New statistics reflect thousands of incidents of building fires each year, including many in commercial properties. Perhaps most surprisingly, almost 10% of all non-residential building fires are set deliberately – proving that however well you control fire risks on site, there is always the potential for a fire to occur regardless. A range of factors… Read More
Who is the responsible person for completing fire risk assessments? The UK government’s “Fire safety in the workplace” website states that all business owners are responsible for the fire safety within their premises. However, it also states that if you are an employer, owner, landlord, occupier, or have any control over the premises (e.g facilities manager or… Read More
What do you see if you type in ‘fire’ into Google? Have a quick look, and check what comes up. Chances are it’s probably not good news. In fact, it’ll most likely be bad news – devastating even! You’ll probably see multiple articles come up, all explicitly describing the catastrophe after a fire has taken… Read More
Fire safety is usually about securing routes of egress, stemming the progress of fire and giving people – both on site and first responders – as much time as possible to react and respond. However, the impact of a fire can last far beyond the initial effect on people in the locality, particularly if the… Read More
Having a fire in the workplace can be devastating for your business, and some businesses never recover. Understanding the potential fire hazards in your office is the first step in limiting the risks. Common office fire safety risks Damaged power cords Power cords are everywhere in offices. Whether powering a computer, a lamp or the… Read More
At SAMS today we read with some amusement the blog from the head of the HSE Judith Hackitt concerning the views of Bear Grylls (Chief Scout) over the refusal of the administrators of an allotment to allow scouts to be allocated one on the basis of health and safety. Mr Grylls felt so strongly about… Read More