Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs, around your premises you may have a fire alarm system fitted so in the event of a fire the alarm is raised and sounds throughout the building allowing all the occupants to leave the building and escape to a safe place, in the majority of cases you may have seen fire alarm call points around the property, these small red boxes are located in positions of easy view and normally at fire exits, the fire alarm call point are activated when someone upon discovering a fire will press the front centre of the fire alarm call point which will release a plastic pin which will release the connection and allow the fire alarm to sound. It is important that everyone in your building is aware of these fire alarm call points, where they are located and how to operate them, you can highlight where the fire alarm call points are throughout your premises by installing these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs, when you display these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs you are conveying not one but three clear message by either text, images or a combination of text and images. The first message in these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs is the fire alarm call point which consist of an image of a persons hand with an extended finger pressing a white box, the white box in the image of these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs signifies a fire alarm call point, right of the image of the finder pressing the fire alarm call point is a column of five white flames to signify a fire, and right of the images in these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs is the words "Fire Alarm". These second message being conveyed in these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs is a fire action notice sign which is a mandatory type of sign meaning the actions in the sign must be carried out, the fire action sign in these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs consists of an image of an exclamation mark printed in white and displayed on a solid blue circle and underneath is the actions that need to be carried out as follows; Any person discovering a fire
1 Sound the alarm
2 ...... to call fire brigade
3 Attack the fire if possible using the appliances provided
On hearing the fire alarm
4 Leave the building by ...... route
5 Close all doors behind you
6 Report to assembly point .......
The next message being conveyed in these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs is a prohibition type of message which consists of a solid red circle and a diagonal red line passing through it, underneath is the following text; Do not take risks, do not return to the building for any reason until authorised to do so, do not use lifts. These prohibition type of messages means you are not allowed to do so or you are prohibited from doing so. The health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) regulations 1996 state that fire signs must be displayed to warn and inform everyone of what action to take in the event of fire so by displaying these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs you are complying with health & safety. Our range of Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs are available with free delivery too. Please display your Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs in clear positions around your sites where you want to inform everyone of the locations of your fire equipment and facilities. The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 details that fire Signs must have a red background which contains a pictogram so by displaying these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs you are compliant with The Health & Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996. In addition these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs where applicable, conform to BS EN ISO 7010. PSPA Class B stays illuminated for over 6 hours once activated by a good light source, Made using an environmentally friendly polyester film which is white in appearance in daylight and glows brightly when lighting is no longer available. Available in Self-Adhesive Polyester Film or 1. 2mm Polypropylene, Clearly identify your fire alarm & instruct on the action to take – even in the event of a power failure. These Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs consist of displaying messages of both mandatory and prohibition types, the first message being conveyed in these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs is a mandatory type of message and displays the words "Any person discovering a fire" and this is followed by bullet points and the first bullet point is number 1. Sound the alarm, so however you sound the alarm within your workplace to warn others of a fire then you must use this method, it may be a fire alarm call point, siren or by shouting fire it all depends on the size of your building and the evacuation procedures you have in place. The second bullet point in these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs is number 2. ...a blank space for you to complete is to call the fire brigade, so in the event of fire you may have nominated people to call the fire brigade such as the person on reception but this all depends on your fire evacuation policy. The third message in these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs is bullet point number 3. Attack the fire if possible using the appliances provided, this means that if you feel safe and have had the relevant fire training and know which fire extinguisher to use or fire blanket you can try and tackle the fire but only if it safe to do so. The forth message being conveyed in these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs is under the title or heading "On hearing the fire alarm" followed by bullet point number 4. Leave the building by....route so there is a blank space for you to complete depending on your fire policy you need to decide which route you want people to take in the event of fire. The fifth bullet point in these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs is number 5. Close all doors behind you, within buildings there are fire doors which when closed prevent the rapid spread of fire and smoke and limiting the fire and smoke to a confined area so if you leave the doors open the fire and smoke will spread throughout the building more rapidly and potentially putting more lives at risk. The next bullet point in these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs is number 6. Report to assembly point with a blank space for you to complete, you may have, according to your fire policy a designated fire assembly point such as outside the gates or at the other side of the road so whichever you choose as your muster point it needs to be written in this white blank space. The next messages being conveyed in these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs are prohibition types of messages, the first prohibition message in these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs is Do not take risks, this means do not stop to collect any valuables or personal belongings especially if they are stored away in safe areas as you may get trapped in the fire causing the fire brigade to look for you and putting their lives at risk too. The next prohibition message in these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs is "Do not return to the building for any reason until authorised to do so" normally in the event of fire all evacuees will be outside at a muster point and everyone will be checked to ensure everyone is accounted for and if someone is missing the fire brigade will need to find the person so it is very important that you do not re-enter the burning building until your superior or fire wardens and fire marshals have authorised you to do so. The final prohibition message in these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs is "Do not use lifts" as in the event of a fire the electricity is liable to be cut and if you use the lift it is possible that you may get stuck in the lift and it will be very difficult for the fire brigade to reach you in time, use the stairwells as these are protected routes allowing you to escape to a place of safety. The prohibition symbol in these Nite-Glo Fire Alarm And Fire Action Signs is a solid red circle with a diagonal red line passing through it which means you are not allowed or are prevented from doing so and you are prohibited for a reason.