On-Site Fire Warden Training
Gerry was very articulate and was able to maintain everyone’s attention throughout. A good and VERY informative morning. It will make me more aware of fire safety at home and in my work place – F. Mathias
Thanks very much! Very informative and raised my awareness of the fire risks and of fire prevention – R. Rohlfing
Concise and informative. This was an important refresher course for me – T. O’Mahoney
A good mix of videos, power-point presentation and practical elements. Very clearly presented – I. Brodzika
Very well presented and Gerry clearly has a lot of knowledge to share – M. Start
Very informative – H. Weeden
This course was interesting, relevant and very informative. I always wondered how easy the equipment was to use. Now I know and feel more confident – C. Lenaghan
On-Site Fire Warden Training
Very interesting and enjoyable course. I was very glad to have some practical experience in putting out fires – C. Burton
One of the best! Well worth it – M. De Mattia
The course was very clear and helpful – A. Latham
A very helpful and educational course. I will take all I learnt on board – C. Bridge
On-Site Fire Awareness with Evacuation Training
I was surprised to learn how quickly the fire spread in the short film we saw. I found the information very helpful. I now feel better prepared to tackle any emergencies here in the care home where I work. Very informative – C. Chisholm
I enjoyed the training and now feel confident in using extinguishers – H. Ford
The best training I have been to – A. Scott
Excellent delivery of course – M. Buck
Haringey landlord fined over £23,000 for breaching HMO regulations
A London landlord has been fined for breaching fire safety regulations at a property in Haringey.
Mehmet Parlak, who owns Watchacre Properties Limited was fined at Highgate Magistrates Court last month.
The property on Markfield Road has not been licensed as a house of multiple occupation ( HMO) despite having multiple tenants.
An inspection at the property was carried out in August this year by an environmental health officer from the local authority. The investigator identified around 78 safety issues.
Cllr Nilgun Canver, Cabinet Member for the Environment, said: “Haringey Council is determined to clamp down on landlords who put profit above their tenants’ safety. Mr Parlak is associated with many properties which are used as HMOs and has been involved with this business for many years. There was no excuse for not licensing or for allowing properties to degenerate into such squalid conditions. The regulations exist to make sure that tenants who are not in a position to pick and choose where they live are protected from rogue landlords like this. A small fire in a property managed like this could lead to the utmost tragedy. I applaud the courts for taking this matter so seriously.”
Mr Parlak pleaded guilty to the charges against him and was fined £23,000 and ordered to pay costs of £2,890.
Bangladesh factory fire thought to be started deliberately
A fire at a Bangladesh clothes factory that killed 112 people is now thought to have been started deliberately.
A Bangladesh government committee has confirmed that the fire which broke out on 24th November, is now being treated as suspicious and is thought to have been started deliberately by someone at the factory.
Regardless of how the fire started, the committee agree that the owner of the factory should also be punished for the deaths because he neglected to take the safety of his workers into consideration.
Mainuddin Khandaker a Ministry of Home Affairs official said: “If someone is responsible for such a huge number of deaths, that’s him. He has failed to ensure safety. We can’t spare the owner of the factory. He is responsible for his failure to ensure safety. I have recommended specifically to bring the owner under the purview of law.”
In the UK, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 states that you:
‘must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to which relevant persons are exposed’
This means that all companies as a first point in their Fire Safety must complete a Fire Risk Assessment. This must be carried out by a competent person, who is trained to perform risk assessments. Your Fire Training needs, your fire extinguisher needs and any other fire safety related issues you will need to address will be highlighted from the Fire Risk Assessment.
Our team of experienced and qualified Fire Risk Assessors will perform a full Fire Risk Assessment of your premises, and provide you with a comprehensive document detailing the risks found and recommendations to minimise the risks.
Our Fire Risk Assessment is divided into nine separate areas:
- Fire safety administration
- Fire fighting facilities
- Identifying fire hazards
- Fire routine and test procedure
- Means of escape
- Review procedures
- Staff/people at risk
- Arson prevention check list
- Fire warning facilities
When you have a Fire Risk Assessment, you must review this to ensure that everything is still in order. For example, you have a reshuffle of departments and your trained Fire Wardens are all moved onto the same floor of the building so more are required to cover the other floors, or you may have an extension built on your building. You may not even have had any changes in personnel or building, but it is essential that you review the Fire Risk Assessment anyway! We provide a service to review your Fire Risk Assessments for you, whether completed by ourselves or not.