Fire Safety Manager

 

Buildings to appoint Fire Safety Manager (FSM):

1. Public Building (inclusive of Commercial Building)
   • is of 9 storey
   • is of 9 storeys or more (including any basement) in height;
   • is used, constructed or adapted to be used as a hospital;
   • has a floor area of 5000 square metres or more; or
   • has an occupant load of 1000 persons or more
2. Industrial Building
   • has a floor area or site area of 5000 square metres or more; or
   • has an occupant load of 1,000 persons or more

Buildings to appoint Senior Fire Safety Manager (Senior FSM):

1. Has an occupant load of 5,000 persons or more and –
   • that is of 31 storeys or more (including any basement) in height;
   • that has a gross floor  area of 50,000 square metres or more; or
   • that has a basement storey with a floor area of 10,000 square meters or more; or
2. Fire safety works are carried out according to a plan using an alternative solution the Commissioner may reasonably determine to be complex.

 

Our services of Fire Safety Manager (FSM) includes:

1. Ensure at all times that fire safety requirements contained in the Emergency Response Plan are complied with.
2. Supervise the maintenance of all fire safety works in the premises.
3. Ensure at all times that the occupant load of any part of any building does not exceed the capacity prescribed under the Fire Code.
4. Conduct daily checks within the premises and remove or cause to be removed any fire hazard that is found within the premises.
5. Prepare and execute the Emergency Response Plan for the premises and distribute the Emergency Response Plan to the occupants of the premises.
6. Conduct fire drills for the occupants of the premises at least twice in every calendar year or on such occasion as may be directed by the Commissioner.
7. Ensure that all occupants are familiar with the means of escape located within the premises.
8. Prepare fire safety guidebooks for the occupants of the premises.
9. Train, co‑ordinate and supervise the Company Emergency Response Team for the premises in first‑aid, fire‑fighting and evacuation in the event of fire or other related emergencies.
10. Train the occupants in the premises in first aid, fire fighting and evacuation in the event of fire or other related emergencies.
11. Co-ordinate and supervise the occupants within the premises in fire fighting and in evacuation in the event of fire or other related emergencies.
12. Supervise the operation of the Fire Command Centre in the event of fire or other related emergencies.
13. Conduct at least 2 Table-Top Exercises within the premises each year and to evaluate, together with the Fire Safety Committee, the effectiveness of the Arson Prevention Plan and the Emergency Response Plan for those premises.
14. Prepare and implement the Arson Prevention Plan for the premises.
15. Notify the Commissioner immediately upon the occurrence of any fire incident in the premises.
16. Organize campaigns, training courses, competitions, contests and other activities which will develop and maintain the interest of the occupants within the premises in establishing a fire safe environment.
17. Carry out such other duties as the Commissioner may require.

Additional services of Senior Fire Safety Manager (Senior FSM) includes:

1. Carry out a fire risk assessment of the premises;
2. Perform checks to ensure that any fire safety works using alternative solutions meet the requirements set out in the operations and maintenance manual, if any.