Title: FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT

Document No: PSS-SHEQ-STF-FRA-001 Retention Period: 5 years

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FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT

Premises particulars

Premises name: BLANKET MINE

Address: GWANDA
Use of premises: MINING
Employer/ Owner/ PUMP AND STEEL SUPPLIES
Person(s) in control of the workplace
Date of assessment: Date(s) reviewed: Date(s) reviewed:
Date for next review:

safety of the person undertaking the Fire Risk Assessment/ review: SHEQ OFFICER
Signed: Date:29/08/22
2 General statement of policy

3 General description of premises

CARRYING OUT MININING ACTIVITIES
Occupancy

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Times the Premises are in use: From: 0700 To: 1800

The total number of persons employed within the premises at any one time:
13

The total number of persons who may be present (including visitors) at the premises at any one time:
5

Size
Building foot print (meters x meters) 13 Meters
Number of floors:
Number of Stairs: 0

4 Plan drawing

5 Identify fire hazards

Ignition sources: ELECTRICAL SPARKS AND NAKED CABLES

Fuel sources: PAPER, PLASTICS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

Work processes: CENTRAL SHAFT CONVEYOR AND CRUSHER HOUSE INSTALLATION

Structural features that could promote the spread of fire

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Identify people at risk : All employees on site

Outline why:
 Employees will be directly involved with activities which can result fire outbreak
 They work with fuel sources throughout the project
 There is confined space on site

Control measures:

 Adequate Pre-task fire risk assessment

 Doing housekeeping regularly
 Separate ignition sources from fuel sources
 Fire training and Awareness

Means of escape – horizontal evacuation

All employees are encouraged to evacuate from the fire outbreak point to the assembly point designated
by the Mine

Means of escape – vertical evacuation

All employees are encouraged to evacuate with caution from heights to the ground and move straight to
the assembly point designated by the Mine

Fire safety signs and notices

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Fire detection and warning

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Alarms, Smoke detectors are trigger when there is a fire outbreak around the site.

Emergency lighting

Mainly used to direct people towards the safest direction to exit and evacuate the building premises.

Fire-fighting equipment

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Making sure there is a standby fire extinguisher.

Other fire safety systems (e.g. sprinklers, automatic smoke extraction)

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14 Maintenance
Is there a maintenance program for the fire safety provisions in the premises?
Yes

Are regular checks of fire resisting doors, walls and partitions conducted?
Yes

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Are regular checks of escape routes and exit doors carried out?
Yes

Are regular checks of fire safety signs carried out? Yes

Is there a maintenance programme for the fire warning system?

Yes
Weekly
Six-monthly 
Annually

Is there a maintenance programme for the emergency lighting?

Yes
Monthly 
Annually

Is there maintenance of the fire-fighting equipment (by competent person?)

Yes
Weekly
Annually 

Is there a maintenance programme for other fire safety systems?

Yes

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Are records kept and their location identified? Yes

Method for calling the fire service

 Fire Department: 993

 Fire Department: 04 720206

Fire emergency plan (FEP)

 Prevention
 Mitigation
 Preparedness
 Response
 Recovery
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Training
Fire Fighter’s training

Significant findings
a) Existing control measures
Significant finding:
 Conveyor belt entries can produce smoke and high levels of toxic gases that are carried
throughout the mine by the mine ventilation system.
Control measure:
 Adequate Pre-task fire risk assessment
 Doing housekeeping regularly
 Separate ignition sources from fuel sources
 Fire training and Awareness

b) Fire safety deficiencies to be rectified :

 Missing or burnt out EXIT lights and signs
 Poorly maintained or missing fire extinguishers

Deficiency/ Action/ Allocated to Fire fighters

Priority

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