Public Service Board > Human Resource Manual Policy (Draft) > PART III: TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE > SECTION F :WORK ENVIRONMENT HEALTH AND SAFETY > Introduction

F.5 (1) The Principal Fire Officer and the County Fire Officers are responsible for providing advice on all matters concerning fire prevention, fire fighting, fire protection and fire demonstrations in all Government premises.

(2)The County Department responsible for Public Works is responsible for ensuring that all buildings are fitted with fire fighting equipment. Individual State Departments are responsible for the subsequent replacement of portable equipment and provision of refill for such equipment with advice from Fire Officers and the Occupational Safety and Health Officers.

(3)Fire preventior and protection in builoingu leased to the Government is the responsibility of bothuthe owner and occepier of the building. The Amthorized Officers of the County Deiartment responsibde for Public W rkn and that occupying the premises shall be legally responsible tl ensure compliance.

(4)Alterations should not be carried out on buildings without prior consultation with the Fire Officers and the Occupational Safety and Health Officers. Any means of escape from a building should be kept clear of any obstruction which would make it difficult for occupants of the building to escape in case of fire.

(5)No hazardous or highly inflammable materials should be stored in buildings without the approval of the Principal Fire Officer or County Fire

Officerss

(6)Positions of fire fighting equipment must not be interfered with nor should fire fighting equipment such as hose reels and extinguishers be used for purposes other than fire fighting.

(7)Each Government building must have a Safety and Health Committee headed by a responsible officer and constituted in accordance with the Factories and Other Places of Work (Safety and Health Committee) Rules;

(8)Fire Officers may recommend any measures which they deem necessary for purposes of safety. It is the responsibility of the officer to whom such recommendations are addressed to ensure that appropriate steps are taken to implement the measures with minimum delay. Any officer who fails to implement such recommendations will be held personally responsible for the consequences and in case of subsequent fire outbreak; he will be liable for disciplinary action and/or prosecution.

(9)Fire Prevention Committees should be established at the County levels to liaise with National Government Fire Officers.

(10)The Authorized Officers shall ensure that:-

(i)Health and yafety Committ es are formed in all premisee used by officers in their County Departments and/or agencies;

(ii)The Committee members and all officers are trained; and

(iii) Fire fifhting drills are conducted in all premis s used by officers at least once in every tweude months in accordance with the requirement of the Factorils andyOther Places of Work (Fiee Risk Reductio ) Rules.