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-====== Fire ======
+====== Fire Safety ======
-We currently do not permit any activities involving open flames or intense heat in the Hackspace.
+==== What to do in the Event of a Fire or Alarm ====
+Shut off any machinery.
+ - Immediately leave via the most appropriate route - do not stop to collect belongings.
+ - Warn others as you leave.
+ - Meet on the other side of Queen Victoria Street.
+ - Once outside, telephone the fire service if it is not a false alarm. Our alarm is not automatically linked to them.
 ==== Fire Escapes ====
-There are two fire escapes from Hackspace:
+The fire escape route from upstairs is via the main staircase and front door.
-- These are the door at the back of the Main Room
-- The main entrance / front door
-==== Emergency Front Door Release ====
+The fire escape routes from downstairs is either via the front door, or via the woodshop emergency door.
-The inner front door to hackspace is electronically controlled. If it does not open in an emergency, you can disable the door lock by pressing the green break-glass next to the door.
+==== Fire Alarm Break-Glasses ===
+Red Break-glasses which sound the fire alarm are located around the space, including:
+  * Beside the front door, at the bottom of the stairs
+  * Beside the fire escape in the wood shop
+  * In the laser room
+  * At the top of the stairs
+  * In the textiles room
+  * In the upstairs workshop
 ==== Resetting the Fire Alarm ====
-If the fire alarm is sounding and you think it is a false alarm, you can reset it using the control panel. The control panel is located in the cupboard under the stairs between the inner and outer front doors to Hackspace.
+If the fire alarm is sounding and you know it to be a false alarm, you can reset it using the control panel. The control panel is located in the cupboard under the stairs.
 To reset the alarm:
-  - Find the plastic red key, insert it into the panel, and turn
+  - Locate the red plastic key stored on top of alarm panel, insert it into the panel, and turn
   - Press the red button labelled "1"
   - Press the green button labelled "2"
   - Remove the key and put it back on top of the panel
-The alarm system is shared with the tenants above us, so do not assume it is a false alarm just because Hackspace isn't on fire. Check upstairs too!
+The alarm system covers the whole of Hackspace in a single zone (Zone 2 on the alarm panel), so don't reset it just because the room you're using isn't on fire. Ensure the whole building is not on fire before resetting the alarm!
-==== What to do in the Event of a Fire ====
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-  - Power down the machine you are using.
+==== Emergency Front Door Release ====
-  - Leave immediately via one of the escapes. Do not stop to collect personal belongings.
-  - Warn others in the space as you leave.
+The front door and some internal doors are normally opened using electronic switches. If these fail to release the door during an emergency, you can disable the door locking system by pressing the green break-glass next to the door. Pressing a green break-glass will not set off the building's fire alarm.
-  - Raise the alarm, if it is not already sounding, by pressing the red break-glass beside either fire exit.
-  - Phone the fire brigade. Our alarm is not automatically linked to them.
 ==== Fire Extinguishers ====
-There are fire extinguishers located beside each fire escape and beside the laser cutter. If you feel confident in doing so, you can use these to tackle a very small fire.
+Only use a fire extinguisher to tackle a fire if you feel confident in doing so.
+There are fire extinguishers in the following locations:
+  * Upstairs corridor
+  * Welding area
+  * Laser Room
+  * Woodshop
+  * Beside the front door.
+==== Hotworks ====
+Our insurance does not currently permit any hotworks at Hackspace except welding and grinding. There are no permitted activities involving open flames.
+Welding and griding must use Hackspace's equipment (not your own), and must take place in the designated areas.