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Should an office building have floor numbers shown within the escape stairs / landing areas to aid the fire services with any rescue or incident response?
We are currently tenants within an office building where there are no references to which floor we are on. We thought this would be in some building regs somewhere.
Does anyone have any guidance?
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Don't need guidance here just big signs with the floor numbers on.
Good sense rules here not legal speak planeboy. Forget legislation that is the minimum level for safety. Get the signs up on the wall and feel epic. If your management cannot see this as a problem then you need new management. Good luck.
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If with a local Authority then ask them to Risk Assess the emergency escape routes and ask advice from a fire officer. I think they will be the best people to ask as they do the rescues.
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I had this issue raised on a previous site. The thing that confused the situation was what to call each floor because the front of the building was on the middle floor and the back of the building was on the lowest floor. So did we number 1 at the bottom or call it a basement. It was visitors who would need the info, not the regular staff who would know where they were in relation to the way out.
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As an ex fire officer who now looks after the fire safety at several difficult buildings, I am keen to help the fire service in making the right decisions when they conduct their dynamic risk assessment(s) upon arrival. Any delay in providing the necessary info, may result in them delaying entering the premises and conducting offensive firefighting tactics
So we:
Have bespoke fire plans for all buildings, showing firefighting shafts, dry riser locations and a scale for them to measure hose lengths and estimate breathing apparatus durations and necessary resources
Provide detail hazardous material info, by a regularly updated file
Sign our firefighting shafts and firefighting lifts so they can find them quickly
Sign our non firefighting lifts (to prevent their use) as we have some over-height buildings where the fire service would expect firefighting lifts
Sign our floors clearly for staff & firefighters
Provide out of hours contacts at all sites
Dont forget, fire-fighters' are not relevant persons in the RRO, so they do not have to be considered when determining control measures. But if you make it tough for them to work inside, they'll stand outside and let the fire come to them
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