Is it Illegal to Not Have Interlinked Smoke Alarms?
Renting out a property means staying in touch with what seems like an ever-changing array of new rules and regulations. Some of those sometimes feel…
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Fire Emergency Response Planning: Preparing Your Business
Whatever business you are running, it’s important that you are prepared for potential emergencies, and nowhere is this more true than in the field of…
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Latest Trends in Fire Detection Technology
While there is undoubtedly still a place for the simple smoke alarm in many commercial premises, there are increasing needs for much faster and much…
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What is the British standard of fire protection?
When it comes to fire safety in commercial premises, a lot of the regulations likely to affect you can be found in the Regulatory Reform…
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What Is The Fire Door Legislation 2023?
When Grenfell Tower went up in flames in June 2017, leading to the loss of over 70 lives, it led to a lot of soul-searching,…
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What Fire Extinguisher Size Do I Need?
As with so many things to do with fire safety in the workplace, the answer to this question will usually be determined as a result…
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How Often Should Fire Risk Assessments be Reviewed?
As one of the most effective means of ensuring fire safety in the workplace, you need to have full confidence that your fire risk assessment…
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What Regulations Require a Company to Complete a Fire Risk Assessment?
If you’re running your own business, there’s usually a lot you need to manage, with plenty of balls to juggle and all kinds of competing…
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Which Doors Need to be Fire Doors?
Fire doors are an essential part of passive fire control in commercial buildings, helping to slow down the spread of smoke and flames to other…
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How To Do a Fire Risk Assessment
A fire risk assessment is one of the fundamentals of good fire safety practice, as well as being a legal requirement under the terms of…
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Can I Carry Out My Own Fire Risk Assessment?
As one of the key elements in minimising the risk of fire – and therefore minimising the risk to life – in business premises, fire risk…
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Aspirating Fire and Smoke Alarms: Your Complete Guide
There are many solutions for detecting the presence of fire and/or smoke in a building, and here at Scutum London, we’re committed to providing the…
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