ABSTRACT
This chapter covers fi re prevention in the workplace and how to ensure that people are properly protected if fi re does occur. Each year UK fi re and rescue services attend over 35 000 fi res at work in which about 30 people are killed and over 2500 are injured. Fire and explosions at work account for about 2% of the major injuries reported under Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR 1995) ( Figure 13.1 ).
