'Don't play with fire...'
Fire is serious, and deadly. In the home, candles, unattended cooking, electrical fires and smoking can cause havoc. The Grenfell Tower disaster has awakened our senses to the devastation caused by fire.
What does a Fire Door Inspector do? How does the Fire Safety Act impact where responsibility lies?
Stuart Dickson, Director of Dickson Consulting Limited, began his career as a Master Carpenter. He takes us through a journey covering the Building Safety Bill, Fire Safety Regulations, Fire doors (from FD30 - FD240) in this episode of 'Let's Talk Property'.
Most shockingly, the statistics that, of buildings hit by fire, 50% do not re-open. Of course insurance costs are huge.
Importantly, who is defined as the 'responsible' person for complying with the Fire Safety Order? Today's podcast is a 'must' for Letting Agents, Managing Agents and Landlords.
Stuart explained, 'When it comes to costs, you have to take a risk based approach'. I've seen at first hand the 22 checks that Stuart performs on a door to establish its resistance to fire.
Find more information here: Fire Safety in Purpose Built Blocks of Flats and Advice for Housing Landlords.
4 March 2022
