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  600+ Business Solutions - Auditing your fire safety standards

  If you’re responsible for fire safety you should carry out a periodic check to see that all your arrangements are in place, from your policy through to the signs and extinguishers on site. Use our audit sheet to do this.

  Published 17.02.2020 Click here
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  600+ Business Solutions - Which fire extinguishers for your office kitchen?

  You’ve provided a small kitchen for staff to make themselves hot food and drinks. Given its limited use, is a fire blanket or fire extinguisher necessary for this area? What are the rules?

  Published 19.01.2015 Click here
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  600+ Business Solutions - What to do in the event of a fire

  Do you assume that your staff will know how to respond if the fire alarm goes off? If so, you might be deceiving yourself. What do you need to know?

  Published 13.10.2014 Click here
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  600+ Business Solutions - Are you on top of fire safety?

  Although a recent case involving a dominatrix and a locked fire door raises a chuckle, it also serves as a useful reminder for directors about their duties under fire safety legislation. What do you need to know?

  Published 01.05.2014 Click here
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  600+ Business Solutions - How to secure your fire exits

  You’ve noticed that fire exit doors vary from one building to another. Some open outwards, and some don’t. There is also a bemusing array of opening and security devices. What are the rules?

  Published 17.03.2014 Click here
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  600+ Business Solutions - Revised standard for fire risk assessment

  The British Standards Institute has updated its recommended method for conducting fire risk assessments. What’s the significance, and is following it a legal requirement?

  Published 26.11.2012 Click here
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  600+ Business Solutions - What type of fire alarm is necessary?

  A fire officer has told you that because of how your property is used it requires an “L1 fire alarm system”. Where does the term come from, what does it mean and must you install one?

  Published 05.03.2012 Click here
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  600+ Business Solutions - When the fireman calls

  Since the introduction of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in April 2006, the role of the fire service has changed. So what does this mean for you and your company?

  Published 03.12.2008 Click here