GENERAL FIRE SIGNAGE DETAILS
Fire signs can be easily identified by their design: a red pictogram on a white square with a red border. They are used to indicate the location of specific types of fire equipment that may be present on the premises.
This fire sign is the "Location of Fire Fighting Equipment (Diagonal)" sign (code - FB1.1), whose pictogram is a diagonal red arrow to indicate the direction in which the equipment is located. This sign can be used singly on its own or in combination with the following fire signs:
Fire Extinguisher (FB2)
Fire Hose Reel (FB3)
Fire Hydrant (FB4)
Hand-Held Emergency Alarm (FB13)
This sign is constructed from ABS plastic and has the dimensions 290mm x 290mm.
WHO NEEDS TO USE THESE FIRE SIGNS?
These fire signs are required by companies who have fire equipment on their premises that are not currently indicated so that they can be indicated and easily identified and located in the event of a fire emergency.
WHY ARE FIRE SIGNS IMPORTANT?
These fire signs are important because legislation requires all employers to have fire equipment present on their premises in the event of a fire emergency. The use of fire signage plays an important role in health and safety awareness, in that it indicates the location of any fire equipment, allowing it to be located quickly and easily, by either internal company fire-fighters or by external emergency services, in the event of a fire emergency.
This also provides evidence to an inspector that an organisation has the proper and correct fire fighting equipment in place and is therefore complying with legislation in this respect.
