Fire Safety Inspections and Audits for London Care Homes – Don’t wait until a Fire happens to act!

A recent Fire in a London Care Home damaged part of the first floor and part of the roof - perhaps now is the time to remind Responsible Persons to check that the Fire Risk Assessment for their Building is up to date.

The first stage of the Fire Risk Assessment process is the Fire Safety Inspection/Audit. This should be carried out by a suitably qualified person and one of the best places to find such a person/ company is by visiting the Institution of Fire Engineers website. They are an independent body that monitor Fire Risk Assessors and have a Register of qualified persons to do the job!

Once your Fire Safety Inspection/Audit has been completed you will then receive the Fire Risk Assessment for your Building which should include the following:

• Fire Safety Risk Assessment
• Fire Safety Policy
• Fire Safety Emergency Plan
• Fire Safety Management Plan that identifies the significant findings.

London Fire Risk Assessments advice to Care Home Owners:

Having many years experience providing Fire Safety Risk Assessments to Care Homes we have identified that there may be a need for an Individual Smoking Risk Assessment.

Included in our Fire Risk Assessment package for Care Homes is Guidance on how to carry out an Individual Smoking Risk Assessment. To find our more or to book a Fire Safety Inspection/Audit click here or call our friendly team on 01689 890879

London Hostel fire – Fire Safety Risk Assessments help to save lives.

London Fire Brigade has reported on their incident page that a fire broke out in a hostel in Vauxhall. A bedsit on the First floor was completely destroyed by the blaze. Thankfully there was no one in the flat at the time of the fire. Four men from the floor affected by fire were led to safety by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus. They were all suffering from smoke inhalation and two of the men were taken to hospital. To read more click here.

London Fire Risk Assessments advice to customers:

Having a suitable and sufficient Fire Safety Risk Assessment can help to save lives. Just going through the Fire Safety Inspection process will identify different areas of Fire Safety concern.

The Responsible Person for the Hostel must ensure that the Fire Safety Risk Assessment for the premise is up to date and any Fire Safety remedial works identified are actioned upon – it’s the law.

Training of Staff is just one of the essential requirements – in a time of Emergency it is imperative that all Staff know the premise Fire Safety Emergency Plan and how to react in a time of Fire. If you require Staff training contact London Fire Risk Assessments as all our Trainers have completed their safety training with the London Fire Brigade.

Contact our friendly team on 01689 890879 or click here.