Does this accurately represent how you and your company feel about your fire risk assessment? You’re not alone. However, FPO are here to help as always. Click on the link to find some excellent training resources for you and your company, and then maybe it won’t be such a agigantic chore after all.
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Fire regs
Do you ever walk through your office building and see a fire door propped open? Even worse, do you ever walk through your office building and see a fire door propped open with a fire extinguisher? I am betting that your answer will be ‘yes’ – most people have seen this at least once, and [...]
Fire exit signs. Okay, please don’t stop reading immediately! I know it’s not the most exciting of topics, but it is an important one nonetheless. Please read on – don’t leave me stranded here on my own!
Now, fire exit signs are signs that are placed in public buildings (shops, offices, museums, theatres, schools, hospitals…the list [...]
Who does your fire training at work? Is it you? Is it your boss? Do you get someone in from an outside company? Is it someone scary with a flipchart and a dodgy moustache? Well, chances are that one of the above is true. And bad fire training is almost as bad as no fire [...]
As a business owner, you are probably aware that you have to undertake fire risk assessments, so that you remain within the bounds of the laws on fire safety. More and more companies are being fined using laws that are designed to keep people safe from fires. So, you would expect that the government, which [...]
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Posted in Fire regs General by Hannah
Since 2006, all business owners have been required to provide fire training for their staff. This is because you have a duty of care towards your employees. In other words, it is your responsibility to make sure that they are as safe as possible while they are at work.
Now, the prospect of providing fire training [...]
If I mention the words “risk assessment”, most people will either starting moaning, start ignoring or start complaining about the state of society today and mentioning nanny states and suchlike. Well, there is not a lot I can do to make it less bureaucratic, but I can provide you with some lovely items that will [...]