Fire prevention week
This week 9-15 October is fire prevention week. The aim of the campaign is to help people understand how to stay safe when it comes to fire. Prevention plays a vital part in keeping people safe. But it also helps people to avoid injury and death in the event of a fire.
How can you stay safe at work?
Awareness is key, so how do you increase that awareness?
The best way is through training. Ligtas are pleased to be able to offer an online fire safety certified course. The Fire Safety Awareness course will cover fire hazards, prevention, and precautions. Introducing the fire triangle participants will learn about the importance of managing fire risks in the workplace.
Book online here, call us at 02922 800 000, or book via email at enquiries@ligtas.co.uk
What about businesses?
As well as being a legal requirement, making sure that a workplace is fire safe is one of the most important responsibilities an employer has to employees and the general public.
Poor fire safety management has very serious consequences, in terms of lives lost, injuries, damage to property, the environment, and to business continuity.
Employers are required to put in place suitable arrangements to manage fire safety and this includes assessing the risks, implementing suitable and sufficient control measures, and monitoring those arrangements.
Where to start?
Why not take a look at our recent webinar on Fire Safety Legislation?
What we covered
Our fire safety expert talked through:
- The Fire Safety Act 2021
- The Fire Safety Regulations 2022
- The Building Safety Act 2022
- Safety Case Requirements
- The Golden Thread
- Emergency Evacuation Information Sharing Consultation
Register to watch the replay of the webinar here.
Fire strategy
So, what things can businesses do to keep their staff and members of the public safe?
Ligtas has produced a strategy that includes seven things that should be covered in a fire strategy.
1. How will you detect a fire and alert others?
2. What are the provisions for safe escape?
3. How you limit internal fire spread, e.g. via passive fire protection
4. How do you limit external fire spread
5. What are the external and internal provisions to assist firefighters?
6. Any other factors that might need considering?
7. What is the level of fire safety management required for the building?
Read the full article here.
Fire safety changes
What are the new changes?
The new Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 come into force on 23 January 2023 and affect to a varying degree all premises containing two or more dwellings.
Read more about the changes here.
If all this seems a bit too much to understand, why not contact us at Ligtas? We are here to help you create and maintain a safe and healthy working environment.
Our fire safety experts
Our Fire Safety specialists have the following qualifications and accreditations:
- Appropriate qualification in fire safety, e.g. BSc (Hons) or European Diploma in Fire Safety
- Members of the Institute of Fire Engineers (IFE)
- Members of the Institute of Fire Prevention Officers (FPO)
- Listed on the Institute of Fire Engineers (IFE) list of approved auditors and assessors
- BAFE Accredited Reports
You can guarantee you’ll be in safe hands with Ligtas, we are the trusted supplier of choice and always do more than just tick a box when it comes to health and safety.
