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Our Fire Safety Training<\/a> explains legal responsibilities, common causes of fires, how to prevent them, what fire safety arrangements are necessary, and the importance of following emergency procedures. We also offer Fire Extinguisher Training<\/a> and Fire Warden Training<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The following tips for fire safety signs, as stated in the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996, provide some guidance on which signs should be used and how and where they should be displayed:<\/p>\n Fire safety signs are used to provide health and safety information, either to warn you of a hazard, to provide an instruction or to give you safety information. Safety signs can be a variety of colours \u2013 usually red, green, yellow or blue \u2013 and may contain images, words or a mixture of the two. It\u2019s essential that you adhere to the fire safety signs in your workplace and any other public space: they are there for your safety and ignoring them could have serious consequences.<\/p>\n Article 13 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 states that any non-automatic fire-fighting equipment provided should be easily accessible, simple to use and indicated by signs. The signs used are as follows:<\/p>\n Article 14 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 states that \u2018emergency routes and exits must be indicated by signs.\u2019 The signs used are as follows:<\/p>\n Fire exit signs feature directional arrows which show the safest and quickest emergency route, as seen by the diagram below. Note that the final fire exit sign, displayed above the emergency exit door, should not display a directional arrow.<\/p>\n In the UK, fire exit signs are coloured green and white as this colour combination signifies a safe condition. They must feature a pictogram of the \u2018rapidly walking man\u2019 and an arrow. Some green fire exit signs will also feature the \u2018fire exit\u2019 text in lower case letters. These requirements are set by BS 5499.<\/p>\n In the UK, blue fire safety signs are used to indicate a mandatory action. These blue signs require you to carry out an action in order to contribute towards your safety and must be coloured this way according to BS 5499. Blue fire safety signs are circular in shape and feature a white graphic or white text.<\/p>\n In the UK, red fire safety signs are used to indicate prohibition, the location of fire equipment, and supplementary information. Red prohibition signs are circular with a red border, white background and black image and warn you of what not to do in order to maintain safety. Fire equipment signs are square with red background and white images and are used to indicate the location of fire-fighting equipment.<\/p>\n Fire extinguishers should be identified using the correct fire safety signage so that people can easily recognise their location in an emergency. The sign (a picture of a white extinguisher on a square, red background) should be clearly displayed next to every extinguisher location.<\/p>\n All fire extinguishers also feature symbols relating to the classes of fire it is designed to combat. It is essential to pay attention to these signs, as using a fire extinguisher on a class of fire which it is not designed for can be deadly.<\/p>\n They also have symbols that accompany the instructions for usage, e.g. to show you in which direction you should pull out the safety pin.<\/p>\n Fires must be fought carefully depending on the materials involved. That is why they have been classified in 6 different categories:<\/p>\n Each type of fire extinguisher contains different materials that make them suitable for fighting certain types of fires, and the symbols printed on each extinguisher\u2019s cylinder shows you exactly which types of fire it\u2019s suitable for.<\/p>\n You must use the correct type of fire extinguisher for the type of fire. For example, you must only use a powder or carbon dioxide extinguisher on an electrical fire.<\/p>\n You can find full information on Fire Extinguishers and their usage in this guide:\u00a0Understanding the Different Types and Uses of Fire Extinguishers<\/a><\/p>\n The purpose of a fire action notice is to inform employees of what to do in the event of a fire. The emergency services phone number, nearest exit point and safe assembly point must be filled in for each location where the notice is used.<\/p>\n The notice should be displayed in all workplaces, next to all fire alarm call points and in areas accessible to all employees (such as the staff room or entrance to each working area). See the example of what a fire action notice looks like below:<\/p>\n Fire safety signs are used to provide health and safety information. 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\nWhat are The Rules on Fire Safety Signs?<\/h2>\n
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\nWhat are the Categories of Fire Signage?<\/h2>\n
Which Fire Safety Signs are Needed for Fire-Fighting Equipment?<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nWhich Fire Safety Signs are Needed for Emergency Exits?<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nWhy is the Fire Exit Sign Green?<\/h3>\n
What do Blue Fire Safety Signs Mean?<\/h3>\n
What do Red Fire Safety Signs Mean?<\/h3>\n
\nHow are Fire Extinguishers Labelled?<\/h2>\n
What are the different classes of fire?<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nThere are five main types of fire extinguishers:<\/h3>\n
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\nWhat is a Fire Action Notice Sign Used For?<\/h2>\n
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