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Can anybody name 4 external agencies (EXLCUDING enforcement agencies) that may have an influence on fire safety in the workplace?
Yes its a NEBOSH test question..I'm doing the fire cert soon as work offered me the course for free....I already have the Diploma, so surely I should know this!...I can only think of 2..insurance companies and maybe BSI...cant find the answers in my text books...
I think I'm going to shoot myself..
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I don't know the actual answer, but is the question worded agencies ? As the insurance company is not an agency is it does the question say " external body"
But to throw a suggestion in ISO 14001 or OHSAS18001 assessment company's both will look at fire arrangements.
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The question is worded as follows..
Excluding enforcement agencies, identify four external agencies that may have an influence on fire safety in the work place.
Utilities companies? Forensics? hmmmm
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Insurance companies are included, local authorities as they permit building work to go ahead etc
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Thank you....are local authorities not classed as an enforcement agency? the 2nd part of the questions asks to name 4 x enforcement agencies as well...I had included the local authorities in that part
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not sure you would class it as an 'agency' but certainly another interested party would be the Landlord.
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So from above posts we have:
HSE
Local Authority for building regs
Insurance Company
CAA
Highways
Landlords
and my contribution:
The Fire and Rescue Service
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Thanks
I also had the environmental agency as an enforcing agency. It was really just the non enforcing agencies I was struggling with...
Exams in 4 weeks lol...maybe I should have started studying earlier..
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Also customers, suppliers, contractors, landlord, tenant, neighbour, bank, mortgagor.
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We all seem to be agreed on the translation of the question, anyone else here think it could have been worded better?
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Sprinkler suppliers
Fire alarms
Fire extinguishers
Water company
SBH
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Agreed Safety Smurf - the word 'agency' appear to have thrown people.
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AGENCY really means organisation.................so........... NOT EA or Fire Brigade (bioth are enforcers) but include Trade bodies like the Fire Protection Association; Trade Unions; Standards bodies such as BSI; Insurance companies; Fire consultants and risk assessors; Landlords; Other occupants for multi occupancy..................and so on.
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An ambiguously worded NEBOSH question… the very idea!
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Try these few:
Trade unions
Trade associations
Accreditation Bodies (LRQA etc.
Parliament (changes to regulations)
EU (as above)
Clients
Regards
Russ
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Crown Premises inspection Group (CPIG), they cover government building.
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Ooh, ooh!!
Just thought of another;
"The Press!!"
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stonecold wrote:Thank you....are local authorities not classed as an enforcement agency? the 2nd part of the questions asks to name 4 x enforcement agencies as well...I had included the local authorities in that part
I am not even going to attempt the first 'agencies' question, as NEBOSH need to be a bit more specific when setting questions, But as far as Enforcement agencies go, here's four:
1) Local Authority Fire Service - Most fire safety enforcement
2) HSE - Construction/demolition sites, nuclear premises, on ships under construction or undergoing repair.
3) CPIG (Crown Premises Inspection Group) - for Crown premises
4) DFRMO (Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation) for premises on defence sites - whether operated by the MOD or not
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Thanks for all the responses, Im glad I wasn't the only person to be a little confused..:-)..After 8 years of being a safety consultant I still cant easily answer a rather simple question :/
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Could it possibly be the agencies that offer fire risk assessor registers?
IFE, Warrington Fire, FPA, AN Other?
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Safety bods/Consultants - especially if they are after £.
Jon
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Fire Protection Association, these produce a lot of the documents and guidance that are in use today
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