I'm sure this is some kind of record
At work I was given a Fire Safety Training boxset containing a training DVD and a number of question sheets, with which I was to show my fellow employees before getting them to complete the questions and then score them accordingly.

That was over two years ago now and I still haven't done it. It still get's mentioned from time to time by my boss and I always give the vague ''Yeah I'm planning it real soon'' response.

As you've guessed I don't ever intend to do it. Fuck em. What am I, a fireman? (I'm not a fireman).


Many more tales of laziness in the workplace coming soon....
(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Thu 13 Nov 2008, 19:16, 6 replies)

Laziness, or Negligence?
I Am Not A Lawyer, but:

I fear that when (not "if") anything bad happens, if anyone gets hurt in a fire related situation, it'll be you that gets fucked.

You were delegated a safety responsibility, which you (arguably voluntarily) haven't fulfilled. Their 'reasonable effort' is met by reminding you to do it, and by you telling them you're handling it.

So to cover your own arse, either get it done soon; or bounce the job back to someone else. I'd hate for a fellow b3tan to do time.
(The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Thu 13 Nov 2008, 22:17, closed)

Fuck em
They can burn. What do you really need to know if there's a fire anyway? Umm.. Leave the building, mission accomplished. If you need to watch a training DVD to learn that then you're better off being removed from the gene-pool anyway.

But much thanks for the concern chap!
(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Thu 13 Nov 2008, 23:29, closed)

well, you know the score
But do your colleagues? Suppose one day someone feels obliged to play Fireman Sam, and sets to with a water extinguisher on an electrical fire?

If they get electrocuted, or burned by the resultant steam; the company *will* pass the blame and liability onto you, for not letting the others know how foolish it is to try amateur firefighting.

KipperFillets has the right idea, more or less. I understand that unless you catch it in the opening seconds, things quickly get beyond the scope of hand-portable kit.

(And at our place, the fire alarm wiring is quite likely to *be* the source of a fire; and I suspect our company would *prefer* us to let the place burn beyond repair, allowing them to make a claim and build a less shite building)

Everyone is vulnerable to the bystander effect. Sometimes no-one wants to be the first to start leaving if the alarm sounds but no danger is imemdiatly evident. History is replete with examples where people hesitated to evacuate, left it too late, and died.

I'm assuming you have at least a passing concern for at least some of your colleagues. You can make them safer by educating everyone, a 'herd immunity' if you will. I wouldn't fight an unwinnable fire, but I might feel compelled to risk myself to rescue a colleague overcome whilst trying.

edit: And there is the age-old reason: the opportunity for a skive.
(The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Fri 14 Nov 2008, 10:43, closed)

If there was ever a fire at my workplace
It would in all probability have been deliberately started by myself anyway.
(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Fri 14 Nov 2008, 13:13, closed)

You should do it
not because of the liability argument, but if you are actually working on it you can seriously drag your feet and do virtually fuck all else. Spend a few hours writing some reports and making up a training plan and you can probably avoid months of work. Get them to send you on numerous training seminars at their expense.
(kebabking - salad and garlic mayo pls, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 13:16, closed)

Fire Assesments
We used to have a guy come round at work asking a long list of questions about fire safety. It used to go something like;
Him: "What would you do if you saw a fire"
Me: "Run like fuck out of the building"
Him: "No... you'd set the fire alarm off, wouldn't you?"
Me: "Only if my elbow caught it on the way out"
Him: "No... You'd set the fire alarm off, and try to tackle it if it was safe to do so."
Me: "I've no legal responsability to tackle the fire. My safety is paramount. Sod the rest of you."
Him: "OK. What would the company LIKE YOU TO DO in the event of a fire..."
I think he realised that it was all a bit pointless. Especially when I pointed out that the fire meeting points were situated just where the 5 ton fire engines would be screaming into the car park to put the fires out.
(Kliper Filllets Getting noticed by twats on the internet since, Fri 14 Nov 2008, 9:23, closed)