Workplace Fire Drill Checklist

Whatever environment you work in – from an office to a school – fire drills are an essential part of your workplace fire safety. In order to make this process as simple and straight-forward as possible, the fire safety team at City Fire have compiled a helpful workplace fire drill checklist, detailing what should be done before, during and after a fire drill: Download Checklist Before carrying out the drill: Notify all employees of what is going to happen – Ensure everyone is aware that a fire drill is going to take place. This means providing them with specific details about…

Who Needs a Fire Risk Assessment?

A fire risk assessment, as the name suggests, involves assessing the risks and hazards within your environment and then undertaking remedial measures to avoid or eradicate these risks as far as possible. However, although the concept is fairly straightforward, the implementation can be extremely difficult, especially when many people are unaware what a Risk Assessment actually involves, whether or not they need to do one and the implications of failing to do one or doing one inadequately. As such, the fire safety professionals down at City Fire have compiled a handy guide to help you work out if your property requires…

How to Perform a Fire Risk Assessment

If you own, manage or operate a business, you will need to make sure that you comply with all aspects of fire safety law, one of the main laws being the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. This law, also known as the Fire Safety Order, came into force in October 2006 and covers England and Wales. It applies to virtually all non-domestic buildings, places and structures, including the common parts of apartment blocks and houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). The London Fire Brigade state that, under the Fire Safety Order, it is “your responsibility to make sure that your workplace…

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