Fire safety drawing is a visual representation of the fire protection or draft plan drawing that gives you the details about fire safety, such as fire doors, fire-fighting equipment, connection drawing of fire alarms, and fire hydrant layout plans. Fire exit signs and alarm manual call point locations. These fire details drawing give you a clear idea about the fire evacuation plan so that you can use it as a great tool in case of fire. A fire safety drawing is also an essential part of the submission of the construction of buildings because the work of fire safety will be started according to it. Fire precaution drawings form an essential part of the overall fire safety strategy and management for a building.
Fire safety drawings have different types of drawings:
Emergency and escape lighting drawings: The primary purpose of emergency and escape lighting is to illuminate the escape route; however it is also used to illuminate signs and other safety equipment. The escape and emergency drawings also contain some risk factors, such as windowless areas, sleeping accommodations, etc. An emergency lighting drawing is constructive in covering the factors such as each exit doors, escape routes, fire alarm call points, fire-fighting equipment, lifts, high-risk areas and many more.
Building designs advice: fire safety drawing is also helpful in building design advice because while creating building designs, we can take safety measures regarding buildings and people in our mind. The purpose of this consultation is to allow Building Control and the Fire and Rescue Service to detail any further fire safety requirements they consider necessary under Building Regulations and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Fire emergency plans: fire safety drawings also include fire emergency plans, which are made to ensure that the people should also have an idea that if there is any case of fire, that will help as an evacuation plan. Your fire emergency plan always includes these types of things as mentioned below:
• Arrangements of fire-fighting equipment.
• What you should do in case of fire.
• Alarm systems to warn the people.
• Identifications of crucial escape routes.
• A fire evacuation plan.