Ten UK schools are affected by fire every week. This means that thousands of pupils and staff are being disrupted and put at risk. Addressing fire safety in schools is therefore of the utmost importance. ...
What is an Evacuation Chair? Evacuation chairs provide an efficient, safe and comfortable means of evacuating an individual that is mobility-impaired in the event of an emergency, such as a fire. You may also see ...
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 ...
Most of us take the presence of fire safety signs for granted. But whilst we may not pay attention to them on a typical day, in a real emergency they can be the difference between ...
There is no difference between the role of a fire warden and fire marshal in most workplaces. However, some organisations may wish to use the two titles to help differentiate between two separate roles. The ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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