Fire Safety in Studios and on Location
Occupied Buildings

Occupied Buildings

When any location work is carried out in an occupied building, in addition to a Programme Risk Assessment there must be co-operation with the occupier to ensure that all BBC employees are instructed in:

The means of escape.
The fire alarm signals (if any).
The evacuation procedures.
Any relevant fire policy of the occupier.

For short term location work, such as radio or television interviews, nothing more may be required.

In the case of longer term work, if the building is a place of work, a documented fire risk assessment should normally be available from the owner or occupier. This should be studied and taken into account in the Programme Risk Assessment. There should be co-operation between the BBC staff and the occupier to ensure that the work carried out by the BBC does not invalidate the existing fire risk assessment.

In the case of work in domestic premises, existing fire precautions may be inadequate for the number of persons involved in location work and the nature of the work. The Programme Risk Assessment must ensure that there are suitable compensating measures to cover any shortcomings in fire precautions (e.g. provision of additional fire extinguishers).

In all cases, it must be ensured that there is suitable control over any hazards introduced by the work, such as the proximity of hot lamps to combustible materials.

Fire Safety in Studios and on Location Occupied Buildings

Fire Safety in Studios and on Location
Occupied Buildings