Fires spread rapidly. A typical blaze will double in size every minute. Three minutes and most rooms would be completely destroyed. Because fire is so fast, a critical part of…
It’s critical to procure the right fire doors for hospitals and other healthcare settings. Hospitals are busy, sprawling and difficult to evacuate, meaning hospital fire doors need to be especially…
If you have a fire sprinkler system in your workplace or premises, you have a legal duty to ensure it’s kept in safe working order. But you can’t test sprinklers…
Managing fire safety in hospitals is challenging. Most buildings are large, sprawling and predate current fireproofing methods. Evacuations are also hard to coordinate when patients can’t be moved quickly. Because…
Fire doors are critical to fire safety compliance. In an emergency, they hold back flames and smoke, protecting escape routes for occupants. This is especially important for commercial buildings, where…
Ensuring fire safety in high-rise buildings can be challenging due to their size and layout. Staircases and elevator shafts can create corridors for flames and smoke to travel the full…
The typical warehouse is packed with fire hazards. Combustible goods and packaging line every shelf, and most warehouses cover hundreds of square feet, meaning fires might go unnoticed until it’s…
When it comes to fire safety, prevention is always the goal. But no building can be made entirely fire-proof. So, managing fire risk is as much about ensuring safe means…
A fire strategy plan outlines a building’s fire safety measures. It should prove compliance with relevant regulations and explain how fire risks have been managed. Excluding private homes, every building…
The Care Quality Commission is paying more attention to how fire risks in care homes are being managed, and for good reason. Care homes are typically large, complex buildings, many…