In January 2021 HIQA published the Fire Safety Handbook to assist Registered Providers to develop, implement and sustain an effective fire safety programme. This guidance has a significant impact on the current structures within residential homes, with the requirement for fire safety to become a central focus throughout the service provision. To help Registered Providers understand the key elements of this handbook, HCI hosted a webinar, presented by Oonagh Gilvarry, CTO at HCI. The aim of this webinar is to:
• Understand the background to the development of the Handbook.
• Have clarity on the type of issues identified to date by HIQA in relation to fire safety.
• Understand the expansive fire safety requirements arising from the Handbook, specifically relating to Governance, resources, training and planning.
