Risk Management Plan - Fire
Preventing or alleviating the risk/emergency:
Precautions in Cooking Areas:
- Wear tight fitting sleeves while cooking
- Semi-Annual inspections of all cooking equipment including stoves, fireplaces, chimneys.
- Keep flammable items at least 3 feet away from the stove (i.e. Potholders, dishtowels, etc.)
- Make sure microwaves have enough room to function properly and heating vents are not blocked in.
- If oven fire does occur; keep in contained area, do not open doors, call fire department immediately.
- Be extremely cautious of cooking materials that could lead to grease fires. NEVER put water on a grease fire. Have baking soda handy for these situations.
Heating Equipment:
- Make sure devices have automatic shut off features
- Make sure there is proper ventilation for all heating features.
- If space heaters are used, turn off when exiting the room.
Electrical Equipment:
- Make sure to immediately repair or replace all frayed wires/cords.
- Avoid extension cords as much as possible and if used do not run underneath carpet.
- Do not overload sockets
- Make sure there is plenty of space aloud around major electrical items such as entertainment and speaker systems.
- Annual checks of all electrical appliances
- Proper installation of all electrical appliance
Smoking:
- Do not allow smoking in rooms
- Designate smoking areas where guests and employees can go
- Make sure smoking areas are cleared of any flammable items at all time.
- Provide ash trays and places to put out cigarettes.
- Regular cleanup of smoking areas for any cigarettes that have been left on the ground.
Alarms:
- Provide proper alarms and smoke detectors throughout the resort to insure catching the fire or possible cause of a fire immediately.
- Never ignore the alarms.
Reacting in the Event of a Fire:
- Make sure to have evacuation plan and routes.
- Make sure guests and employees have maps of fire escape routes.
- Everyone must exit using their closest escape route
- NEVER use an elevator
- Once guests/employees are evacuated make sure to stand away from the building.
- Make sure fire trucks have clear access routes to the building
- Never re-enter the building until Police and Fire officials have cleared the building.