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I have been consistently advised that there is a statuatory requirement to have nominated 'Fire Wardens' to carry out various regular safety checks and ensure persons under their nominated areas have safely evacuated.
No where in any fire safety leg (in particular The Fire Scotland Act can I see reference to such a duty, however S56 of part 3 of said Act does state the usual 'co-operation' and 'acts or ommissions' employee duties.
Is this 'Fire Warden' duty just another made of duty for training providers...
Your thoughts would be appreciated.
GC
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Garfield
Have to say I encountered the same issue and asked a Fireman (Fire Safety Officer) where the legal requirement was. He said the Fire Brigade would expect organisations to have Wardens (Marshalls, whatever) under the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regs 2006.
See Regulation 14 (1) (b) - nominate a sufficient number of competent persons to implement those procedures in so far as they relate to the evacuation of relevant persons from the relevant premises;
In truth the regulations require the nomination of individuals for some other purposes (e.g. see 12(3)(b); 17(1)).
Hope this helps.
Cormac
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Opps...forgot to say that I can't see the specific requirement to have 'Wardens' do appropriate checks under Reg.13 (checks on emergency route clearance etc.) - however, realistically the only way an employer can meet the requirements of the regulation would be to delegate such responsibility and I presume the default would be the 'Fire Warden'?
Cormac
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Cormac wrote:Opps...forgot to say that I can't see the specific requirement to have 'Wardens' do appropriate checks under Reg.13 (checks on emergency route clearance etc.) - however, realistically the only way an employer can meet the requirements of the regulation would be to delegate such responsibility and I presume the default would be the 'Fire Warden'?
Cormac
That would largely depend on the nature of the business. The duty manager does the daily and weekly checks at our warehouses and our security guards do it at our head office and telesales office. This is checked by unannounced audits.
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