Is your office fire compliant after making arrangements for social distancing?
30th September 2020
Still working from home or have you returned to the office? Has your workplace changed to manage social distancing?
As businesses try and return to some form of normality, the new rules and regulations can be overbearing. At the forefront of peoples mind is protecting their staff from Covid-19, but many business owners have forgotten about fire safety.
“You could be fined or go to prison if you don’t follow fire safety regulations”
Local fire and rescue authorities inspect premises and can issue fire safety notices telling you about changes you need to make. Fire doors held open by fire extinguishers may reduce contact with surfaces and help create a one way system but what happens if you have a fire? This sounds obvious but we see it all the time! As the responsible person you could be fined or go to prison if you don’t follow fire safety regulations.
“We’ve seen businesses who have created one way systems from barricading fire exits or propped open fire doors with extinguishers!”
As the responsible person you must review your fire risk assessments and identify what you need to do to prevent fire and keep people safe. Many people who don’t have the time or expertise to do their fire risk assessment themselves appoint a professional risk assessor as their competent person.
At Safeguard, we prepare fire risk assessments for businesses of all sizes which can be easily reviewed by a member of your team.
Contact us today to see how we can keep you and your team safe… not just from Covid 19!
frazer@safeguardelectrical.co
02921 111095
