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HS&E MAP practice question: Fire safety management (2 of 4)

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Waste packaging is piling up against the outside wall of your timber-frame building.

Why is this a fire risk?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. It is fuel that could spread a fire to the building
  2. B. It isn't a risk, as packaging won't burn
  3. C. It is only a risk if someone is smoking on that side of the site
  4. D. It only matters once the building has been handed over
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Answer: A

  • A. Right: Right. HSE says a fire risk assessment should consider how a fire could start and what could burn. Waste piled against the structure is fuel.
  • B. Wrong: Wrong. Cardboard and plastic packaging burn easily.
  • C. Wrong: Wrong. Hot work, electrics and arson can all start fires too.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. A building under construction is at high risk of fire.

Explanation

Keep combustible waste to a minimum, away from the structure, and remove it regularly.

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