Office environments are changing. Who is responsible for the safety and wellbeing of the souls within a particular demise. That might be you. Under the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order (2005) the responsibility for maintaining fire safety in non-domestic buildings falls to the Responsible Person. In an enquiry, they will look to the responsible person in charge. That might be the landlord, the building manager, the company owner, the office manager, the facilities manger and so on. If you are…
For years, weak and fragmented legislation, combined with poor skills and control in construction and maintenance have undermined installation and failed to address inadequacies in inspection and maintenance regimes. We believe that there is a very deep-rooted problem and that many fire doors would struggle to halt the spread of major fire. Through the Fire Door Scheme (BWF Certifire), Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS) and the Fire Door Safety Week campaign, it has raised a lot of important…