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Fire Door Safety Week
Fire Door Safety Week is the brainchild of the BWF-Certifire Fire Door Scheme, and is all about raising awareness of this critical element of fire safety in every commercial, public and multiple occupancy building.
Communal Area of Flats; Are you covered?
Many management companies are still unaware of the need to have a fire risk assessment completed on the communal area of flats. This can often be a sticking point when owners try to sell, as the buyer’s solicitor should be asking for evidence that one has been completed, however, more importantly, in the event of …
Fire Door Safety Week
Fire Door Safety Week campaigners call for an end to fire safety negligence
Fire risk assessor found guilty of inadequate assessment
A private fire risk assessor has been found guilty of failing to provide an adequate risk assessment to a large Newton Abbot restaurant. Read more…
Is your organisation facing up to the RISKS of E-Cigarettes?
With the increased popularity of the E cigarette there are many aspects to consider whether your organisation permits or prohibits their use. The smoking ban has now been in force since July 2007 and the E cigarette has been gaining popularity ever since. Many have concerns over the unregulated design and manufacture of the multitude …
Nesting Under the Bonnet
Spate of Orkney car fires sparked by nesting birds Car owners on Orkney have been warned to check under their bonnets regularly after a spate of fires caused by birds nesting in vehicle engine compartments. There have been at least three car blazes over the past few weeks which have been caused by nests. Read …
The cost of giving up smoking………….
Look: Mum and two children flee as exploding e-cigarette sets flat alight; reported in Birmingham Mail
600,000 dishwashers ‘unaccounted for’ in safety recall
An ITV News investigation has found hundreds of thousands of dishwashers remain unaccounted for despite safety recalls over fire fears. Read more
