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THE REGULATORY REFORM (FIRE SAFETY) ORDER 2005 => Q & A => Topic started by: domo on August 28, 2007, 07:26:56 AM

Title: fire door signs
Post by: domo on August 28, 2007, 07:26:56 AM

Our fire doors exit into our yard, do i need " Fire door keep clear " signs on the inside as well as the outside?

domo

Title: fire door signs
Post by: Mr. P on August 28, 2007, 08:03:16 AM

Inside - Fire Exit signage
Outside - Fire Exit Keep Clear

I would hope your yard is not fenced in so that escape away from the building is possible.

Title: fire door signs
Post by: domo on August 28, 2007, 09:36:28 AM

Yes , but we have a 10 acre site. And assembly points are well away from buildings.
Again do i need signs on both sids of the door?

domo

Title: fire door signs
Post by: kurnal on August 28, 2007, 09:58:04 AM

On the inside you should have the standard fire exit sign based on graphic symbols, white on a green background, people should not need to be reminded to keep fire exits clear and unobstructed from the inside of the building because it should both be obvious and covered in basic fire safety awareness training.
But if this can be a problem at your premises a sign based on a Blue circle  "Fire exit keep clear" can be provided inside as part of your risk control measures.

The outside face of a fire exit door should be provided with a sign based on a blue circle Fire exit keep clear if there is any possibility that persons, not aware that it is an exit, may obstruct the door in some way. Again the sign may be part of your risk control strategy- you may need to provide a bollard to stop people parking there for example.

Signs should conform to BS5499

Title: fire door signs
Post by: domo on August 28, 2007, 02:23:06 PM

kurnal
thanks for this info.

domo

Title: fire door signs
Post by: Chris Houston on August 30, 2007, 08:57:43 PM

Domo,

Most "fire exit" signs are above doors, rather than on them, so they can be seen from a distance.