Arson Alert

STOP YOUR BUILDING BECOMING AN ARSON STATISTIC If you own or manage a business or if you are responsible for fire safety or security in any kind of building you should know that the most serious fire risk you face today is from ARSON which is an ever present threat to shops, offices, storage premises, [...]

How to combat Arson

Stop Your Business Becoming an Arson Statistic! As a business owner, there is a lot you can do to protect yourself through good housekeeping. Each year there are over 3,100 arson attacks on small businesses. It is estimated that up to 80% of businesses are seriously affected following a major fireand 45% is considered to [...]

Department of Communities and Local Government Guides

The new, risk-assessment based regime requires employers to to take action to prevent fires and protect against death and injury, employees and relevant persons, should a fire occur. This was the same duty imposed on employers by the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1999, but under the new Order the duty will be extended beyond workplaces [...]

Basic Means of escape from Fire

The purpose of this page is to allow you to understand the basics of means of escape and not how to design a means of escape from fire. There are many considerations, not covered here, in planning means of escape, but it will give insight in how a means of escapes are designed. It is [...]

Fire Safety check list for Industry

Well organised and carefully maintained premises are safer from fire. The likelihood of fire breaking out is lessened and should fire occur it can be more readily controlled. This check list will help management and their fire safety staff to assess their standard of housekeeping. Please ignore any questions that do not apply to your [...]

A Fire Survival Guide

Every year the fire brigade is called out to over 60,000 fires in the home. And every year around 500 people die in these fires and over 10,000 are injured. If a fire occurs in your home, your chances of survival will depend on how quickly and safely you are able to get out. This [...]

Fire Safety in New, Extended or Altered Buildings

Fire Safety in new, extended or altered buildings is the responsibility of the Local Authority who delegates its responsibility to Building Control Department who enforces and administers the Building Regulations. The relevant guidance documentation are one of three also it is important you decide which guidance documentation suits your purpose and stay with that documentation [...]

Wake Up get a Smoke Alarm

A smoke alarm can give you those precious few minutes of warning which could help you and your family to get out safely. Many deaths and injuries could be prevented if people had early warning and were able to get out in time. Buying and fitting a smoke alarm could help save your own and [...]

Staff Fire Safety Training

Staff fire safety training should be well within the scope of the management of a small business. It can be carried out in house, or by a reputable company or a small number of employees trained, by an external organisations, and they in turn would train the rest of the work force. It is the [...]

BS 5499 Safety Signs, Including Fire Safety Signs

BS 5499 covers all safety warning sign, including fire safety signs and is compatable with the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996. It is also compatable with the ISO standards relevant to fire signs but in regards to EC Safety Signs Directive 92/58/EEC – fire exit signs there is some confusion. Some [...]

International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) – Fire Signs

If persons are trapped in a burning building they are likely to be under significant psychological and even physical stress. Successful evacuation is partly dependent on physical values such as the means of escape and partly on psychological values, such as communication processes, perception, conceptualisation, understanding, evaluation and decision. Identifying the escape route is fundamental [...]

How to combat Arson in Schools

Arson in schools is a major concern to Fire Protection organisations and the only persons able to resolve the problem is the profession its self. School governors, head teachers, school premises managers, LEAs and local authority risk managers are the people who could solve the problem. The following information are extracts from a previous leaflet [...]

How to organise a Fire Safety Campaign

If you require advice on organising a Fire Safety Campaign the, community fire safety department of your local Fire and Rescue Service should be able to assist and you can also download a number of posters, leaflets and booklets provided by Fire Kills website. The Fire Kills website also provides a wealth of of information [...]

Fire Safety for Special Needs Groups

People with Disabilities in the Home If a fire occurs in your home, your chances of survival will depend on how quickly and safely you are able to get out. People with serious mobility difficulties should be encouraged to have their bedroom as close to a final exit door as practical, or a relatively safe [...]

Safe Working with Flammable Substances

The Health and Safety Executive is the principle authority on flammable substances with Fire and Local authorities taking a secondary role never the less working very closely together. Small quantities of dangerous goods can be found in most workplaces. Whatever they are used for, the storage and use of such goods can pose a serious [...]

Fire Emergency Evacuation Plan or Fire Procedure

A fire emergency evacuation plan (FEEP) is a written document which includes the action to be taken by all staff in the event of fire and the arrangements for calling the fire brigade. It can include any relevant information in relation to the FEEP. General Fire Notice For small premises this could take the form [...]