The rules of fire safety in the Russian Federation

Current fire codes have been fixed by government decree of 25.04.2012, the rules of fire safety conditions of the Russian Federation.Let us consider what is required of these rules to the behavior of people in the workplace, as well as to the content of various facilities to ensure their safety.

fire codes require that the company's management or the organization create the appropriate instructions for each explosive and flammable areas separately.

Employees must be allowed to work only after a briefing in accordance with the regulations.

management can be assigned to the responsible person responsible for noting the lack of fire on his custody facility.If your company employs, and there are more than fifty people at the same time, the rules of fire safety management is recommended to create a special technical commission.

management must also arrange plates with numbers to call for fire fighting at all potentially dangerous areas, including areas where flammable materials are stored.

For every ten people working on the same floor, one must account for the evacuation plan.

If, in addition to daily visits planned overnight stay of people (for example, in residential or nursing homes) - leadership must ensure the night shift staff.The sequence of actions in case of fire must be spelled out in the manual.In addition, if you focus on fire safety rules, this duty should be provided with personal protective equipment from the combustion products, a telephone and an electric torch.Daily management should report to the security checkpoint, which is attached to the institution, the number of residents or patients.Buildings in which the children reside, must have at least two emergency exits to be equipped with a device signaling a fire, and telephone.

fire safety regulations require training, a training facility to check for presence of people twice a year.

If the building inhabited by persons with disabilities, with them also need to train a sequence of actions in fire.

garden in groups, on the territory of settlements and similar facilities necessary to have a fire alarm and extinguishing tanks.The owners of individual houses themselves should buy a fire extinguisher or install a barrel of water.On the territory of settlements and associations of fire safety regulations prohibit arrange dump combustible waste, and leave containers with flammable and combustible liquids and gases.

in buildings and facilities all the emergency routes and exits must be accessible to people.Fire codes prohibit obscured by other objects.In the attic, the basement, next to the stairs leading to the exit, it is prohibited to store flammable objects.Access to fire hydrants, fire extinguishers and other fire fighting facilities must also be free.

In individual housing and industrial premises is prohibited:

  1. Using the technique, which has no thermal protection, and with faulty thermostat.
  2. Never use homemade electrical appliances, as well as any devices that have external damage to the wiring.
  3. appliances left on unattended.
  4. Storing combustible and flammable materials near the electrical panel, the starting equipment and electric motors.
  5. Use electrical appliances with visible damage to the wiring.

more detailed fire safety standards prescribed in the applicable law.