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Fire Marshal Duties

Fire Marshal Duties

Preventing and reacting to emergency incidents like fires calls for a specific set of roles and responsibilities. Each organisation should allocate...
Evacuation Chair Legislation

Evacuation Chair Legislation

As a ‘responsible person,’ it is your duty to ensure everyone on your premises, both employees and visitors, are able to safely exit the property in t...
LPCB Approval

LPCB Approval

The Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) is the leading international Certification Body in the fields of security and fire protection. LPCB...
Compliance: BS 8599 First Aid Kits

Compliance: BS 8599 First Aid Kits

A new British Standard BS 8599 has been introduced to meet the changing risks experienced in the modern workplace. The British Standard BS-8599 becam...
Compliance: BS 5306:3 2009

Compliance: BS 5306:3 2009

BS5306:3 2009 is a British Standard Code of Practice that gives detailed recommendations on current best practice for the commissioning, installat...
Legislation – Fire Safety Management

Legislation – Fire Safety Management

The new Fire Safety legislation and its enforcement recognises the importance of fire safety management. Many requirements of the Regulatory Reform...
Legislation – Fire Risk Assessments

Legislation – Fire Risk Assessments

In essence a fire risk assessment is a methodical, structured examination of the risk to the buildings occupants from fire, taking into account th...
Legislation – Visual Inspections of Fire Extinguishers

Legislation – Visual Inspections of Fire Extinguishers

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRO) places legally enforceable requirements on organisations, where necessary, to safeguard the safety...