Interesting times in the fire safety world as always with the new Fire Safety Act 2021 and Fire Safety Bill soon to make changes to how fire risk assessments are conducted.
The emphasis is going to be on fire doors and the external facade of a building in addition to all the other fire safety matters that we always take into account.
Personally I’m pleased to see more of a common sense approach with regards to low risk buildings and welcome this good news for residents who have been badly treated by the banks and industry in general.
Many lessons have been learnt in the last few years with regards to building safety but we need to ensure we always use a risk based approach rather than a back covering pass the buck attitude which serves no one.
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This is an interesting article which suggests over a third of all businesses still don't have a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment in place.
Many fire risk assessments are still found to be inadequate upon inspection and may have been carried out by an inexperienced assessor or somebody in house who lacks the technical expertise to understand all of the risks.
Please make sure you have a fire risk assessment in place as the costs and consequences of not far outweigh the costs of the assessment itself.
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This is an interesting article suggesting that builders and developers are cutting corners when designing and building new properties to avoid or escape fire safety legislation.
We have also seen in recent years many fires during or shortly after the construction works of a new or refurbished building.
Different examples but both relate to saving money and reducing costs at the sacrifice of safety. It seems that fire risk assessors will have to continue to consider any potential shortcomings and remain as vigilant as ever.
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This is a good article about fire door inspections and summarises well your responsibilities with regards to ensuring the fire doors in your workplace are up to scratch.
As a fire risk assessor this is only half the battle and you have to understand the importance of having fire doors in the right locations and who they are trying to protect.
Too often I see clients being told they need to replace perfectly good fire doors for no reason often in places where they are not required. Its about life safety, location, relevance and upkeep rather than sales and profit.
As always, Whale Fire will put your safety first and work with the client not against you.
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This business owner in Maidenhead has been fined £85,000 for a series of fire safety breaches in his restaurant. Failure to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and carry out a fire risk assessment can lead to serious consequences.
As I have said before, not only are you putting your staff and customers lives at risk, but if you do get caught out, the financial consequences will be much worse than just doing the right thing.
Make sure you have a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment and understand you could be saving yourself a fortune.
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A large fire has recently broke out at a large industrial unit near Newcastle. Residents nearby are being asked to keep their windows and doors shut due to the amount of smoke. Hopefully the fire crews will have the fire under control soon.
Fires in industrial units can cause many problems for firefighting crews depending on what processes take place inside the units and what hazardous and flammable materials are present. Typically, fire crews will visit these type of buildings throughout the year to familiarise themselves with the layout and hazards.
Hopefully a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment was in place.
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Tougher fines part of new legislation being brought in to ensure fire safety and cladding concerns continue to be taken seriously. Hopefully this will have the impact of ensuring the responsible person for high high blocks of flats (and all properties) make sure they have an up to date fire risk assessment in place and listen carefully to residents concerns as we all work together to ensure the safety of the external facade of buildings and internal fire safety measures.
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