If your property is a new build, it should have been subject to regulations ensuring certain doors are fire doors – check this with the developer. As it currently stands, fire doors are only legally required in Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). For commercial or non-domestic properties,...
The paper presents the results of an online survey to determine respondents' internal door closing habits for their domestic premises. This attracted 304 responses (250 of which were from the UK) and was then followed by a more detailed survey, attracting 26 replies, to elaborate on respondents...
With new fire safety regulations around the corner and a renewed focus on responsible persons and coordination, Karen Trigg of Allegion UK discusses the significance of fire door hardware and why regular inspections and maintenance periods must remain high on the agenda. Fire doors and their hardware...
With the UK’s building stock notoriously aging, many of us live and work in buildings that were built under outdated regulations and have not been updated for decades in some cases. As such there is an enormous amount of remedial safety work to be done that covers essential fire protection...
As Per UK government Rules all nondomestic Premises owner must do fire risk assessment of premises once every year. Premises owner and Fire risk assessors are still using a paper-based checklist to do the assessment. A paper-based system is a time-consuming and laborious process. Fire Safe ...
Shanghai's regulations, effective since May 2021, ban charging electric bikes in building common areas, emergency evacuation pathways, and crowded indoor spaces. However, many ignore the rules. In 2023, a courier in Shanghai...
According to Turkey�s ministry of labour, the pit was last inspected on March 17 and was found to be compliant with safety regulations.The accident happened when a power distribution unit exploded about 1.2 miles (2km) beneath the surface, according to Nurettin Akcul, head of the Turkish ...
There has never been a Parliamentary inquiry into fire safety in prisons I can find, and until 2006, after the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 came into force, there were no fire regulations covering prisons at all – none. ...
Fire doors are a legal requirement in all non-domestic properties and houses of multiple occupancy" Kirk Smith continues: “Fire doors are a legal requirement in all non-domestic properties and houses of multiple occupancy and with updated fire safety regulations now in effect, third-party testing...
7. Emergency rescue and fire drill exhibition area (outdoor): Emergency rescue drill, fire rescue drill, aerial rescue drill, on-site firefighting drill, emergency evacuation drill, etc 8. Exhibition area for government emergency achievements: ...