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Thanks for the clarification Anthony. Much appreciated. 🙂 Tim

Hi Anthony in one sentence you say they are needed and in the next say as long as there are extinguishers……. could you clarify please. thanks Tim

Hi All, I have responsibility for a large number of buildings that have what I would call a kitchenette. They have tea and coffee making facilities with a microwave and a toaster. There is no open flame cooking such as a hob and neither are there any deep fat fryers etc. I have been asked if they need fire blankets as they are kitchens. My instinct is that we take a risk based approach to this and when you consider the type of fires you are likely to encounter and the types of fires a blanket is designed to combat it isn't necessary. I can't find anything specific for fire blankets so am reaching out to you folks for advice. Thanks in advance, Tim

yes it is Anthony

Thanks Anthony, Door 2 leads to a largish foyer with means of escape in both directions, one immediately outside to an ultimate place of safety and other way through the rest of the building to several other exits. cheers Tim

Hi folks, Please see the attached with reference to some work being carried out to build a self contained customer service outlet within a local council building. It will be self contained with security access for staff only. The area to the left bounded by the green walls is the staff area where a maximum of 3 people with be at any time. The majority of times will be 1 or 2 staff members. The public area to the right of that will be separated by security screens floor to ceiling. The architects have designed in an escape hatch through the screen as shown in the event of a fire. I have no idea why the door at 2 will not suffice as this will be the main entry/egress for staff working there. The point was raised that what if the fire is directly outside that door and I've asked how that differs from any other office along a corridor in the building that doesn't have a secondary means of escape. So my question is will the door at 2 suffice as the sole means of escape from the relatively small area or does the proposed hatch need to remain as per the plan? Thanks in advance Tim fire doc.pdf

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Hi all, The kitchen in my rugby club has just undergone extensive refurbishment. There are 2 separate doors, neither of which has currently been designated or signed as a fire exit. I've been down and inspected the refurb and was concerned that both doors open inwards into the kitchen. I thought this was odd and the Operations manager said he would confer with the architect about why this has happened. If the doors were to open outwards (in the direction of escape) one would open into the main bar area and one would open into the foyer which is where I suspect the majority would be exiting in the event of a fire. I thought the RRFSO was quite clear about emergency doors opening in the direction of escape with the word 'must'. Thanks in advance Tim

Thanks Anthony B and Tom. I’m reasonably happy with the FRA process itself. but as always theory into practice is always a bit different! lots to think about! This is the bit I was looking for! ?

Thanks Neil, it is useful but doesn't really answer my query. Tim

Hi all, I have recently completed my Fire Certificate and have been asked to conduct a fire RA at my local rugby club. I'm satisfied with most of it however....... None of the doors that lead from the main bar into corridors, toilets and other parts of the building appear to be fire doors. There are certainly no intumescent strips or smoke seals. They are all well fitting. As far as I can tell there is no compartmentation at all because of this. It's a brick and tile 2 storey building built in 1980. I've looked at the RRFSO and Approved document B but can't see anything obvious around having to replace old doors? I've see a previous post regarding 'notional fire doors' which if my understanding is correct means they don't have to be replaced. Any advice would be appreciated. thanks Tim