Christmas decoration v Fire hazzard quandry.

[Klenchblaize]

Far from it Basil the guidance and rules are there for perfectly valid reasons, unfortunately there is very often a misunderstanding of what is actually required in manageing the fire safety arrangments in a premise.

Then please justify the logic where it`s ok to put a potential fire in the middle of a building but you can`t put a non fire hazard on the outside?
Like my job .. it takes one or two of us to do it but there`s six others standing around making sure I/we do it by the book.

Means of Escape

K

 

[FrenchieBoy]

Just a quick reply to a couple of points raised:
To keep a little "harmony" I went out yesterday and bought a real wreath to put on our front door. I'm now a massive fan of Christmas as I see it as far too "materialistic" nowadays - Many children seem to be all "I want this and I want that for Christmas" which at times can lead some of the not so well off families into debt all threough the coming year and far too many "adults" see it as nothing more than an excuse to pour as much alcohol down their throats as possible (And often drive afterwards putting innocent lives at risk). I'n my opinion for many Christmas has lost it's true meaning on far too many levels!
Another point raised is concrening the use of artificial wreaths on our front door as (Quote) "they are a fire hazzard and can give off toxic fumes in the event of a fire" - yet artificial decorations are perfectly OK to be used in the Residents Lounge (Which incidentally contains two main fire escapes/exits) - My point is surely having artificial decorations where there are two main fire escape doors poses exactly the same risk as having artificial wreaths on front doors?
Incidentally, just to add insult to injury the manager has allowed some artificial decorations to be put up in the area near her office (Some of which are electrical and not PAT tested as per fire regulations) which is one of the busyest parts or the building and dierctly on a main fire exit route/means of escape - If that's not pure hypicracy then what is?

 

[8x57]

Frenchie you have to look at the overall picture as per the fire risk assessment and not just pick on specific points or items. If you have any concerns ask the responsible person to share the fire risk assessment with you. If you have any serious concerns then contact your local fire safety department. I know that Lancashire are very hot (pun intended) on enforcing the Fire Safety Order and would be only too happy to advise and could even send a fire safety enforcing officer to have a look if they consider the matter warranted it.

From what you say I can see where you might have concerns but at the same time I can also see how what you describe could also be perfectly acceptable, it very much depends on the actual circumstances. That is why fire risk assessments in all but the most simple of cases need to be carried out by persons with the necessary training knowledge and experience. They also need to be reviewed whenever circumstances change such as when a new "risk" is introduced which could be something as simple as extensive Christmas decorations in some circumstances.

 

[Klenchblaize]

Just a quick reply to a couple of points raised:
To keep a little "harmony" I went out yesterday and bought a real wreath to put on our front door. I'm now a massive fan of Christmas as I see it as far too "materialistic" nowadays - Many children seem to be all "I want this and I want that for Christmas" which at times can lead some of the not so well off families into debt all threough the coming year and far too many "adults" see it as nothing more than an excuse to pour as much alcohol down their throats as possible (And often drive afterwards putting innocent lives at risk). I'n my opinion for many Christmas has lost it's true meaning on far too many levels!
Another point raised is concrening the use of artificial wreaths on our front door as (Quote) "they are a fire hazzard and can give off toxic fumes in the event of a fire" - yet artificial decorations are perfectly OK to be used in the Residents Lounge (Which incidentally contains two main fire escapes/exits) - My point is surely having artificial decorations where there are two main fire escape doors poses exactly the same risk as having artificial wreaths on front doors?
Incidentally, just to add insult to injury the manager has allowed some artificial decorations to be put up in the area near her office (Some of which are electrical and not PAT tested as per fire regulations) which is one of the busyest parts or the building and dierctly on a main fire exit route/means of escape - If that's not pure hypicracy then what is?

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"The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 require that any electrical equipment that has the potential to cause injury is maintained in a safe condition. However, the Regulations do not specify what needs to be done, by whom or how frequently (ie they don't make inspection or testing of electrical appliances a legal requirement, nor do they make it a legal requirement to undertake this annually)."

"New equipment should be supplied in a safe condition and not require a formal portable appliance inspection or test. However, a simple visual check is recommended to verify the item is not damaged."

K