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Most fires that are caused in the UK are accidental and are often started at home or in businesses. Mistakes such as leaving candles burning or letting electrical wires build up are some of the main causes of fires although there are of course many other reasons a fire can be started. These can include fires in the kitchen, fires caused by machinery, in cars and sometimes deliberate fires. Knowing what types of fire fighting equipment is available however, can help you prepare for the unfortunat …

Fire safety equipment is an essential part of any businesses building in order to ensure the safety of everyone inside is maintained. As a building owner, manager or landlord you are responsible for ensure fire safety is maintained in the property whether it is an office or dwelling, meaning you must carry out a fire risk assessment. Part of your fire risk assessment involves ensuring you have the appropriate measures in place to make sure your building is fire safe but, what actually is fire sa …

Last year, fire and rescue services attended over 555,000 incidents with 237 of these ending in fatalities (GOV UK). Fires attended by the emergency services spanned a range of environments such as homes, road vehicles, outdoor fires and other buildings such as offices and shops.Of course, fires can be started due to a number of reasons, for example almost 50% of accidental dwelling fires were caused by cooking appliances with smokers materials equating to 8% of fires. Other factors such …

Fire and rescue services attended over 180,000 fires last year (2018-2019) with 253 of these unfortunately ending in fatalities. With many fire related incidents occurring in work places, it is your responsibility as a businesses owner or manager to ensure your premises is fire safe.In order to ensure fire safety is upheld in the workplace, making sure that you have the correct measures in place means that you are adhering to fire safety regulations and that the risk of fire is reduced. Having a …

Fire safety in the workplace is an important procedure that needs to be conducted properly so that your building and employees are as safe as possible at all times. Knowing who is responsible and what steps must be followed however can be difficult to know and can cast doubt over who the responsibility of fire safety lies with.Who is responsible?If you are an employer, the owner, landlord or occupier, you are responsible for fire safety of that building and are known as the ‘responsible person’. …