Responsible for fire safety in the organization is assigned to an employee from among the senior staff. In order to receive this appointment, it is necessary to work in the organization for at least 3 years. The person appointed by the responsible person must be approved by order of the head of the enterprise.
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fire safety officer is trained accordingly. The term of study is about 72 hours. During training, this person needs not only to actually learn about fire safety, but also, for example, to learn first aid methods, study the provisions governing labor protection, safe production methods and other useful information.
After training and appointment, the fire safety officer can proceed with his duties. They include: briefing employees of the enterprise, ensuring that managers and employees undergo appropriate certification on time.
In addition, this person carries out other similar events related to such an important moment as safety, labor protection and security. The first thing that needs to be done after the order of appointment is signed is to check the availability of fire safety certificates and their terms for all engineers. Then you can begin to check the fire-technical minimum of such employees as locksmiths, gas cutters, that is, all those who are engaged in work related to fire.
Of course, the responsible person needs to know a lot about what fire safety is. According to the law under number 69 (12/21/94), the term "fire safety" is interpreted as the state of protection of a citizen, society as a whole and property from fires. Let us examine what another term includes - "security state".
The person responsible for fire safety must be aware of what fire is and what degree of danger it is in various situations. For example, you need to have an idea of what a "fire triangle" is. This term refers to conditions that could cause a fire. The first facet of the fire triangle is the presence of a combustible substance. The second is the ignition source. The third is the presence of an oxidizing agent (usually oxygen). In the event that at least one of the “faces” is eliminated, a fire will not occur.
Therefore, the person responsible for fire safety undertakes such an obligation as regulating the storage of combustible substances in the premises and on the territory of the enterprise. In addition, he should periodically check the health of the fire alarm and automatic fire extinguishing systems.
As for the safety of the people themselves, as mentioned above, this person carries out activities such as fire safety training, fire propaganda, ensures that employees do not violate the requirements and rules in this regard during the work.
Of course, all the above actions and measures must be carried out in a complex, because all aspects of such a concept as fire safety are closely connected with each other.