Pub chain fined for Fire safety breaches.

Go to: http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/news/NewsReleases2008_PR1182.asp

Punch Pubs fined £17.000 for Fire Safety breaches. Beware!!!!!!

Dennis

Router

Hello everyone.
Need some assistance. I have an Orange Siemans SE572 Router. How can I make this work with any Network not just Orange?

Thanks for your help. Even if you only thought about it for 2 nano seconds. That would be 1 nano second more than most people.

BFN Dennis

Another Fire in a Scottish Stately Home

Another Fire in a Scottish Stately Home. Luckily, this time, there was not too much damage. The Fire started in a freezer in the basement. This highlights the importance of having regular Portable Appliance Testing carried out.

Stately Homes are at particular risk because of the inherant risks associated with them. It is imperative that a suitable and sufficient Fire Risk Assessment be carried out.

Edinburgh Fire Research

I replied to a blog at this site: http://edinburghfireresearch.blogspot.com/2009/07/new-international-master-in-fire-safety.html

Comments please.

Scottish Government Fire Safety Guidance

Hello all,

I have posted a link from The Scottish Government website www.infoscotland/firelaw.com

which may stimulate debate.

There is a large Q&A session which relates to many aspects of The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005: part 3 and The Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006. This is taken from one of those questions: "Do I have to pay a Fire Safety specialist to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment?"


Read the answer here.


The last paragraph in this article states:

"In addition many people (such as employers) should already be familiar with the concept of risk assessment as a result of compliance with previous fire safety legislation. The new legislation is similar in principle to previous legislation but extends beyond workplaces to a wider range of premises. "

This no doubt relates to The Fire Precautions Workplace Regulations 1997 and The Management of H & S Regulations.


I can assure you that in my experience and the experience of others this is not the case. Over 70% of Small to Medium Enterprises have never carried out a Fire Risk Assessment under this legislation.

Kitchen Fire Advice

http://ping.fm/rr9nQ

A good video for kitchen fire safety.

Ping

http://ping.fm/rwOXO

New to this. Be patient

Sitting InBusiness gateway learning how to use Social Media to enhance and advertise the business. Hopefully it will work Time will tell. Regards Dennis

Hello dear reader.

3 months since my last blog. Really prolific eh? No one has ead my last post so I don't know why I bother. Going on a Course in August to find out how to promote the business through social networking.

Maybe then I will be able to do this properly.

Best wishes, Dennis.

Fire Safety- Record Losses

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has released new figures recording the cost of Fire damage in 2008 at a record £1.3bn. This is an increase of 15% on the previous year.

Is this just a coincidence that Legislation changed in 2005 which allowed Building owners and occupiers to carry out their own Fire Risk Assessments? These Assessments were often carried out by induviduals who did not have the required skills or competencies. 

If lessons are to be learned, get a competent person or Company to carry out your Fire Risk Assessments and Fire Warden training.