For business owners, there is nothing more important in the workplace than ensuring the employees, staff and property are safe in the event of a fire. Unfortunately, safety is easily compromised if there is not a plan in place to ensure the fire doors are inspected as often as possible. There are laws in place Read more »
Fire engineering is an important part of the building design for all modern structures. Fire engineering is so much more than prescriptive guidance. This type of engineering offers protection to a building, its occupants and the surrounding community. In an ever increasing complex world, we use our experience and expertise to provide fire engineering consultancy Read more »
The safety of employees and business is critical, but they can be left compromised if the fire doors are not inspected regularly. Also, violators can face steep penalties and even prison if they fail to comply with the legislation regarding fire door inspections. Some of the most recent convictions have been very severe and have Read more »
A fire strategy is a necessity in every commercial building. You need to make sure that your employees and the public are safe if there is a fire. The best way to ensure their protection is by having a fire strategy. It is a plan that outlines the best ways to keep everyone safe, such 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 »
