ARTICLE – Daedalus Newsletter Autumn 2020 Publication
I had the pleasure of writing an editorial on battery use and storage from a risk assessment perspective for the Autumn 2020 Daedalus IFSM newsletter.
ARTICLE – A Cautionary tale on the responsibilities of being a landlord
Repeated inspections uncovered a string of problems including a non-functioning fire alarm system, useless smoke detectors, unsuitable fire escape routes and a broken emergency air venting system.
Why is external peer review and overwatch critical in fire risk assessment works?
The need for both external peer review & overwatch on what is provided is key to ensuring both the quality & content of the fire risk assessment report.
Schools are twice as likely as other buildings to be hit by a blaze
A comprehensive study by Zurich Municipal of all English schools shows ‘perfect storm’ of risky buildings and poor fire detection and prevention measures.
Fire door damage issues within Covid 19 measures for buildings
In these unprecedented times following the outbreak of Covid 19 businesses have had to adapt to how staff and customers/visitors enter and exit their sites. In an effort to limit any infection transmission some firms have taken to propping open fire doors and external escape doors which vin principal seems a smart move, HOWEVER it…
Firm fined £80K over lighting which led to death of 80 year old pensioner
The Market Village Company Limited has been fined £80,000 for not maintaining the lighting in a fire escape which led to death of an 80-year-old pensioner
It’s time to think about the impact of Covid 19 on your Fire Risk Assessment
In these unprecedented times issues within business premises and the shops and stores we are being allowed back into after the Covid-19 lockdown, there must be some consideration within their Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) regarding the escape routes that may have now been modified and barricaded to build a one-way system to funnel their customers…
Disability provision – seen and unseen within life safety works and assessments
Within both your fire alarm strategy and fire risk assessment as well as your fire detection system there needs to be a serious discussion and consideration for the use of your building by persons with special needs. This is MANDATORY it is not optional. When in 1995 the disability discrimination act uniformly known as the…
Blackpool Hotel owner is sentenced for ‘extremely serious’ fire safety failings
Alan Diamond, owner of the Cornhill Hotel in Blackpool, has been given a nine-month sentence suspended for 18 months after a two-year long investigation by Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS).
Three-quarters of fire doors failed inspections in 2019 states FDIS
The data, which refers to more than 100,000 inspections conducted in over 2,700 buildings across the UK, also highlights the challenges with fire door installation