Top Tips For Making Your Business Fire Safe
Fires can be disastrous for business owners, and in recent years there have been as many as 15,000 fires across a range of sites including offices, retail stores and hospitals. But, there are a few practical ways that you can prevent fires from occurring ad keep your business safe.
So, what can you do to reduce the risk of fires? Read on to find out more.
If you want a professional opinion about the safety of your premises, then call in the experts. Risk assessments are a great way of identifying vulnerable areas in your business that could otherwise become a major hazard. During the assessment, the fire experts will visit your site and conduct a survey to find any potential risks and provide a detailed report on how these can be made safer. The surveys usually docus on the five main areas including prevention, escape, communication, confinement and suppression.
Having an untidy workspace is not the kind of environment you want for your employees, not only is it distracting and impractical, but it’s a fire risk too. When piles of rubbish mount up such as paper, cardboard and plastic, especially around electrical outputs, this can easily set alight and become difficult to control. Rubbish can also block escape routes and cause injury is people trip over during evacuation. The best way to avoid this is to always recycle and dispose of your waste as soon as you can, creating a daily or weekly rota can also help.
Electrical overloading can easily cause fires, yet it is so easy to avoid. When sockets overheat they can become dangerous, so always look out for fuses that blow for no reason, flickering lights and a rise in temperature around sockets. Don’t plug adaptors into adaptors, check the current rating on extension leads and if you run out of space, simply have more sockets installed.
Here at Thameside Fire Protection , we’re proud to be one of the largest fire protection companies in the UK. As the experts in fire safety, we can install a range of safety products including alarms, extinguishers, sprinklers and more. Make sure you’re protected today, get in touch and find out how we can help.
