Fire Action Stay Put Flats And Apartments Sign

This Fire Action Stay Put Flats And Apartments Sign provides detailed emergency instructions for residents living in buildings where an approved stay put fire strategy is in operation. The sign explains what residents should do if a fire starts inside their own flat, what action to take if a fire occurs elsewhere in the building and how to contact the Fire and Rescue Service by dialling 999.

The instructions distinguish between a fire within the occupants own flat and a fire elsewhere in the building. This distinction is particularly important in residential buildings designed with fire resisting compartmentation intended to restrict the spread of fire and smoke from the flat where a fire starts.

If a fire breaks out inside a residents flat, the instructions tell occupants to leave the room where the fire is immediately and close the door behind them. Closing the door can help restrict the movement of fire and smoke while occupants continue their escape.

Residents are instructed to alert everyone else within their flat and ensure they leave. When leaving the flat, the entrance door should be closed behind them. A correctly functioning fire resisting flat entrance door can form an important part of the buildings fire compartmentation and help restrict the spread of smoke and fire into communal areas.

The sign clearly advises residents not to remain behind to attempt to extinguish the fire. Leaving the affected flat and moving to a safe location should take priority rather than delaying escape to fight a developing fire.

Residents are instructed not to use the lift during the fire emergency. Ordinary passenger lifts should not normally be used for fire evacuation. Any arrangements involving a specifically designed evacuation lift or other specialist lift provision should follow the approved fire strategy for the building.

After leaving a flat affected by fire, residents are instructed to wait outside and away from the building and call the Fire and Rescue Service by dialling 999. They should remain in a safe location and follow any further instructions provided by attending emergency personnel.

The second section explains what residents should do if they see or hear of a fire in another part of the building. Under the stay put strategy described on the sign, the building is designed to contain a fire within the flat where it starts, meaning residents will usually be safer remaining within their own unaffected flat rather than entering communal escape routes unnecessarily.

A stay put strategy depends on the fire resisting construction and compartmentation of the particular building, including walls, floors and appropriately maintained fire doors. The strategy should only be used where it forms part of the buildings approved fire safety arrangements.

Stay put does not mean that residents must remain inside their flat regardless of conditions. The sign clearly instructs occupants to leave immediately if smoke or heat affects their home or if the Fire and Rescue Service tells them to evacuate.

The instruction If You Are In Doubt - Get Out provides an additional safety message for residents who believe their flat or immediate surroundings may no longer be safe. Occupants should not remain in conditions where they are directly affected by fire, smoke or heat simply because the building normally operates a stay put strategy.

The sign includes detailed instructions for contacting the Fire and Rescue Service. Residents are told to dial 999 and, when the emergency operator answers, provide their telephone number and request the fire service.

When connected to the Fire and Rescue Service, the caller should provide the address where the fire is occurring. Accurate address information is particularly important in blocks of flats, apartment buildings and larger residential developments where emergency crews need to identify the correct building and access point quickly.

The instructions advise callers not to end the telephone call until the Fire and Rescue Service has repeated the address correctly. This helps confirm that essential location information has been accurately received before the call is concluded.

The prominent Do Not Use The Lifts instruction provides an additional reminder for residents and visitors. Ordinary passenger lifts may be affected by fire, smoke, loss of electrical power or the operation of building fire safety systems and should not be used unless a specific approved evacuation procedure states otherwise.

The sign also incorporates a No Smoking instruction stating that it is against the law to smoke in these premises. This is particularly relevant to enclosed communal areas of residential buildings where smoke free legislation applies, subject to the specific type and use of the premises.

This Fire Action Sign may be suitable for purpose built blocks of flats, apartment buildings, high rise residential buildings, sheltered housing and other residential premises operating an approved stay put fire strategy.

The sign can be positioned in appropriate communal locations such as entrance halls, reception areas, lift lobbies, communal corridors and other locations identified by the buildings fire risk assessment and fire safety arrangements.

The wording on this sign is specific to a stay put evacuation strategy and should not be installed simply as a generic fire action notice. Building owners, landlords, managing agents and responsible persons should ensure that the instructions accurately reflect the current fire strategy for the particular building.

Where a buildings evacuation strategy has changed from stay put to simultaneous evacuation, temporary evacuation arrangements or another procedure, the fire action signage should be updated so that residents are not given conflicting or outdated instructions.

The effectiveness of a stay put strategy can depend on suitable fire compartmentation, correctly maintained flat entrance doors, communal fire doors and other passive and active fire safety measures. Defects that could affect the approved strategy should be identified and managed through the buildings fire safety arrangements.

This Fire Action Stay Put Sign can form part of a wider residential fire safety signage system alongside Fire Door Keep Shut, Fire Exit, Do Not Use Lift, Fire Alarm, Firefighting Equipment and other signs appropriate to the particular building.

Fire action signage should complement rather than replace a suitable fire risk assessment, approved evacuation strategy, resident information, maintained fire doors and compartmentation, appropriate alarm arrangements and other fire safety measures required for the premises.

Manufactured from durable, high quality materials with excellent print clarity and visibility, this Fire Action Stay Put Flats And Apartments Sign provides a professional and long lasting solution for communicating important fire emergency instructions to residents and visitors in residential buildings where a stay put strategy is formally in operation.

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Self Adhesive Vinyl Sticker

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A self adhesive vinyl plus other stuff in here too

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95 micron

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1mm Rigid

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1mm Rigid PVC plastic full descritption

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900 micron

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Can be screwed or glued

3mm Foamex

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3mm Foamex Plastic full descrioption in here

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3mm

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Can be screwed or glued

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Rigid Photoluminescent (GITD) Glow in the dark

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1mm

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