Landlord fined £2000 after fire safety breaches were found
An inspection has left an HMO landlord with a large fine after an array of fire safety breaches were found at his property in Birmingham.
The hard-hitting video launched for Fire Door Safety Week 2019
Fire Door Safety Week 2019 has launched the film below showing how it must feel to be so powerless, so utterly incapable of being able to do anything about your own safety.
Considering the issues that have arisen since the introduction of the Fire Safety Order
As we approach the 13th anniversary of the introduction of the Fire Safety Order it is worth a minute to consider the issues that have come from it.
Poor fire protection in two thirds of english schools
A report from insurer Zurich Municipal – which insures ‘about half’ of all UK schools and universities – noted that two thirds of schools ‘are not properly prepared’ for a fire.
Wakefield Grammar School found guilty of fire offences
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority (WYFRA) brought a prosecution against Wakefield Grammar School Foundation and its former fire risk assessor Doctor James Gibson.
How do you know you have a suitable Fire Risk Assessment?
Using Veritas Fire Support Services, a BAFE Registered Fire Risk Assessment (SP205) provider, will assist you in meeting your obligations under national fire safety legislation.
Should all hotels be fitted with sprinklers following the Holiday Inn fire?
Is our reliance on fire compartmentation to halt the spread of fire is based on outdated thinking and could sprinklers could play a bigger role?
Mitigating the environmental risks of toxic fallout of fire
How toxic substances can cause environmental risks and health problems during and following fires.
The future of fire risk assessment and management post-Hackitt
Principal consultant at the FPA, Howard Passey explored the implications, particularly for fire risk assessors, of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety at FIREX 2019.
When a fire broke out at the Hull factory of offsite specialist Walker Modular, more than 400 staff were evacuated in less than three minutes!
Five fire engines were called to the scene after the alarm was raised at the bathroom pod manufacturer Walker Modular.