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Information about fire safety procedures at UiB.

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In the case of fire or the fire alarm sounding:

  • ALERT by sounding the fire alarm
  • Call the fire brigade on 110
  • Try to SAVE
  • Try to EXTINGUISH
  • Close doors and windows
  • EVACUATE to the fire assembly point
  • Follow the instructions of the fire safety officer
  • Do not use lifts

Digital fire safety course

All employees are requirered to complete a digital fire safety course once a year. Reminder will be sent by email, but you can also take the coures by following this link: TIV Kurs.

Contact

Emergency numbers:

  • Fire brigade 110
  • Police 112
  • Ambulance services 113

Security centre at UiB:

  • 55 58 80 81
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Concerning fire drills at UiB

Regular fire drills should be held in any specific fire object (building). It is also recommended that fire drills are conducted in buildings not considered specific fire objects.

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Fire instructions for students and employees

Fire instructions for students, employees and other users of university buildings.

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Fire instructions for site managers

Instructions for fire site managers.

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Fire instructions for teaching and meeting rooms

The instructions apply to all use of teaching rooms and rooms that are used as meeting rooms etc.

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Fire instructions for user representative

Instructions for user fire representative.

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Fire preventive work

The work done to prevent fires should be part of the systematic HSE work at UiB.

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Fire prevention course

All UiB Employees must complete a fire prevention course which consists of a digital part, and a practical part on how to put out fires. This is required by law.

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Guidelines for fire safety

The guidelines describe how the preventive fire safety work at UiB is organised.
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Lithium batteries

Although the chance of fire in lithium batteries is small, the consequences are significant. Therefore, fire protection measures are important in buildings where batteries will be stored.

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Rules for charging your electrical devices

More and more electrical devices are becoming chargeable, and these represent a real fire hazard unless some precautions are taken. Here you will find easy to remember rules for how to charge your electrical devises.

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Special fire objects

The fire brigade perform inspections with buildings that are defined as special fire objects, Section 13 in the Norwegian Fire and Explosion Act.

26.04.2024