Archive for April 2009

Strategic Fire Protection

The introduction of conventional fire doors and partitions can have a disastrous affect on a building’s character and historic interest. Risk assessment and the development of a strategic approach to fire safety measures can lead to more sympathetic solutions.
While modern buildings are designed from the outset to allow the occupants to leave quickly and [...]

Fire Risk Assessments

As part of the fire risk assessment all premises must provide adequate means of fighting a small fire.
All extinguishers should be coloured red, (BS EN3). However 5% of the extinguisher surface area may be colour coded with a label.
Many establishments may still have whole body colour extinguishers (blue/cream/black), these may continue in use until [...]