Out of the 37,000 house fires that occur in the UK every year, 35% of fire alarms did not sound. The biggest cause? The removal of batteries from smoke alarms or spent batteries not being ...
It is required by law that the fire alarm system at your business premises is fit for purpose. By ensuring your system falls into the correct category, you can help keep everyone in your building ...
What is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005? The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, or ‘RRO’ for short, was introduced to provide a minimum safety standard for all non-domestic buildings. It designates responsibility ...
What is an AOV? An AOV is an automatic opening ventilator which provides at least 1.0m2 of free area when open. In buildings of over 11 metres, there is a legal requirement to provide a means ...
With property management companies providing services for buildings of all sizes, you’d be forgiven for expecting fire safety requirements to differ. However, from small HMOs (houses of multiple occupancy) through to large multi-tenanted office buildings, ...
Public Address and Voice Alarm (PAVA) systems have risen in popularity over the recent months, but what are they and how can your business benefit? A public address system is just that – a series ...
In the UK today, 7.6 million people between the ages of 16 and 64 have some form of disability, equating to approximately 1 in 8 people. Ensuring your employees are safe and able to quickly ...
We’re pleased to announce that the BusinessWatch Group are now certified partners with Notifier. Notifier by Honeywell has been manufacturing and distributing fire detection and alarm equipment for over 50 years. As a result, they ...
On average, there are more than 300 fires every year at waste and recycling plants in the UK. These fires come with an annual cost to fire and emergency services of £16million. As well as ...
With numerous hotel fires over recent years, including at least 5 major fires this year, protecting your hotel against the threat of fire is an ongoing responsibility. The constant changing footfall of the public, employees ...
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