The managing agent of your shared building carries out a fire drill every six months. Unfortunately the date of the next planned drill is inconvenient. Can you refuse to participate?
Published 07.06.2016
You’ve been told that fire drills are essential, so even though you only have a handful of staff you’ve been holding them every so often. But it feels like a complete waste of time. Are they really
necessary?
Published 02.08.2011
If building work blocks some of your designated emergency escape routes, what steps should you take to ensure that everyone can still evacuate the building safely, if necessary?
Published 01.02.2011
According to recent research, many businesses have failed to complete a fire drill and train staff in their emergency arrangements. Why is this so important, and how should you organise it?
Published 06.05.2010
A colleague has told you that you need to make sure all of your staff can evacuate your premises within two minutes of the fire alarm sounding. Is this really the case, and if so, how can you ensure
you achieve this?
Published 02.07.2007
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 08.10.2014
With more than 500 high rise buildings in the planning stages in London alone, the leading body for safety professionals decided to fund some research into construction site fire evacuation. What
were the findings?
Published 10.10.2019
When you’re putting together your building’s evacuation strategy you’ll need to appoint one or more staff to take charge. But once you’ve done so, what training is required and how often?
Published 10.10.2018
To ensure that staff and visitors have sufficient information to enable them to evacuate your premises safely in the event of an emergency, why not use our new emergency plan document?
Published 22.04.2009
Your office is in a multi-occupancy building in which the landlord’s agent maintains some emergency equipment. In this situation who is responsible for providing training on the use of the items?
Published 31.08.2016