Just like employers, landlords have certain obligations when it comes to fire safety and protection in their properties. However, it is not as simple as ensuring there are a couple of fire extinguishers to hand – fire safety largely depends on the potential risks and the different types of buildings can cause confusion. For example, [...]
Completing your own fire risk assessment is permissible by law, but finding the right risk assessment form can be tricky. There are a wide range of forms available from local fire brigades to commercial risk assessors. Not all of them give you enough guidance to allow you to confidently complete your risk assessment without missing [...]
Although it is not a necessity to employ a registered fire risk assessor or indeed to use an external assessor at all to carry out your fire risk assessment, it has been recognised for a while now that there is a need for a more in-depth system of control to be in place for those [...]
Michael Billings was found guilty of numerous breaches of fire safety, health and safety and gas safety regulations. His actions lead to a young woman being severely burnt when a fire broke out in a house of multiple occupancy that Mr Billings owned. The fire broke out on 14 April 2009 in Miss Skalli’s bedsit. [...]
