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by hammer1
Thu Jan 04, 2024 5:10 pm
Forum: Health and Safety Comedy
Topic: Who Posts Next!
Replies: 14106
Views: 3310393

Re: Who Posts Next!

Boo :smilebox:

Got say, I am flabbergasted this is still going on .jokercolour

Quick visit, hope everyone is well and healthy

Fire safety has gone beyond bonkers .scratch H&S put us to shame :lol:

.salut
by hammer1
Thu Jan 04, 2024 5:00 pm
Forum: Fire and Emergencies
Topic: Refuge points / Temporary waiting spaces
Replies: 8
Views: 1613

Re: Refuge points / Temporary waiting spaces

Hi all Been a while :wave: Interesting topic as this is a massive issue we face currently with residential developments. We await final BS documents like BS9991 and evacuation lift BS EN to be published, however we have the London Plan which say one thing and Approved Document B Volume 1 say somethi...
by hammer1
Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:21 pm
Forum: Fire and Emergencies
Topic: Fancy a Career as a Senior Fire Officer Without the Faff of Starting at the Bottom?
Replies: 2
Views: 641

Re: Fancy a Career as a Senior Fire Officer Without the Faff of Starting at the Bottom?

Hi Messy I agree, sod all that, I assume there be a operational role for someone senior to cover that element and the station manager just focus on strategic stuff? Plenty roles now where recruitment approach is Graduate/University leavers rather than promoting within, so you get someone with a Degr...
by hammer1
Thu Dec 09, 2021 9:41 pm
Forum: Fire and Emergencies
Topic: Housing Association
Replies: 4
Views: 1204

Re: Housing Association

In view of various recent public discussions on the subject, I wondered if any of the risk assessors on here could give us a steer on what to do please .scratch A housing association for retired people have an elderly resident who is non-ambulant and has a room on first floor. The only way she can ...
by hammer1
Fri Aug 13, 2021 8:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45001 Leader Auditor
Replies: 15
Views: 7271

Re: 45001 Leader Auditor

Great news well done.

I would also like to request any templates please. will send PM :)
by hammer1
Fri Jul 02, 2021 11:33 am
Forum: Fire and Emergencies
Topic: SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR GUILTY FIRE RISK ASSESSOR
Replies: 17
Views: 5966

Re: SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR GUILTY FIRE RISK ASSESSOR

A bit of a case of Chinese whispers, but I've heard that a) the FRA wasn't particularly bad, but the judge instructed the jury to find the assessor guilty if they didn't plead guilty, promising a much-attenuated sentence which then didn't really happen, and b) There was possibly a significant confl...
by hammer1
Wed Jun 30, 2021 6:41 pm
Forum: Fire and Emergencies
Topic: SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR GUILTY FIRE RISK ASSESSOR
Replies: 17
Views: 5966

SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR GUILTY FIRE RISK ASSESSOR

https://www.ioshmagazine.com/2021/06/29/suspended-sentence-guilty-fire-risk-assessor-0 This does get me worried a bit, obviously we cannot comment specifically on this as don't know the full details, but would love to see full transcript. What is the line between the definition of 'honest mistake' a...
by hammer1
Wed Jun 30, 2021 6:29 pm
Forum: Fire and Emergencies
Topic: Bedroom doors opening on to stairs
Replies: 12
Views: 6039

Re: Bedroom doors opening on to stairs

Interesting, FEDs opening onto stairs in a care home, not ideal, do we know when the building was converted?....Also installation of FD60 door would need to consider the vulnerability of the resident if they struggle using such a door. A lot of care homes have free swing doors these days, but would ...
by hammer1
Fri Mar 26, 2021 12:47 pm
Forum: Fire and Emergencies
Topic: Government Response to Fire Consultation
Replies: 5
Views: 3697

Re: Government Response to Fire Consultation

So every single one of our flat doors to be checked every 3 months? 90 000 checks. Every three months. 100 per day. Half of which will be 'No access'. Okay then. And I've read the bolded section three times, and I'm still not quite sure what they mean. Are they really just saying 'to be competent y...
by hammer1
Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:34 pm
Forum: Fire and Emergencies
Topic: Government Response to Fire Consultation
Replies: 5
Views: 3697

Government Response to Fire Consultation

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/970325/UPDATED_FINAL_Government_Response_to_Fire_Safety_Consultation.pdf Above link is the Government response to the fire consultation from last October focusing on secondary legislation that will follow...
by hammer1
Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:28 pm
Forum: Fire and Emergencies
Topic: Fire Safety Bill
Replies: 5
Views: 3535

Re: Fire Safety Bill

Ping Pong continues as amendments were defeated again last night in House of Commons so back to the House of Lords it goes.....
by hammer1
Fri Mar 12, 2021 11:10 am
Forum: Fire and Emergencies
Topic: Catching Up With Residential Fire Safety
Replies: 3
Views: 1655

Re: Catching Up With Residential Fire Safety

I work almost exclusively in commercial fire safety in a range of complex premises in a unique environment. Its been 11 years since I last had any significant dealings with residential fire safety (i.e. flats) - way before Grenfell and the cataclysmic changes that have occurred (and are ongoing) in...

 

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