Residents ‘misled’ over the fire resistance of their flats’ fire doors
Residents of Waltham Forest Council homes were said to have been ‘misled’ by the council over the fire resistance of their flats’ fire doors.
Fire Door Inspections – What You Need to Know
Though often overlooked, fire doors play an essential role in fire safety of every building and should be a significant part of any fire risk assessment especially in sites with a sleep-in provision. While fire doors resist fire and toxic fumes to prevent their passage from room to room, they do a dual job of…
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…
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
Blackpool hotel owner sentenced for “extremely serious” fire safety breaches
A Hotel owner was handed down a nine-month sentence, suspended for 18 months, for fire safety breaches at the premises.
Covid19 Lockdown doesn’t mean normal fire related maintenance & servicing should be suspended!
As we start to come out of quarantine it is essential that the normal housekeeping issues that applied prior to lockdown is reinstated if it has been suspended. Remember that the fire alarm will need its weekly test, is the person responsible for this at work or have they been furloughed and if yes then…
Responsibilities to the RP from the incumbent contractor
In the current climate of site support for multiple system types and multiple disciplines it is vitally important that the client come end user is fully aware of the responsibilities of their incumbent contractor(s) who service and support the life safety systems within their building. The cost of this support must not be the principal…
The consequences of not adhering to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 can be severe!
The director of a Croydon scrap tyre yard has been handed a suspended prison sentence for a series of fire safety offences after an emergency fire door was nailed shut in a building where workers were living. Sentencing Tyre Channel Ltd (TC Ltd) and its director Anup Patel at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday, His…
Emergency fire door was nailed shut at scrap tyre yard
The director of a Croydon scrap tyre yard has been handed a suspended prison sentence for a series of fire safety offences after an emergency fire door was nailed shut in a building where workers were living. Read the full article at London News Online website >