FV3103 Risk Assessment and Management Project: Poster Analysis

This assignment presents a fire risk assessment poster created for the FV3103 Risk Assessment and Management course at the University of Central Lancashire. The poster evaluates fire risks in a tall building, as advised to an insurance company, using various descriptors and the 5x5 risk assessment matrix. The assessment includes the identification of hazards, the assessment of risks, and the application of the 5-step approach to risk assessment, all of which are key components of the assignment brief. The poster also incorporates an evaluation using the Zurich Risk Assessor App across six aspects of fire risk and includes a nomogram for risk levels. The work covers the methods of risk assessment, the identification of fire hazards, and the use of a risk matrix. References to relevant literature on fire risk evaluation are also included. The project aims to demonstrate the ability to evaluate, compare, and contrast fire risk assessments and how different methods can yield different results.

Poster Title
Author Name
Contact e-mail: [e-mail]
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Main objective of the fire safety assessment is to use the risk assessment
approach that is flexible. For providing safety to the residents following
factors must be considered –
•Identifying the hazards related to fire and the people at risk and removing or
reducing the risks of those hazards causing harms to the people.
•Determining where the measures related to fire safety and management’s
policies are required for assuring safety to the people residing in the building
and the people residing nearby of the building
objectivesobjectives Fire risk assessment is the foundation for all of the fire precautions
for the building. Guidance documents applicable to the premises
are required to be read and understood. Initially the simple
drawing can be drawn for the premises highlighting the relevant
features of the structure and use of particular areas like storage,
plants, living area and office accommodation, if any. Copy of the
plan will be used for fire fighting operations indicating the hazards.
Methods of risk assessmentMethods of risk assessment
It is noticed that in Cromwell Tower portable fire extinguisher are
provided in various places of the communal areas. Fire extinguisher
shall not be provided in these areas as the residents do not possess
proper training regarding the equipment. Various risks associated with
this are as follows –
During fire inhalation of smoke is major dangerous effect that
incapacitates the residents as the smoke includes harmful particles.
If the fire extinguisher is handled by the people who does not have
proper knowledge and training the harmful powder can cause further
harm to the residents
Fire is cause death of the residents or visitors and can damage the
stocks, building and valuable equipments.
The persons with disabilities will have very low chances of escaping
the fire and save themselves
Assessed riskAssessed risk
Risk matrix
Risk matrixRisk matrix
ReferencesReferences
Matala, A., Sikanen, T., Vaari, J., Paajanen, A., Paudel, D. and Hostikka, S., 2017. FIre Risk Evaluation and Defence-in-Depth (FIRED). In SAFIR2018-The Finnish Research Programme on Nuclear Power Plant Safety
2015-2018: Interim Report (pp. 124-134). VTT.
Watts, J.M. and Hall, J.R., 2016. Introduction to fire risk analysis. In SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering(pp. 2817-2826). Springer, New York, NY.
Watts, J.M., 2016. Fire risk indexing. In SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering (pp. 3158-3182). Springer, New York, NY.
Chuvieco, E., Aguado, I., Jurdao, S., Pettinari, M.L., Yebra, M., Salas, J., Hantson, S., de la Riva, J., Ibarra, P., Rodrigues, M. and Echeverría, M., 2014. Integrating geospatial information into fire risk
assessment. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 23(5), pp.606-619.