fire

Question 1

legislations

Answer 1

• HASAWA 1974
• the management of health and safety at work regulations 1999
• england and wales - the regulatory reform (fire safety) order 2005

Question 2

sources of ignition

Answer 2

• visitors or staff smoking materials
• electrical faults in buildings or outside installations
• fire spreading from outside of the zoo
• hot work
• arson

Question 3

sources of fuel

Answer 3

• animal feed or bedding
• inappropriately stored flammable liquids (paints, solvents, vehicle fuels)
• long grass or other vegetation
• waste (litter, scrap wood)
• temporary structures (tents, pop-up shops, displays)
• gases (LPG, acetylene)

Question 4

sources of oxygen

Answer 4

• general air
• oxygen used in veterinary procedures
• certain fertilisers used on grass

Question 5

people at risk

Answer 5

• staff
• contractors
• visitors
• people especially at risk; the disabled, unaccompanied children, lone workers, non-english speakers, those impaired through drugs or alcohol

Question 6

fire alarm

Answer 6

• fire alarm should be effective
• will the fire alarm cause potential harm to keepers in an enclosure by the animals
• does the building have areas where fire could develop undetected or do people work alone in the building
• testing of fire alarm system