Cartmel Village website
Fire risk assessment for
Woodland
cottage is used as a self-catering holiday cottage, owned by John & Biddy Hibbert
trading as Cartmel Holiday Cottages,
Broughton Bank,
This assessment
was written by John Hibbert
It is the
policy of Cartmel Holiday Cottages to protect all persons from harm while they
are at Woodland Cottage.
John Hibbert
will continually and carefully consider the management of health and safety
issues.
Any incident
will be dealt with appropriately, their causes investigated and any
necessary improvements taken in hand.
All equipment
will be regularly checked.
The building
is single storey,
detached and constructed of block and pebbledash. It comprises one double and one twin bedroom
with capacity for one cot,
one bathroom and one open plan dining, living and kitchen area and one utility room
with cupboard.
The building
may be occupied all year round, with a maximum occupancy of 4 people
and one child, and there may be up to
two people working in the building at any one time including the owners.
For fire
safety a ceiling mounted mains powered fire alarm with battery backup is
provided in the main living room. A
recharging torch is mounted beside the cupboard in the utility room in case of
power failure, in
which case it is set to automatically switch on.
Fire hazards
identified:
Ignition
sources
- matches which are normally placed
in the upper kitchen cupboards;
- open fire surrounded by ceramic
tiled surround and stone hearth;
- candles, normally placed on the hearth;
- hob and oven;
- other electrical appliances;
- oil-fired boiler which is situated in a
cupboard in the utility room, which
is locked to guests.
Fuel sources
- oil tank situated outside the
cottage;
- wood stored in basket in utility
room;
- firelighters normally stored in garden shed.
No work
processes have been identified as fire risks.
No structural
aspects of the building have been identified which might encourage the spread
of fire.
People
potentially at risk are guests, their visitors, workers and contractors, with the highest risk being inside the
building.
Means of
escape are via the external doors, or in
extremis through windows which are at ground level.
For fighting
fire a fire blanket is mounted near the hob.
An outside tap and bucket is also available.
The owner
regularly checks fire alarm and torch function.
The fire
brigade would have to be called by mobile telephone, as there is no fixed telephone in the
building.
The plan in
emergencies would be to evacuate the building and wait outside for the arrival
of the fire brigade.
Any necessary
training will be carried out by the owner.
John Hibbert
Page created 25 November, 2015