Introduction to Fire Safety Management

15.13.4 Training
The ACoP states that in complying with the require-
ments of the HSW Act to provide training, the following 
areas would need to be covered:
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An awareness of the CS Regs, especially the need 
to avoid entry

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An understanding of the work to be undertaken, 
hazards and necessary precautions
➤
An understanding of safe systems of work, in par-
ticular, permits to work
➤
How emergencies arise, the need to follow prepared 
emergency arrangements and the dangers of not 
doing so.
15.13.5 Emergency arrangements – regulation 5
This regulation requires that entry to a confi ned space 
to carry out work is prevented unless suitable and suf-
fi cient arrangements have been prepared for the rescue 
of persons in the event of an emergency.
These arrangements must:
➤
Reduce, so far as is reasonably practicable, the 
risks to the health and safety of any person required 
to put the arrangements into operation and
➤
Include the provision and maintenance of necessary 
equipment for resuscitation procedures to be car-
ried out
➤
It is not reasonably practicable to achieve that pur-
pose without such entry.
The rescue arrangements should include consideration 
of the factors detailed below:
➤
Principal 
contractor:
a competent person 
appointed by the Client
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Other 
contractors: 
all other contractors involved 
with construction work.
There is nothing to stop the same person fi lling all of the 
key roles as long as they are competent and adequately 
resourced to do so. For example, clients could carry out 
their own design work, appoint themselves as coordi-
nator and principal contractor and carry out the work 
themselves.
The regulations are broken down into three parts 
with an additional fi ve Schedules the last of which are 
revocations, etc. from previous legislation.