HEALTH AND SAFETY SIGNS
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Our Fire action notices contain several texts for different situations but may not be appropriate for<br />
all circumstances. If these texts do not meet your requirements please call our sales team and they<br />
will be please to quote for signs containing your own wording.<br />
Fire Action Signs for Residential Care Homes<br />
Fire<br />
action<br />
THE PERSON DISCOVERING A FIRE WILL:<br />
Operate the nearest fire alarm.<br />
(The Fire Brigade is to be called immediately)<br />
ON HEARING THE FIRE ALARM<br />
By night -<br />
Put on dressing gown and house shoes.<br />
DO NOT stop to dress fully.<br />
Ensure that others in your room are awake.<br />
Go to the place of assembly, shutting all doors behind you.<br />
By day -<br />
Go at once to the place of assembly.<br />
At all times -<br />
ACT QUIETLY.<br />
DO NOT STOP TO COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL BELONGINGS.<br />
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PASS OTHERS ON YOUR WAY TO THE PLACE<br />
OF ASSEMBLY.<br />
The Place of Assembly is ..................................................<br />
1 2 3 8 2220 GG 1 2 3 8 2221 GG<br />
Fire Action Notices for the Physically Impaired<br />
1 2 3 8 7090 JK<br />
Signs for Lifts to BS 5655 and BS 7255<br />
1 2 3 8 7091 JK<br />
Fire Action Notices for Lifts<br />
EMERGENCY LIFT PROCEDURE<br />
EMERGENCY SERVICE TELEPHONE No. ................................................<br />
EMERGENCY RELEASE OF PASSENGERS<br />
EMERGENCY H<strong>AND</strong>WINDING<br />
To be used ONLY in the case of an emergency and ONLY by authorised persons<br />
who have had instructions in its use. It is dangerous for any other person to<br />
attempt do so.<br />
Before any emergency operation is attempted, a minimum of two authorised<br />
persons must attend and establish effective communication with one another.<br />
PROCEDURE:<br />
A BEFORE OPERATING H<strong>AND</strong>WINDING MECHANISM<br />
1 Call the Lift Engineers’ Emergency Service.<br />
2 Switch off the power supply at the main switch (marked).<br />
3 Warn any passengers in the lift that it is about to be moved and therefore<br />
to stand clear of the doors and remain in the car until instructed to leave.<br />
4 Check that all landing doors are closed and locked.<br />
5 Ensure car door/gates are closed.<br />
6 One authorised person to position him/herself where motion of the car<br />
can be established and to confirm and communicate the movement and<br />
position of the car to the second authorised person in the machine room.<br />
B TO MOVE THE CAR<br />
7 Providing the car is free to be moved in the downward direction then it<br />
should be wound to the nearest floor below.<br />
8 If this is not practical due to distance and/or lack of balance, an attempt<br />
should be made to move the car upward.<br />
9 If the lift car does not move, cease all attempts, reassure trapped<br />
passengers and await Lift Engineer’s arrival.<br />
C PASSENGER RELEASE<br />
10 Release passengers by opening doors with the release key.<br />
11 LEAVE LIFT SWITCHED OFF <strong>AND</strong> ENSURE ALL L<strong>AND</strong>ING DOORS ARE<br />
CLOSED <strong>AND</strong> LOCKED.<br />
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE LIFT IN ANY OTHER FASHION<br />
ELECTRIC LIFT-EFFORT REQUIRED
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