A fire prevention file is not just a legal requirement, it is the backbone of your company’s fire safety. This file ensures that you are prepared for emergency situations, reducing the risk of injury and damage. With an up-to-date fire prevention file you can not only respond quickly, every second counts, but you can also take preventive measures that limit fire risks. This way your company, your staff or your assets remain protected. This is not a bureaucratic formality, but an essential part of responsible entrepreneurship.
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What are the different steps of the fire prevention file?
1. Knowledge is power: Risk analysis
A fire prevention file starts with a risk analysis. This is not paperwork to be left in the drawer. It is a living document that shows you where the risks lie and how you can avoid them. Consider electrical equipment that can cause sparks or storage areas containing flammable materials. By knowing these risks, you can determine and take the right preventive measures.
2. A well-trained team: the firefighting service
Do your employees know what to do if a fire breaks out? Codex Book III, Title 3 requires every employer to establish a firefighting service.
Your fire prevention file describes the organisation of your internal firefighting service…. It’s about more than just being able to use a fire extinguisher; it is about a team trained to act calmly and effectively when every second counts.
Prevom can provide training for your first intervention team.
3. Clear instructions: written procedures
Panic is a bad advisor. Your file contains the written procedures step by step. These are your rules for emergencies and evacuation.
4. The road to safety: evacuation plan
Clear evacuation routes and procedures are the map to safety. Your file contains a detailed plan that directs everyone to the nearest exit and assembly point.
5. Deployment of emergency services: intervention file
When emergency services arrive, they need immediate, accurate information. The intervention file in your fire prevention file is their guide that provides them with all the technical information for intervention.
6. Practice makes perfect: evacuation drills
Regular evacuation exercises turn your plans from theory into practice. We relieve you of your worries by providing preparation, guidance and reporting. This way you are in compliance with the annual obligation for evacuation exercises.
7. Equipment that saves: protective equipment
A list and map of where your fire extinguishers, alarms and other resources are located ensures that these life-saving intervention tools are always within reach.
8. In top condition: maintenance and inspection
Your firefighting equipment must always be ready for use. Your safety record keeps track of when each component was last checked and maintained.
9. Exceptions prove the rule: deviations
If you have special permission to deviate from standard procedures, your file will record why this is safe and what additional measures you have taken.
10. Advice from the experts: expert advice
Advice from our fire safety experts gives you additional insights and recommendations to strengthen your fire safety.
11. Stronger together: communication with emergency services
Exchanging information with emergency services ensures that they are prepared to handle your specific situation.
Choosing Prevom means choosing total peace of mind in fire safety. Your peace of mind is our priority. We understand the complexity of fire prevention and use our expertise to ensure that your company not only complies with all legal obligations, but also to guarantee a safe workplace. Our team takes care of the entire process, from risk analysis to evacuation plans and maintenance of safety equipment. With Prevom as a partner, you can focus on your business operations while we ensure a fire-safe and secure feeling. Your safety is our mission.
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This will tell you within half an hour which aspects of fire legislation are already in line and which still need attention.
We will also help you prioritise: which aspects deserve immediate attention, which hazards exist and which steps can be taken.