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Health, Safety & Environmental Bulletin No 200
S Martin – 22 July 2010
Customer Bulletin - Fire Safety
It is not often that we issue bulletins specifically for the attention of our customers, so we thought we’d
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make an exception for our 200 one. Generally these are aimed at our employees and approved
subcontractors and made available for customers’ reference and awareness.
We are all able to improve our workplace safety and that includes our customers, who have a duty
under section 7 of the Management of Health & Safety at work Regulations 1999 to discuss and agree
our safe system of work before we commence work on their site. However, the safety of those on-site
doesn’t end with our men on the forecourt once risk assessments have been carried out, it also extends
to simple things like good housekeeping and clear access to emergency exits etc.
Our site teams have identified a worrying number of fire exits on sites that are blocked by retail stock
or rubbish which not only breaches the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, but also the
Health & Safety at Work Act etc 1974 and the Management of Health & safety at Work Regulations
1999.
