Tom Sutton

Do you have a procedure for dealing with handicapped persons entering you premises and any appropriate equipment that you intend using.

The dates are for different revisions and are relevant at the time of manufacturer and therefore the appropriate to that BS revision. If you need confirmation contact Trading Standards who are the enforcing authority and your local office can be found at https://www.gov.uk/find-local-trading-standards-office.

If the gap is a min of 2mm and not in excess of 4mm then it meets the guidance.

I would agree agree with you it doesn't make sense, it would be pointless.

It depends if the work is notifiable under approved Document P and under h it appears it is not, as you are using existing wiring but I would check it out with the LCBC. (building control)

It sounds like the the detector is wired into the lighting circuit and it could have been the electric installation is at fault, I would suggest you have it checked out by a qualified electrician.

Do you rent the room as a lodger and if so how many lodgers are there or is it a house converted into flats.

The difference between QR and standard sprinklers is the time of response in tackling the fire, this means QR sprinklers responding faster, gives the occupants more time to escape therefore safer. When considering portable extinguishers firstly any special risk will require special extinguisher, then you need to consider response times, you first need to identify the time of discovery. Human intervention with an extinguisher, when you find a fire during normal work practices, would be the quickest, fire alarm smoke, alerting the staff, then using a portable extinguisher, third a QR sprinkler confining it to the area of origin also increasing the time for escape and finally a standard sprinkler system. Consequently in my opinion portable fire extinguisher are required with quick response sprinklers to extinguish any small fires before the develop to a size that would activate the sprinklers.

There is a company that specialise in providing fire door inspectors it is the Fire Door Inspection service and there is a number of companies providing training just surf for "Fire Door inspections training" good luck in finding what you want. Also check out www.firedoorscomplete.co.uk it is the parent company for FDIS.

All filling material and cover fabric used in re-upholstering such furniture must meet the new levels of fire resistance. This means that any upholstery materials which the upholsterer supplies or adds to the furniture in the course of refurbishing it must pass the appropriate test(s). Where, for example, only re-covering is requested by the customer, the re-upholstery is not obliged to replace any non-conforming filling material which the furniture may contain. However, in such circumstances we strongly advise that the re-upholstery should draw the fire risk to the customer's attention. Any filling material which the re-upholstery adds to the existing filling must, of course, meet the new requirements. In ordering upholstery materials the re-upholsterer should seek advice from his supplier about their suitability for use in furniture. It doesn't say if the re-upholstery has to attach labels only should inform the customer of the fire risk, if he doesn't do a full upholstery job including cover material and filling in accordance with the regulations. So if re-upholstery has only recovered the furniture and not replaced the fillings then these labels could be a form of warning you of the dangers of fire and are not required to be fitted to the furniture but I would keep them in a safe place just in case.

You can get combined rebated heat and smoke seals or surface mounted however you only need one or the other but as you are installing new fire doors then I would recommend the combined rebated heat and smoke seals. You need a heat seal and a smoke seal for FD30/60s fire doors but there is no need to double up with them. Check out https://www.safelincs.co.uk/fire-and-smoke-seals/.

The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations 1988 (as amended in 1989, 1993 and 2010) set levels of fire resistance for domestic upholstered furniture, furnishings and other products containing upholstery and as you see it only applies to furniture, furnishings and other products containing upholstery. Check out https://www.firesafe.org.uk/furniture-and-furnishings-fire-safety-regulations-19881989-and-1993/.

Have contacted the manufacturer who I believe in the UK is APEX HOUSE • 1 ORRELL MOUNT • LIVERPOOL L20 6NS • UNITED KINGDOM +44 (0)151 944 6444.

The main hallway needs to be a 30 minute protected enclosure so fd30 fire doors are sufficient and self closing devices are not required. However the front door needs to be fd30s fire door with an approved self closer. Check out Approved Document B (Fire Safety) Vol 2

I doubt it as all manufacturers recommend vacuuming it out at regular times and if the filters were 100% effective this would not be necessary.

I know fire alarms detectors have been triggered by steam so it is possible that a CO detector could be also. I also agree your reasoning is sound and while you are getting a replacement buy a second CO detector, resulting having two detectors which makes sense in helping you decide if it is a false alarm, one operating needs investigating, two get immediately and call the gas emergency services. I also know in an effort to reduce false alarms in fire alarm systems multiply detectors heads are used and if only one detector operates the system will indicate a false alarm, it needs at least two, to trigger the fire alarm. I know when detecting a fire there are a number of methods that can be used, smoke, heat and CO and there is only one for detecting CO, so it is not quite the same, but it could be argued having two CO detectors kind of follows that reasoning. As for immediate action that is for you to decide, everybody will see it differently.

This forum is about giving fire safety advice not pricing, which will vary greatly depending where in the country you live, so I would suggest you you get a number of quotes locally, study them, and this should indicate a fair price.

It would all depend on the compartmentation between premises I would suggest you employ a fire risk assessor to conduct a FRA, with the need of a fire alarm top of the list, you would certainly need a fire alarm but which type would depend on the size of the premises. Your last FRA what did it say about the need of a fire alarm.

I would agree with you bunting, tote bags, home decorations from textiles are not covered by the regulations and you could label them as you choose, but the seat pads are subject to the regs and the guidance states, The regulatory requirement for scatter cushions and seat pads is that the filling material only must satisfy the relevant ignition test and each individual item must bear a reduced information permanent label. For scatter cushions which are provided with a fitted and non-removable decorative cover the requirement is that a permanent label is attached securely to an exterior surface (often attached to the seam). However, there has been some confusion when the scatter cushion interior pad has been supplied with a zip-on removable cover. This is because the required label refers only to the filling materials for scatter cushions and there are no requirements for the fire resistance of the cover. Hence, if the label is fitted to the zip-on cover and subsequently the cover and filling become separated, or the cover ends up on a different filling, the label would be inaccurate. Enforcement officers accept labels fixed to the interior pads of scatter cushions and suggest that the label protrudes through a partly open zip at the point of sale so it is visible. Therefore I would deduce that because you are using a zip, a reduced information permanent label be fitted to the pad and the label protrudes through a partly open zip at the point of sale so it is visible. Check out Fire safety of furniture and furnishings in the home A Guide to the UK Regulations FIRA

I think you have taken the correct action contacting the manufacturer and I would contact the fire service they may fit a replacement.

No, there is no such article that in The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 that requires this, but if you speak nicely to the Responsible Person he/she may let you view it.

IMO this situation is acceptable and if the fire originated in this area, this exit door would most probably not used. The only criticism is the fire exit sign, I believe another one should be fixed on the front of the racking opposite the door, pointing to the exit door. A further observation the exit sign above the door would better indicate the door if it was an illuminated sign.

A fixed ramp would be preferred but if it is impossible or impractical the a temporary system could be acceptable but check it out with your fire risk assessor or Fire and Rescue Service, fire prevention department.

Providing the gates are closed I cannot see how it would affect self or assisted rescue from the escape window and at the time it is likely to be required it is more than likely it will be closed for security reasons. The most likely means of escape from a escape window would be assisted therefore not a problem and providing a effective fire alarm is installed the principle MoE is likely to be used.