{"id":14489,"date":"2018-05-21T11:09:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T09:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/hse\/?p=4996"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:37:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:37:21","slug":"uk-guidance-fire-prevention-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/blog\/uk-guidance-fire-prevention-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"UK: Guidance on fire prevention plans &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>   <li>minimise the likelihood of a fire happening<\/li>   <li>aim for a fire to be extinguished within 4 hours<\/li>   <li>minimise the spread of fire within the site and to neighbouring sites<\/li> <\/ul> If the facility submits a plan which includes all of the measures in this guidance, the Environment Agency is likely to approve the plan. However, the facility can discuss other fire prevention measures with the Environment Agency. Other measures can be proposed: <ul>   <li>alternative fire prevention measures \u2013 if the facility can demonstrate it will still meet the 3 objectives<\/li>   <li>the facility does not need to extinguish a fire within 4 hours at its site, for example because it is not close to sensitive receptors \u2013 but it must still meet the other 2 fire prevention objectives<\/li> <\/ul> If the facility does not put in place and use fire prevention measures, the Environment Agency may take enforcement action.  The Contents of the Guidance are the following: <ul>   <li>Fire prevention objectives<\/li>   <li>Who this guidance applies to<\/li>   <li>Who this guidance does not apply to<\/li>   <li>Types of combustible waste<\/li>   <li>Using your fire prevention plan<\/li>   <li>Fire prevention plan contents<\/li>   <li>Manage common causes of fire<\/li>   <li>Prevent self-combustion<\/li>   <li>Manage waste piles<\/li>   <li>Where maximum pile sizes do not apply<\/li>   <li>Prevent fire spreading<\/li>   <li>Quarantine area<\/li>   <li>Detecting fires<\/li>   <li>Suppressing fires<\/li>   <li>Firefighting techniques<\/li>   <li>Water supplies<\/li>   <li>Managing fire water<\/li>   <li>During and after an incident<\/li>   <li>Submit your fire prevention plan<\/li> <\/ul> Source:  <a>Guidance &#8211; Fire prevention plans: environmental permits,<\/a> published on the Government webpage on 4th of May 2018.   <span class=\"separator separator--center separator--gradient separator--md\"><\/span>\n\n\n<h4><span class=\"has-inline-color has-color-5-color\"><strong>EHS regulatory compliance and monitoring \u2013 an expert solution to ensure your organization\u2019s compliance <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay ahead of evolving HSE requirements across 300+ jurisdictions, with daily updates curated by our in-house legal experts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"bttn-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/solutions\/regulatory-compliance-and-monitoring\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"bttn  bttn--md\"><span class=\"bttn__cont-label-icon\"><span class=\"bttn__label\">Discover Red-on-line\u2019s regulatory compliance and monitoring solution.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 4th of May 2018, the Environment Agency has published the updated version of the Guidance on fire prevention plans. 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