Are you a designated Fire Marshal for your workplace? If you answered yes to this question, you should be fully aware or your fire marshal duties, role and responsibilities. But how many of you are confident with this? Do you know everything that is expected of you?

The fire alarm sounds in your office. What is your first move? And no, the answer is not run away screaming at the top of your lungs in a panic! All jokes, aside, what do you do?

If a fire is detected and the alarm bells start ringing, the designated Fire Marshal duties include:

–          Check that machinery has been made safe. Electrical equipment should be shut down If possible

–          Evacuate people from the area involved or their designated zone (if more than 1 Marshal on site) as quickly and as orderly as possible

–          Ensure that anyone with a disability is assisted out in line with their PEEP

–          Ensure that security measures, such as closing fire-resistant safes or windows if possible, are carried out in accordance with company policy

–          Call the fire brigade and give details of the location of the alarm, and cause of the fire if possible

–          Fight the fire with appropriate extinguishers, if safe to do so and company policy allows this

–          Search toilets, storerooms etc in their zone to ensure nobody remains in the building

–          Go to the relevant assembly point and become involved in their roll call procedure

If you missed off any of the above, or worse, barely could recall any of these points then it may be time for some refresher training!

Read about the fire marshal training courses offered by Total Safe UK or contact  us today to find out more.