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Fire safety might seem like a basic topic to the initiated, but it is actually incredibly important to get it right, says Will Lloyd of the Fire Industry Association
Will Lloyd, technical manager of the Fire Industry Association, analyses the risks and steps to take to ensure hospitals are fire safe
In recent years in Great Britain there have been approximately 40 fires per week in hospitals and healthcare premises and unbelievably 20 per year are arson attacks, reports the Fire Industry Association’s ceo Graham Ellicott
With people of limited or no mobility, multi-sited buildings, and life-saving surgeries taking place around the clock, an environment like a hospital can pose many challenges for fire safety. The Fire Industry Association covers the main points to consider for effective fire safety provision in healthcare settings
Patient safety is of upmost importance to any healthcare facility, but fire protection is sometimes overlooked. The FIA talks about the key points to consider with regard to fire safety
Phil Lewis-Farrell, a chartered member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), explains fire safety and training in a hospital setting
How do you ensure that fire protection systems in healthcare premises are of the highest standard? Using companies that are third party certificated is the first port of call, urges Graham Ellicott
How can you provide robust fire safety for patients under residential care? Nick Coombe, chair of the Chief Fire offices Association’s Enforcement Working Group, investigates
The subject of risk management in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and the like is probably beyond the competence of the average fire risk assessor, says the Association for Specialist Fire Protection
Fires in healthcare premises are not uncommon, which is why buildings critical to the community needs higher level of fire protection, argues Graham Ellicott, CEO, Fire Industry Association
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