Fire protection

Within the airport's area of operation, fire protection work must be conducted systematically and proactively to achieve a well-balanced and conscious level of protection. Safe evacuation, life and health are always a priority. This policy covers Swedavia's facilities and wholly-owned subsidiaries and applies to everyone who works at the facilities.

According to the Act (SFS 2003:778) on protection against accidents, the owner of a property or the person who conducts business in the property, the holder of the right of use, is responsible for ensuring that fire safety is ensured.

Current legislation for fire protection only specifies the lowest acceptable level of building technical requirements based on personal protection. Swedavia strives for a level that prevents, or effectively limits, direct and indirect damage as a result of fire in order to avoid personal injuries and minimise interruptions.

In the case of new construction, renovation and extension within the facility, a risk analysis must be carried out and documented to determine an optimal level of fire protection. 

• In order to fulfil the fire safety responsibility, all actors and personnel must:
  apply systematic fire protection work
• All actors must appoint a fire protection organisation that is responsible for the systematic fire protection work
• All actors and personnel must be trained in fire protection work for to raise awareness of fire risks and to be able to act in event of fire
• All actors and staff must be aware of preventive fire protection, alarms and evacuation from their own premises
• Clear fire safety rules, demarcation lists and instructions must be available
• Maintenance and control of fire safety systems shall be carried out in a structured and at least comply with guidelines in accordance with regulations, installation standards and the manufacturer's recommendations and are documented
• Internal inspections of fire protection must be carried out regularly and documented
• Procedures for follow-up, evaluation and, if necessary, changes to Fire protection must be in place

Compliance with the systematic fire protection work is followed up on an ongoing basis by :

• Coordinator SBA and at the management review in order to achieve continuous improvements.
• Compliance with laws and regulations and follow-up of Swedavia's requirements are ensured through internal audits, self-monitoring, municipal supervision, external controls and audits, and inspections.
• Swedavia HSSE is responsible for overall implementation, and it is the responsibility of each leader to ensure awareness of and compliance with the policy.