Recent Fire Safety Prosecutions This morning I received links to 3 fire safety prosecutions which have cost the business owners dearly, and even resulted in a 27 month suspended jail sentence. Town centre takeaway owner sentenced after ignoring orders to improve fire safety THE owner of a town centre takeaway who admitted a series of […]
Fire Safety Checks and Tests – What Needs Doing and When. [gap height="20" /] Fire safety in the workplace is more than what to do if the fire alarm sounds, where the evacuation assembly point is and what extinguishers are there. By managing the fire safety, carrying out regular checks and tests, and tidying up […]
[widebox shadow="" text_color="" background_color="" background_image="" background_repeat="" background_position="" background_attachment="" border_size="" border_color="" padding_top="" padding_bottom="30"] Fire Safety Specialist have joined forces with Checkmate Fire and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue to host a Passive Fire Protection Seminar at the South Yorkshire Fire And Rescue Training School on 25th Feb 2016. [gap height="20" /] [one_third last="yes no"] [/one_third][one_third last="yes […]
Business Fire Statistics 2013 - 2014 If you ever thought fires don't happen, read on.... In times of austerity, business need to tighten the belt. That's a fact! Fire safety often suffers with business owners not realising the extend to which a fire can affect a business, or how often this happens. Fires, deaths and […]
How Long Does it Take to React to a Fire Alarm This recent experiment demonstrates reactions to fire alarms and evacuations. The slow reaction time demonstrates the importance of training, regular evacuation drills and fire wardens. Alan Cox comments on Livefyre that: "This exercise is a replica of a television programme that was screened about […]
Fire Alarms System Classifications A fire alarm system is installed to protect employees, customers, visitors and lastly the building. Everyone depends on this system functioning properly in the event of a fire, acting as an early warning system, enabling safe and timely evacuation. There is a legal obligation to ensure that your fire detection and alarm system is […]
Are Your Fire Doors Up to Standard? An integral part of the fire strategy and essential to protecting your staff. A fire strategy in conjunction with scale drawings, should unambiguously detail the type of fire safety facilities that are to be incorporated within the building, along with their respective specifications. The method of operation of any system (ie […]
FIREFIGHTERS from West Yorkshire helped tackle a "spectacular" blaze at a nightclub in Bradford early today. Ten fire engines attended Warehouse, on Sackville Street, at about 2.10am. The fire was on the second floor and in the roof of the three-storey building. Watch commander Mark Rogerson, of Bradford station, said: "When we got there we could […]
Fire Safety Training is Essential and a Legal Requirement - FACT! .....and it doesn't need to cost a fortune. There's a perception that training takes up time and money, which probably explains why employers may tried to avoid it. There’s no two ways about it - fire safety training for staff is a legal requirement […]
Why You Need to Carry Out Evacuation Drills. It's all about practice, practice, practice. Love or hate them, evacuation drills are important! A fire drill is a simulated emergency procedure which aims to emulate the processes which would be undertaken in the event of a fire or other similar emergency. It involves creating a situation […]
