Fire doors play a critical role in preventing the spread of fire and smoke within commercial and residential buildings. They are specifically designed and constructed to resist fire for a specific period, providing valuable time for people to evacuate the building safely. However, fire doors are only effective if they are installed correctly and maintained […]
Tag Archives: Fire Safety
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Jan
Jan
New fire safety regulations will come into effect from 23rd January 2023 relating to buildings that contain more than one residence. The duties in these Regulations supplement those imposed by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. These new regulations relate to buildings in England that comprise two or more domestic premises (including the residential […]
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Dec
Dec
What do we mean by fire compartmentation? Fire compartmentation is defined as: “A building or part of a building comprising one or more rooms, spaces or storeys constructed to prevent the spread of fire to or from another part of the same building or an adjoining building.” This means that certain buildings, particularly those where […]
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Nov
Nov
A hotel owner has been ordered to pay £50,000 and has received custodial sentences, suspended for two years after he continued to take guests despite being issued with a prohibition notice for serious fire safety failings. London Fire Brigade inspectors visited The Bank Hotel on Ripple Road in Barking in May 2018 where they found […]
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Oct
Oct
The government is being accused of “dragging its heels” over “crucial” new fire safety guidance for new school buildings. Last year, the Department for Education launched a major consultation on building design for fire safety in schools. Home Office figures show that in the 2021-22 financial year, there were more than 300 fires at schools […]