In any business, FIRE SAFETY and EMERGENCY are an important aspect.
NFA supports business and industry in a number of ways, which include:
It is essential that portable fire equipment in a building is ready and able to be used by you, your staff or the fire brigade in an emergency. Therefore, all commercial, industrial, health care and accommodation facilities have a requirement to install and maintain fire safety equipment.
Emergency incidents can occur in any commercial or industrial environment at any time.
The risks to buildings and occupants can be reduced with good and proper planning, while some risks can even be eliminated.
The Emergency Management Planning process develops procedures that ensures the safety of people during an emergency and it also identifies possible risks.
What Is An Emergency?
An emergency is any unplanned event that can cause deaths or significant injuries to employees, customers or the public; or that can shut down your business, disrupt operations, cause physical or environmental damage, or threaten the facility's financial standing or public image.
What Is Emergency Management?
Emergency management is a dynamic process of preparing for, mitigating, responding to and recovering from
Dangerous Goods are grouped in nine classes, according to common dangers. All classes, except infectious substances (Class 6.2) and radioactive substances (Class 7), are controlled by the Dangerous Goods Act 1985.
Each class has a distinctive diamond-shaped symbol with the class number at the bottom of the diamond. These symbols appear on the labels of containers and as signs on vehicle loads. The internationally recognised symbols clearly identify the type of substance and the main danger.
Class Diamond System:
| Symbol | Class | Main Danger |
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Have you considered formal training in fire safety for yourself and your staff?
There are a range of skills that can be gained through formal training including emergency warden training and use of fire equipment.
NFA can provide training in a number of areas for private industry.
It is vital to train your staff on strategies to follow incase of a fire emergency. It is a vital fraction of the HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT(Training) (pdf 90.4kb) that each employers have to carefully consider.
Commercial Training conducted by NFA include:
Click here to get following 4 Commercial Training Course Outlines
Emergency Procedures: Dangerous Goods Fire, Spills, Leaks
It is important that all staff and visitors in your buildings will know what to do in case of fire or emergency.Below is an outline of emergency procedures for dangerous goods related incidents which can be displayed around your premises.
| 1. Assist person(s) in immediate danger-ONLY IF SAFE TO DO SO | 2. Restrict the danger area(s) ONLY IF SAFE TO DO SO | |
Hazardous Materials are substances that may be corrosive, flammable, explosive, spontaneously combustible, toxic, oxidising, radioactive, biological, water reactive or gases under pressure or liquefied.
Fuels such as petrol and LPG provide by far the largest volume of dangerous goods, and many industries and even homes may contain these and other types of dangerous goods. The law provides for exterior signs to be shown warning of significant amounts of dangerous goods on a site. These may take the form of the word HAZCHEM, or might display dangerous goods diamond symbols. The manifest box is another sure sign that dangerous goods are present.
What are Hazardous Substances?
Hazardous substances are substances with the potential to harm health. They can be gases, liquids or solids, and can be either pure substances or mixtures.Hazardous substances are classified
Established by virtue of the National Fire Service Act, 1994 the National Fire Authority assumed responsibilities to provide fire services for the entire nation of Fiji in February 1995.
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