by Admin | Oct 28, 2014 | News
When a fire starts it can spread through a building at lightning speed, so having an emergency fire safety and evacuation plan in place is an essential component of any fire risk assessment. Under current fire safety legislation it is the responsibility of the person...
by Admin | Oct 28, 2014 | News, Source Fire News
A large part of the importance of fire safety regulations relate to the ability to adequately escape from a premises in order to protect and save lives. So as well as complying with general fire building regulations, fire risk assessments state that fire exits must be...
by Admin | Oct 27, 2014 | News, Source Fire News
Firefighters were called at 6.36am yesterday morning, arriving to find a number of people had already escaped the building in Church Street, Stratford according to Newham Recorder. The fire broke out on the balcony of a seventh-floor flat. The heat from the flames was...
by Admin | Oct 20, 2014 | News
The owner of the Blue Bicycle restaurant faces an £8,662 court bill because he broke fire safety laws for years in two flats above the business according to yorkpress.co.uk. Six people lived in the accommodation when fire broke out there on April 6, 2013, Karen...
by Admin | Oct 6, 2014 | News, Source Fire News
West Sussex County Council has approved proposals that will save its fire service more than £1.6m according to bbc.co.uk. The plans were formally approved on 22 September, following a 12-week public consultation. The proposals include: keeping all fire stations open,...
by Admin | Oct 1, 2014 | News
A Nottinghamshire businessman has pleaded guilty to breaching fire safety regulations at Nottingham Crown Court. David Chapelhow (48) of Wellow, pleaded guilty to six charges relating to deficiencies in the fire risk assessment, means of escape and fire alarms, as...
