Training fire safety duties

Moreover, the responsible person is accountable for appropriate training, provision of information and a variety of other duties relating to the management of fire safety, such as the protection of young people, managing risks from explosive atmospheres, consulting with employees and other relevant persons, etc. 

The responsible person also has a duty to establish emergency procedures and test that those procedures work. In the light of this they are also responsible for nominating sufficient numbers of competent persons to implement the evacuation procedures and ensuring that employees and others have been provided with sufficient information regarding hazards, and their controls, together with appropriate fire safety and other related safety training. 

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