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Introduction to fire safety management [electronic resource]

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Andrew Furness and Martin Muckett give an introduction to all areas of fire safety management, including the legal framework, causes and prevention of fire and explosions, fire protection measures, fire risk assessment, and fire investigation. Fire safety is not treated as an isolated area but linked into an effective health and safety management system.Introduction to Fire Safety Management has been developed for the NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management and is also suitable for other N

Title Introduction to fire safety management [electronic resource] / Andrew Furness, Martin Muckett.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Amsterdam
Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann
Creation Date 2007
Notes Includes index.
English
Content Front Cover
Introduction to fire safety management
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Illustrations Credits
1. Fire safety foundations
1.1 Definitions
1.2 Scope and nature
1.3 The moral, legal and financial reasons for promoting good standards of safety within an organisation
1.4 The legal framework for the regulation of fire and health and safety
1.5 The legal and financial consequences of failure to manage fire and health
1.6 The nature and sources of safety information
1.7 The basis of a system for managing safety
1.8 Case study
1.9 Example NEBOSH questions for Chapter 12. Safety Policy
2.1 The importance of setting policy
2.2 Key features of a safety policy
2.3 Case study
2.4 Example NEBOSH questions for Chapter 2
Appendix 2.1 - Policy statement
3. Organising for Safety
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Safety management roles and responsibilities
3.3 Joint occupation of premises
3.4 Consultation with employees
3.5 Safety committees
3.6 The supply chain
3.7 Work equipment
3.8 Hazardous substances
3.9 The provision of buildings
3.10 Case study
3.11 Example NEBOSH questions for Chapter 3
Appendix 3.1
4. Safety Culture4.1 Introduction
4.2 The concept of safety culture and its various components
4.3 Tangible indicators of safety culture
4.4 How to assist in the development of a positive safety culture within an organisation
4.5 Factors promoting a negative culture
4.6 External influences on safety culture
4.7 Internal influences on safety culture
4.8 Human behaviour
4.9 Human failure
4.10 Effecting cultural change
4.11 Case study
4.12 Example NEBOSH questions for Chapter 4
Appendix 4.1
5. Principles of Risk Assessment
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Definitions relating to risk assessment5.3 Risk assessment and the law
5.4 Competency to conduct risk assessments
5.5 The risk assessment process
5.6 Communicating the findings of a risk assessment
5.7 Case study
5.8 Example questions for Chapter 5
Appendix 5.1 - Example of a general activity risk assessment record and action plan
6. General Principles of Control
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Principles of prevention
6.3 The hierarchy of risk control measures
6.4 Supervision and monitoring
6.5 Safe systems of work
6.6 Emergency procedures
6.7 Case study
6.8 Example exam questions for Chapter 67. Principles of Fire and Explosion
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The chemistry of fire
7.3 Classification of fire
7.4 Principles of fire spread
7.5 Explosion
7.6 Case study
7.7 Example NEBOSH questions for Chapter 7
8. Causes and Prevention of Fire
8.1 Accidental fires
8.2 Causes of fire relating to construction and maintenance
8.3 Arson
8.4 Prevention of fire
8.5 Case study
8.6 Example NEBOSH questions for Chapter 8
Appendix 8.1 - Example hot work permit
Appendix 8.2 - Example hot work checklist
Appendix 8.3 - Construction phase fire safety checklist
Extent 1 online resource (434 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010709866105171
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