Fire protection organisation

Statsbygg is the main fire protection manager

AHO has fire protection coordinators and floor managers.

Fire protection coordinator 1: Kaissar Bakkali 
Fire protection coordinator 2: Anders Rennemo
Fire protection coordinator 3: Geir Jarle Jensen

Who is your fire protection officer? (Norwegian only)

Instructions for fire protection coordinator

The fire protection coordinators has the following assignments:

• Constitute AHOs contact person for the owner of the building and the municipalitys fire department.
• At all times be up-to-date on current fire regulations.
• Ensure that AHOs localities at all times meet the standards of sufficient fire safety.
• Inspect the localities on a regular basis and give notice of or repair violations to the fire instructions.
• Report errors or defects on fire security technology to Statsbygg.
• Appoint and train floor managers.
• Carry out at least one fire drill each semester.
• When a fire alarm goes off, the fire protection manager must immediately move towards a set place in the AHO courtyard to receive reports from the floor managers and to communicate with the fire department.
• In case of a fire always wear visible identification (vest, jacket etc) labelled ”Brannvernleder”.
• Keep the ”Fire manual” constantly updated and organized.

 Instructions for floor managers

• The main task of the floor managers is to ensure that all people leave his or her assigned area in case of a fire alarm. The floor manager must deliberate whether or not it is safe to enter the floor and how long it is safe to stay.
• All fire alarms must be perceived as real.
• When a fire alarm goes off, the floor manager is responsible for searching the assigned area. Due to security reasons, a search must always be conducted by at least to persons.
• Injured persons must be evacuated. Call for help if necessary.
• If possible, all doors into the area where fire has originated must be closed.
• If fire/smoke makes it impossible to search the floor (decided by the floor manager), this must be reported to the fire protection manager or the fire department.
• As soon as the assigned area is searched and cleared, the floor manager must report at the assigned meeting place outside and report to the fire protection manager.