Updates to Fire Safety Regulations: Implications for Private Landlords in London and Manchester

If you are a Landlord and privately rent out residential accommodation or you appoint a Managing Agent to manage the premise for you, you are both responsible for the Fire Safety of the Premise and the Tenants.

The following are just some of the Fire Safety requirements you should be providing

·         Sufficient Fire Detection and Alarm

·         Fire Doors – must have effective Self Closing devices, never wedged and regularly checked for damage.

·         Fire protection and Fire stopping to service risers, and between individual flats, corridors and the means of escape routes.

·         Storage – there should be no storage on the means of escape, communal areas and electrical and gas risers.

·         A current Fire Safety Risk Assessment which must include an Emergency Escape Plan.

·         Communication – Fire Safety information and the Emergency Escape Plan must be given to the Tenant and kept up to date.

Every Purpose Built Block of Flats or Houses converted into Flats in London and Manchester must have a ‘suitable and sufficient’ Fire Risk Assessment – it’s the law.

The Landlord or Managing Agent for the premise must also ensure that the Fire Risk Assessor they appoint is accredited. But how do they know if a Fire Risk Assessor has met the competency criteria?

A third-party certified provider gives assurance that the risk assessment will be conducted by a competent assessor who will go beyond the cheap, basic tick-box approach in order to meet the ‘suitable and sufficient’ legislative requirement.

London Fire Risk Assessments are completely independent of any companies offering Fire Safety Protection Services therefore their advice is unbiased. They have been established for over 15 years and all their Fire Safety Risk Assessors have qualified with the Institution of Fire Engineers the Fire Protection Association, CS Todd Associates and the Institute of Fire Safety Managers. They are on the IFSM Register of accredited Fire Risk Assessors and the National Register of Accredited Fire Risk Assessors. They are fully insured, and all their Assessors are retired Fire Brigade Fire Safety Officers, so they know how to put Fires out and how to prevent them!

 If you are a Landlord or Managing Agent and don’t have a current Fire Risk Assessment for your premise you are in breach of the Fire Safety Laws. If you wish to arrange a Fire Safety Inspection and Audit by an accredited Fire Risk Assessor then contact London Fire Risk Assessments now on 0781 8888626 London or 07824 185293 Manchester alternatively click here

 

London Fire Risk Assessments Offering Half Day Fire Marshal Training course

 

The aim of the course is to enable delegates to either establish, or enhance a knowledge of, and give confidence to, carry out prescribed, nominated duties withing their workplace. Once the Fire Marshal Training course is completed the delegates will achieve

 

• A better understanding of human behaviour and be better abled to carry out the duties of a Marshal, in an Emergency situation.
• An understanding of Fire and give them the awareness of how to limit the effects of Fire and prevent one from happening.
• Recognise and understand both active and passive Fire Safety measures and be able to identify Fire Safety provisions such as Fire Alarm and Detection systems, Fixed Installations and Portable Fire fighting appliances.
• An in depth understanding of the Evacuation plan and procedures and offer guidance and techniques in carrying them out.
• Reinforce their knowledge of Fire Safety in their workplace through use of Fire Risk Assessment procedures with specific reference to the Fire Risk Assessment documentation.

 

Because of the core consideration of Fire Marshalling some of the course time will, by necessity, be invested in Basic Fire Awareness and Actions in case of Fire.

 

The Fire Marshal course will be of benefit to all persons who will be nominated for, or, who already have been designated to, fulfil the duties of a Fire Marshal. The course will also be of special benefit to Managers and Employees with a designated Fire Safety responsibility.

 

Training is carried out in an informed but informal manner. Preference is given to a personal, individual and interactional approach with the subject matter, tailored to the levels of needs and requirements of the delegates.

 

London Fire Risk Assessments are trained and follow training schedules and regimes adopted by the London Fire Brigade. If you are responsible for ensuring all your Staff are up to date with their Fire Safety Training then call London Fire Ri.sk Assessments now on 0781 8888626 and book a Fire Marshal Training Course alternatively Click here.

Reliable Fire Safety Inspection and Audit for Schools, Colleges, Universities, Nurseries & Crèche’s

 

London Schools, Colleges, Universities, Nurseries and Crèche’s are all required to have an up-to-date Fire Safety Risk Assessment – Good News London Fire Risk Assessments are NOT increasing their prices so book your Fire Safety Inspection now!

London Fire Risk Assessments are keeping their costs down to help the Education sector deal with the horrendous increase in energy costs. They will still deliver a ‘suitable and sufficient’ Fire Safety Risk Assessment which will include the following parts

A Fire Safety Inspection and Audit carried out by a qualified Fire Risk Assessor

• Fire Safety Risk Assessment Report
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• Fire Safety Management Action Plan
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• Fire Safety Policy
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• Fire Safety Emergency Plan

London Fire Risk Assessments are an independent Fire Risk Assessment Company and Fire Safety Consultancy and not affiliated to any Fire Protection Services or Networking schemes therefore their advice is unbiased. Their Fire Risk Assessors have gained plenty of experience providing Fire Risk Assessments for the Education sector across London the SE and Kent. They are members of the Institute of Fire Safety Managers, Institution of Fire Engineers and the Fire Protection Association. They are fully insured, and all their Assessors are retired London Fire Brigade Fire Safety Officers. Click here to book a Fire Safety Inspection/Audit for your School or call 0781 8888626 their support team is friendly and will be happy to help you.

London Fire Brigade Sends Notice To A Mosque For Not Having A Suitable Fire Safety Risk Assessment

A Mosque in London was issued an Enforcement Notice and then a Prohibition Notice, one of the reasons for this serious action from the London Fire Brigade was that it didn’t have a detailed, ‘suitable and sufficient’ Fire Safety Risk Assessment.

London Churches, Mosques, Synagogues all religious centres should have a Fire Risk Assessment to ensure people intending to worship are as safe as possible from Fire.

The identified ‘Responsible Person’ must ensure that the Fire Detection and Alarm, Extinguishers, Fire Separation and Means of Escape, to name just a few, are sufficient for the size and type of premise and that the capacity is also correct.

This highlights that the cheap, check box Risk Assessments advertised on the internet may not be adequate and a more sensibly priced, detailed report may be more cost effective – after all this is a document required by law!

Finding a London based Fire Safety Consultancy to carry out the Fire Safety Inspection/Audit may be easier than your think! The Institution of Fire Engineers is an independent body that have an ‘Approved’ Fire Risk Assessor Register all Assessors are qualified to carry out a ‘suitable and sufficient’ Fire Safety Risk Assessment and have had to prove competency in all aspects of Fire Safety.

London Fire Risk Assessments is a London based Fire Safety Consultancy and are on the IFE Register of Approved Risk Assessors. 

They are a friendly team that will not only provide you with a ‘suitable and sufficient’ Fire Risk Assessment they offer a support service for one year should you have any Fire Safety concerns – that’s what you call customer service!

When you are responsible for so many lives you must take your responsibility seriously so don’t take any chances book an appointment with a qualified Fire Safety Risk Assessor call London Fire Risk Assessments now on 01689 890879 to get a free quotation.

Hotels in London Should Be Prepared For the Holiday Season Wwth Fire Safety Checks Done For Their Premises

London Hostels, Hotels, Airbnb Hosts, Bed and Breakfast and Holiday Lets the holiday season is fast approaching - are you ready for your guests? Have you carried out your Fire Safety checks and is the Fire Risk Assessment for your Building up to date!

Don’t think ‘everything will be ok – it was last year’ things can change and the unexpected can really happen! 

Just recently a blaze at a Hostel in Harrow had a kitchen on the first floor destroyed by Fire. Fortunately, a resident raised the alarm after smelling smoke and 10 people left the property before the Fire Brigade arrived another 8 residents were led to safety by the Brigade. 

All commercial premises must have a Fire Safety Risk Assessment for their Building – it’s the law! Even Airbnb Hosts who have paying guests must have one and if you look closely at your building insurance you will see it’s a requirement.

But where do you find a Fire Safety Risk Assessor in London – if you carry out a general internet search so many Fire Protection Safety Services offering all kinds of tempting deals come up BUT are they qualified to do the job!

One of the safest places to find a ‘qualified’ Fire Risk Assessor is the Institution of Fire Engineers, on their home page they have a Register of ‘Approved’ Assessors. Everyone on the Register has proved competency in Fire Safety and are fully accredited and insured.

London Fire Risk Assessments is on the Register of ‘Approved’ Risk Assessor and are completely independent of any Fire Protection Safety Services so what they identify in their reports is exactly what is required. Their Fire Safety Risk Assessment package includes the following:

• Fire Safety Inspection/Audit
• Fire Safety Risk Assessment report
• Fire Safety Management Plan – Significant Findings
• Fire Safety Policy 
• Fire Safety Emergency Plan

All the ‘parts’ required by The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

If you require a Fire Safety Risk Assessment for your Building then contact London Fire Risk Assessments they have a friendly support team that is there to help and will talk through the best Fire Safety solution for your environment. Call now on 01689 890879.