It is essential that for the Responsible and/or Accountable Person(s) identified in a Fire Risk Assessment to fully cognisant of both the legal and commercial consequences of having the very best commercial insurance cover, especially when considering the need for disclosure of previously identified non-compliance issues for the building and that accurate costs for long term consequential loss cover has been provided.
In order to ensure the fire alarm system works at its optimum level it is necessary to understand the actions and consequences for false alarms and their management.
Thinking outside the box when considering the appreciation of risk is essential when trying to understand and interpret what is seen or anticipated might impact on the risk for the client site, the business activities and the people involved.
The government accepts all of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s findings and the problems which must be fixed that were highlighted by the recommendations.Read the full response…
Following the issue of a revisions document for BS9991 the following key parts have been highlighted which may have an impact in some of your appreciations for site support. My future FRA works will need to qualify some or all of these depending on site specific requirements. Please feel free to distribute this internally or…
Whilst HMG have unfortunately rejected the key elements of the Grenfell enquiry review for PEEPS and disability planning for elderly and disabled residents in HRB sites the issues will not go away and HMG have been subject to widespread criticism over this and the questions still remain as to what is best to do to…
The head of Avon Fire Authority has branded e-scooters a “fire risk” following a warehouse blaze involving hundreds of Voi vehicles. Read the full article on the BristolLive website >
With the relaxation of the covid restrictions people will soon be looking forward to holidays the Airbnb offerings will come to the fore. What is often overlooked here and as a result of the radar of the normal fire and life safety conversations is that Airbnb sites are outside of planning rules and conventional hotel…
If you have, or are considering an offer from a contractor to add solar panels – PV – to offset the costs of your energy use then consider the following in terms of both your fire risk assessment and insurance provision for the building, the same applies if this is for a client site where…
Have you given thought as to the protection of or possible removal of irreplaceable or priceless artefacts and items of high/extreme value from your building in the event of a fire.