As part of the Government’s effort to reform the building sector in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, the Government commissioned the British Standards Institution (BSI) to draft a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) code of practice for assessors when examining external walls and cladding. The draft code of practice is named “PAS 9980: Fire Read more »
EWS1 forms are now available through a dedicated EWS1 Portal. In this guide, we answer the questions, what is the EWS1 Portal? Why was it developed? And how does it work? Introduction In the past, it was not possible for those interested in properties in high rise buildings to know if the external cladding found Read more »
Completing a fire risk assessment ensures the safety of the people in the building and also to protect the building from damage but, who is responsible for completing a fire risk assessment? What are the duties of the person who is deemed responsible for doing the assessment? Find out the answers to those questions in Read more »
The Regulatory Reform Order (Fire Safety) 2005 (RRFSO), which has extended to domestic premises as well as communal areas within multiple occupation homes (HMOs) in Wales and England, charges a “responsible person” with everyone’s safety who is on the premises at all times, whether sleeping, visiting or working there. The responsible person(s) duties are specified Read more »
Fire drills are an integral part of a workplace fire safety, be it an office, factory, school, hospital, restaurant, or retail outlet. Fire alarms, fire extinguishers, and fire safety signs are essential; they have an indirect and equal significance in fire protection for everyone within a building. As such, it is expected for your commercial Read more »
Initially, about seventy pieces of fire safety legislation covered fire safety laws in the United Kingdom. The primary examples of these are 1961’s Fire Precautions Act as well as the Fire Precautions Regulations for the Workplace of 1997 and 1999. Authorities subsequently determined that a simplification of the relevant legislation was necessary, something that was Read more »
If you are the responsible person, also known as a duty holder in Scotland, you are responsible for the effectiveness of your company’s fire risk assessment according to law, rather than the fire risk assessor. To ensure that you are using a competent fire risk assessment provider, you should use a British Approvals for Fire Read more »
What Is The Law on Fire Safety? Why Is a Fire Risk Assessment Required? How Long Will the the Assessment Take? What Is a Fire Risk Assessment? What Are the Key Points That the Assessment Covers? What Are the Benefits for My Business? Who Is Responsible for Making a Business Premises Compliant? What Do I Read more »
In this article, we list the United Kingdom’s 15 most devastating fires by the death toll. 15. Booth’s Clothing Factory Fire The fire was caused by a smoker’s pipe left alight inside a raincoat pocket when work had just commenced. It destroyed the building and killed 49, most of them women and young girls. Many were Read more »
Educational premises include: schools including Sunday schools and after-school clubs universities academies crèches adult education centres outdoor education centres music schools colleges When an alarm is given from a single point, it is unlikely to be heard throughout the building and an electrical fire-warning system will need to be put in place. This type of Read more »
