exceeds the level of knowledge of 
those normally present. It is suggested that a bank 
of experts is available from which relevant persons 
may be selected as necessary, rather than having 
large numbers of extraneous personnel present at 
each meeting.
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A safety adviser and/or the fi re safety manager
to 
provide 
guidance
on statutory requirements, regula-
tions, codes of practice and safe systems of work, 
capable of interpreting and suggesting methods of 
compliance and implementation.
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