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.
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).
Perceptions of risk and the expectations of content within a fire risk assessment
Within the appreciations of clause 15 of the PAS 79 redraft is a requirement for “ adequate fire safety signage” and for suitable and sufficient emergency lighting for premises other than housing. Currently within the fire and life safety market there are differing views on what is considered suitable or sufficient and the fact that…
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.
Hotel owner sentenced to 9 month sentence for fire safety breaches
The owner of the Cornhill Hotel, 377 – 379, Promenade, Blackpool, has been given a 9 month sentence, suspended for 18 months, at Preston Crown Court reports the Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service
Businesses urged to make fire safety a priority after Newton-le-Willows fire
It is vital that business owners continue to prioritise the fire safety of the business, the safety of the people working there and/or those visiting the business
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…
Manager fined after care home fire death
A care home manager has been fined £500 following a blaze in which an elderly woman died.
Government recognises need for clear and consistent approach on fire risk assessments
The Fire Safety Bill has had a successful Second Reading in the House of Commons during which James Brokenshire (the Minister of State at the Home Office) focused on the tragic Grenfell Tower fire and stressed that “the Government is resolute in its commitment to ensure that events of this kind are never repeated.”
The biggest change in building safety for a generation
The Government is proposing to apply the new safety regime initially to all multi-occupied residential buildings of at least 18 metres, or more than six storeys (buildings “in scope”), but this can be extended to other premises.