As an employer it is vital that you are doing everything possible to keep your employees safe at work. You have to ensure their safety in the workplace at all times and that includes making sure that the office building is safe from fire. Fire safety is not a joke, and it’s not something that you should be relaxed about.
There are plenty of simple ways that you can fire proof the office and it doesn’t have to be too difficult to make sure that your office isn’t known to catch alight. From practicing preventative measures to ensuring that you are installing fire safe devices and axial fans to keep things ventilated, it pays to be ready at all times. Preventing your business from Catching Fire it’s just one more way that you could ensure the safety of the people who work with you. With this in mind, we’ve got plenty of suggestions below that you will need to ensure that your business and your employees are as safe as possible.
- Keep an eye on your appliances. If your business has a kitchen then you will know the importance of keeping an eye on your business appliances. Kettles, toasters, microwaves anmore don’t last forever, so where possible you need to be ensuring but these are kept as up to date as can be. When these are kept up to date, you can guarantee that they are not only going to last longer, but that they will be less of a fire risk for the people that work in your building. If electronic appliances spark, the best thing that you can do is dispose of it as soon as you can. This way, you won’t have to worry about things going wrong.
- Call an electrician. If you don’t have enough space for certain plug sockets, stop overloading the ones that you’ve got and start calling an electrician to make more room. It’s always better to install new plug sockets than it is to try and force any plugs into extension cables. It’s never a good idea to overload your sockets. The good news is that avoiding that is quite simple and a helper electrician will really ensure that you are doing things properly.
- Get rid of the clutter. You should be encouraging your employees to keep a clear workstation at all times. Too much paperwork or cloth or any other flammable items near appliances like an electric heater or the back of the computer is a big no no. If you have an office that is free from clutter, you can ensure that you let go of any potential fire risks. If something does catch alight, there is less of a risk of a spread.
- Talk to the fire department. Investing in fire alarms is so important, but it’s the fire department that you need to talk to to make sure that you are getting this right. When you speak to the fire department, they will be able to book a time with you so that you can have your fire alarms properly installed and the ones that you have, checked. Make sure that you call them promptly though, because if you don’t have fire alarms currently in your business you could be non compliant and that’s never a good thing.
- Provide fire extinguishers across the office. Extinguishers throughout the office, but you have to ensure that there are people there who know how to use them. The fire department will help you out with the fire extinguishers that you need, but the people who work with you will be able to ensure that you trade them. Having a flier officer on site keeps your employees safe. While we’re on the subject of fire extinguishers, don’t forget about fire blankets and how much of these you need.
- Instal fire sprinklers. If a fire breaks out sprinklers can take care of most of the blaze before it gets any bigger. Talking to a local firefighter will help you to understand exactly where you should place the sprinklers and they may even be able to do it for you. Firefighters can also vouch for the effectiveness of this fire safety device. They should be placed in key locations around your business so that at any point if a fire does break out it can be fixed and stamped out before it spreads too far.
Fire safety is no joke so you need to treat it the way it should be treated: with respect!
