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
You have many visitors to your site but most stay in the reception and office areas. As most are only there for a short period, you don’t hold temporary inductions covering fire and safety issues. Do
you need to change your policy?
Published 30.06.2008
A visitor slipped and sustained an injury on a recent visit to your premises. How should you assess the risks to visitors and what sort of control measures do you need to introduce?
Published 14.02.2005
If you don’t currently have a fire safety policy, you may be breaking the law, as employers with five or more employees must have written management arrangements. How can our template document help?
Published 19.10.2015
If you have employees with disabilities working for you then you should ensure special precautions are in place to assist with their evacuation in the event of an emergency. Why not use our free
document to help?
Published 23.04.2007
So you’ve drawn up your fire emergency plans and given people roles to undertake should a fire break out on your premises. But in the panic, how do you identify who does what?
Published 26.03.2012
When the fire alarm goes off not everyone is able to head for the exit unaided. Use our template to create a personal emergency evacuation plan (PEEP) for disabled staff, residents, pupils, etc.
Published 08.12.2015
Premier Inn hit the headlines in 2019 after a wheelchair user was left stranded in a stairwell when the fire alarm sounded. What went wrong and what procedures should have been in place?
Published 05.12.2019
One of your staff has come into the office in a plaster cast but states that they’re fine to carry on as normal. What are the health and safety issues and how should you work through them?
Published 25.11.2021
If you invite visitors on to your premises, they may seek reassurance that you have appropriate health and safety arrangements in place. Use our new risk assessment to show them that you have
everything covered.
Published 15.02.2016