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FIRE AND EMERGENCY NEW ZEALAND HELPS BUSINESSES WITH: Your evacuation scheme
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If the building you are in is a “relevant building”, then an evacuation scheme approved by the Fire Service is required for your building to be compliant – and occupied. The owner of the building is responsible for putting this in place and for ensuring things such as trial evacuations (aka fire drills) are held regularly.
Rubbish skips and recycling bins present a welcome target for fire setters, vandals and arsonists and the number of fires we attend at business premises involving these things increases during the peak business months. It is quite easy to reduce the risk of fire at your business by ensuring these bins are emptied regularly, especially over weekends or holidays. Keeping them away from buildings helps prevent fire spreading to your business.
Education for your employees on home fire safety Providing your employees with this in the workplace can not only demonstrate that you are a responsible employer, but can also improve your employees’ safe practices at work. If your employees are safe at home, they can also be safe at work.
Minimising false alarms Unnecessary false fire alarms cost businesses time and money, plus they can take fire engines away from where they are really needed. We can work with you and your fire alarm provider to reduce unwanted false alarms, which helps keep you and the community safe.
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand can assist you and your businesses with these areas of fire safety and many more. You can find out more about business and home fire safety on fireandemergency.nz or by contacting the Counties-Manukau Fire Risk Management department on 09 262 0868, or emailing phil.faidley@fireandemergency.nz
Notice something different? On 1 July 2017 the New Zealand Fire Service became Fire and Emergency New Zealand – the combination of urban and rural fire services around the country. Over the next few months you will see some changes in our identity – but you can rest assured the service remains the same. Our phone number in an emergency stays the same too:
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