How many fire wardens do you need

Under the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order, FSO articles 13, 15 and 18, it states that a fire warden must select one or more competent persons to assist them with their duties. Together, this team of fire marshals will undertake all the necessary preventative fire safety measures, safeguarding your business and everyone who works within it.

A company should always have at least one officially qualified fire warden in place, but can elect anyone else they deem competent to help them with tackling fire safety measures.

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Government guidance and also published fire service notes do provide an idea of how many you need. The exact number of fire wardens will depend on the type of evacuation plan in the building. The types are evacuation plan are usually roll call or sweep system. However, some places of work have a combination of both. Fire wardens or fire marshals are needed to help with the evacuation plan.

Having a plan and also a number of persons to put the plan is a legal requirement. Most places of work use a sweep system to help evacuate and also account for persons in the building. The federal OHSA regulations do not specify the number of fire wardens needed at a facility.

For low risk properties, you should have one warden for every 50 people. For medium and high risk premises, you should have one warden for every 20 and 15 people respectively. You can find out about the duties of a fire warden here. How many fire wardens should I have in my building? The Emergency Planning Committee determines the number of wardens required per floor or tenancy. However, it is a standard practice across industries to have two wardens for every 20 occupants.

Generally speaking, if you have one or more employees or volunteers working in your business, you have a legal duty as an employer to provide fire safety training. From a legal stand point, anyone with sufficient knowledge, understanding and expertise can deliver fire marshal training.