Construction Site Fire Escape Routes and Planning

When a fire takes hold the first plan is always to escape and get out as soon as possible, using the quickest route possible and of course the safest route. This will reduce injury which might lead to a personal injury claim,
The main ways to ensure there is a safe means of escape will differ from industry to industry as an office building will have different processes to a construction site. The processes for a building site or construction site include the following;

Checking routes and making sure they are available, kept available and of course unobstructed.
If there are any alternative routes that can be utilised, these should be highlighted as routes to the ground level. In some circumstances, not every route will accessible or available, depending on where the fire may have started. 

Protection from fire spreading is something which is important and can be implemented with fire doors or other forms of permanent fire separation. This will contain any fire to a specific area rather than it spreading across the whole building or floor.

Fire assembly points must be known and safe distance away. One a small construction site this is usually a pavement. Every employee must know these points in advance and the quickest way there.
Finally signs must be obvious incase there are people who might not be aware of the escape routes. These need to be clearly shown.

If employees, contractors or visitors know the fire escape plans and procedures it will help reduce panic and confusion in the event of a fire. Also, it will reduce any injury or subsequent compensation claims caused during a rush or panic to exit as soon as possible.

Funny Health and Safety Posters

It’s very important to know the different types of accident at work that you could be susceptible to in your workplace and different jobs carry different risks. With all these risks it is important to get the message across to employees about health and safety but sometimes it can be a hard message to communicate. Some employers might just put up the standard health and safety posters around the office or work floor and this will most likely go unnoticed by people as they get on with their jobs.

To make sure people don’t suffer an accident at work you need to ensure they know all the rules, regulations and codes of practice involved in the job. To do this you could use a range of comedy posters and who better to star in a series of funny health and safety posters then everyone’s favourite yellow family...

Compensation Claims Case Study: Back Injury at Work

The Claimant worked as a heavy goods vehicle driver with one of his responsibilities being to remove goods transported in metal cages. The cages contained an assortment of parcels and boxes and he was moving one of the cages using a pump truck when he felt a sudden pain in his back, suffering an injury. The case argued that there was no system in place to determine how heavy the cage was and because of this unknown weight, the injury was sustained.

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