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Asbestos poses a major health risk, causing serious damage to the lungs and respiratory system upon exposure. When damaged by fire, asbestos can present even greater risks. We are examining the risks associated with asbestos and fire to address this issue. One major concern with asbestos and fire is [...]

Fire doors are an essential component of your fire safety plan. When used correctly, they can stop fires from spreading throughout a building, enabling people to evacuate safely, providing the fire and rescue service with enough time to arrive, and potentially saving the property. If a fire door is [...]

Living walls are becoming an increasingly important part of green infrastructure, helping to boost biodiversity in our cities, reduce air pollution, promote well-being, and lay the foundations for a more sustainable future. However, there is a concern about whether they pose a fire risk if not maintained correctly. On [...]

The most common type of smoke detector is the optical point detector. It contains an infrared light beam projected across a small sensing chamber inside the device. When smoke enters the sensing chamber through the outer holes in the detector’s body, it affects the infrared beam, triggering the device [...]

Smoke ventilation systems are essential in protecting people and property from the harmful effects of a fire, making them an integral part of a building’s fire safety strategy. These systems go by different names, such as smoke control systems or automatic opening vents (AOVs), but their purpose remains the [...]

In today’s fast-paced world, ensuring the safety and well-being of occupants within commercial and residential buildings is paramount. As a leading UK-based health and safety consultancy, we understand the critical role that fire safety plays in protecting lives and property. That’s why we’re proud to offer comprehensive fire stopping surveys to [...]

Regulation 38 relates to building work concerning the construction, extension, or change of use of buildings. The person carrying out the work must provide fire safety information to the responsible person no later than the completion date of the work, or the occupation date of the building or extension, whichever comes [...]

Many commercial, industrial and non-residential properties rely on wet and dry risers as a critical part of their fire safety procedures, but what is the difference between these two important features? Although both wet and dry risers do similar jobs, they have fundamental differences. Wet risers are designed for buildings that are taller [...]

Have you ever thought about what would happen to your business if it was affected by contaminated firewater? Did you know that as well as causing untold damage to your business and the environment, it could put you at the risk of being fined, or even prosecuted? It’s something [...]

Choosing a risk management firm isn’t easy, is it? In fact, the task is made harder simply because risk management is so easily misunderstood. Take fire door inspection, for instance. Do you really need an ongoing partnership with a risk management firm to keep on top of something like that? [...]

The horrific Grenfell Tower incident in 2017 ushered in a new, intense focus on fire safety.This is absolutely essential, but it has inadvertently resulted in some property managers overlooking the rest of their health and safety duties on site. Assessment of fire safety shouldn’t detract from the importance of conducting [...]

A guide to making a commercial property’s water system safe, during periods of low occupancy It’s likely to be in breach of law to simply occupy a building that’s operating at low occupancy or has stood idle. Building Managers need to conduct a Low Occupancy Property – Water Hygiene [...]

A guide to recommissioning water systems in commercial properties It is unacceptable and likely to be in breach of law, to simply re-open a building that has stood idle, without recommissioning its water system. As the focus is on signage & sanitation right now, making a property’s water system safe [...]

COVID-19 Risk Assessments can be a daunting prospect for many companies. Outsource your COVID-19 Risk Assessment here with RM’s new COVID-19 Risk Assessment Service. The COVID-19 Risk Assessment is the first of 5 steps to working safely that the UK government expects duty holders to complete before restarting work, following the Coronavirus outbreak. [...]

When tackling the spread of the COVID19 virus, it has been easy for property managers to lose focus on general day to day obligations. It is important for property managers to ask what is the impact of the COVID19 lockdowns on the risk from legionella bacteria. In many instances, reduced [...]

What is Fire Stopping? Fire stopping is the sealing of gaps, breaches or issues found around fire resistant floors, doors and construction. It is a range of compliant products that are installed to help slow the spread of fire through a building. The materials used in a fire stop [...]

A few weeks ago, Fire Safety Matters reported that more than 7,000 Londoners are to get new fire doors. This is part of a £9,000,000 project to upgrade fire doors in six London boroughs across twelve City of London Corporation-run housing estates. All front, communal and fire escape doors will be replaced [...]

Following the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the upcoming fire safety bill will state that fire door surveys will need to be conducted in all blocks of flats, every three months. Changes in legislation The FIA (Fire Industry Association) last week reported upon this proposed big change in the law. Currently there is [...]

There is often a misconception that a Legionella Risk Assessment is just looking for the presence of Legionella; as if it’s a tick boxing exercise to state whether or not it’s present. In fact, a Legionella Risk Assessment assesses not just whether Legionella is present but what the risks are of the bacteria [...]

The government has stated that based on the World Health Organization’s declaration that this is a public health emergency of international concern, the UK Chief Medical Officers have raised the risk to the public from low to moderate regarding the Coronavirus. Whilst the number of cases in the UK still [...]