Designated Fire Safety Managers (FSMs) and Officers (FSOs) actively maintain occupants’ safety during a fire in any building. Furthermore, they perform crucial tasks such as emergency planning, inspection, and training. This article will detail their roles, emphasizing the importance of stakeholder collaboration to uphold strict fire safety standards, thereby creating safer environments for everyone. Additionally, we will examine their specific responsibilities and highlight their critical role in preventing fires and responding effectively to emergencies.
Fire Safety Manager (FSM) Responsibilities:
- Prepare Fire and Emergency Action Plans for designated premises.
- Ensure copies of the Fire and Emergency Action Plan and all related records or documents are kept at the fire operations center.
- Conduct yearly fire drills at the premises.
- Conduct annual fire safety training for occupants of designated premises.
- Ensure compliance with fire safety guidelines during emergencies.
- Supervise the maintenance of fire-fighting equipment or fire safety installations at designated premises.
- Ensure that the occupancy load of designated premises does not exceed the capacity prescribed under any written law.
- Direct any fire safety officer to inspect all fire-fighting equipment or fire safety installations at designated premises.
- Issue or cause to be issued any fire hazards found at the designated premises.
- Supervise regular fire extinguishing training activities conducted at designated premises.
- Provide fire safety handbooks for residents of designated premises.
- Organize yearly fire safety events and activities to keep residents interested in creating a safer environment against fires.
Fire Safety Officer (FSO) Duties:
- Comply with the fire safety requirements contained in the Fire and Emergency Action Plan during a fire at the designated premises.
- Ensure all fire-fighting equipment or fire safety installations and fire operations centers within the designated premises are maintained and kept in good condition.
- Conduct weekly or as directed by the fire safety manager, inspections of all fire-fighting equipment or fire safety installations at designated premises.
- Issue or cause to be issued any fire hazards found within the premises.
