Taking Responsibility for Business Fire and Safety Security
There are many different areas of responsibilities when it comes to your business. Security and protection is one of these and within this category, there are several different segments that attention must be paid to. One of these is having proper security measures in place in case of a fire.
As the owner of the business, you have the responsibility of ensuring that your staff is protected and your assets. This means you need to have a solid plan in place in the event that a fire does break out. You also have to have up to date fire alarm systems in place. In addition to this, you must have the proper preventative steps in place to deter this type of dangerous event.
Proper Fire Alarm Systems
You need to have approved smoke detectors strategically placed throughout your entire business premises. You have a few options for choosing these. You can go the do it yourself route where you buy these from your local store and install them. Or, you can rely on the experts like those at Pre-Lock to assess your needs and then install top quality smoke and fire detectors in the proper places throughout your business. You can even take it a step further and go with a monitored security system which will alert monitoring staff when heat or smoke is detected. Then these experts can dispatch the proper responders immediately. That few minutes in time of detecting a problem early can make a major difference in handling the fire before it gets totally out of control.
Fire Escape Plan
There are rules and regulations in place for businesses that they must follow when it comes to fire safety. For example, fire extinguishers have to be on site, and there has to be proper fire exits. Where the problem arises is that the staff is not properly trained in fire escape measures. Many don’t know how to use a fire extinguisher, and some may not even realize which exit would be the best to use in the case of fire. Often times employees become complacent to when the fire alarm does go off and just assume that it’s a false alarm or testing of the alarm.
Every employer has the obligation to make sure that a proper fire escape plan is drafted and that every employee is well aware of it. Ideally fire drills should be carried out to make sure that the staff is compliant with the plan.
Prevention
Business owners know that they must comply with the safety rules and regulations when it comes to fire safety. Over and above this they have the responsibility of making sure that the building is inspected properly at regular intervals to make sure no hazards are present. This includes checking that electrical circuits are not being overloaded. It means making sure that any and all preventative measures are constantly being up dated when the need arises.
It is easy to get caught up with the daily responsibilities that a business presents and time is not put aside to ensure that the premises are safe in all regards.
