Moreover, the responsible person is accountable
for appropriate training, provision of information and
a variety of other duties relating to the management
of fi re safety, such as the protection of young people,
managing risks from explosive atmospheres, consulting
with employees and other relevant persons, etc.
The control of risks from dangerous substances
If there are dangerous substances present in or near a
work premise, the responsible person must ensure that
the risk to all persons, including those on and off site,
is either eliminated or reduced so far as is reasonably
practical. Where the substance cannot be eliminated,
the judgement relating to what is reasonably practical
must be informed by the risk assessment and measures
must be introduced that:
➤ Control the risk at source
➤ Mitigate the effects of a fi re
➤ Ensure the safe handling, storage, transportation of
dangerous substances
➤ Maintain the necessary measures.
Additional emergency arrangements also need to be
made to reduce the effects of an accident, incident or
emergency relating to dangerous substances.
Fire fi ghting and detection
Where the risk assessment deems it necessary, the
responsible person must ensure that the premises are
provided with appropriate:
➤ Easily accessible fi re fi ghting equipment
➤ Fire detectors and alarms.
In addition to the provision of fi re fi ghting equipment,
detection and alarms, the responsible person must, in
the light of the fi ndings of the risk assessment, also:
➤ Take the appropriate measures in the premises for
fi re fi ghting
➤ Nominate competent persons to implement those
measures and ensure such persons have adequate
training and equipment
➤ Arrange contacts with any external emergency ser-
vices with particular regard to:
➤ Fire fi ghting
➤ Rescue work
➤ First aid, and
➤ Emergency medical care.