Stopping Fires before They Begin: Fire Safety Tips

Fire safety should be everyone’s responsibility, especially with the troubling fact that there were 192,600 fires around the U.K. from 2012 to 2013. The Fire Safety Order states that everyone who owns or occupies a non-domestic property should, among other things, conduct their own inspections for potential fire hazards, inform their colleagues of any such hazards identified within the premises, and participate in emergency planning. For common or shared areas, however, the responsibility falls entirely upon landlords.

Fire Safety and Risk Assessment in the U.K.

The U.K. is known as one of the most thorough nations when it comes to fire safety. In fact it has comprehensive fire legislation not commonly known elsewhere in the world. Has anything changed in the country when it comes to the enforcement of fire safety laws? For starters, fires have been steadily declining, due in no small part to wetter weather. However, as long as fires pose a threat to life and property, there can be no rest for those in charge of people’s safety. In the end, only the quick action of a business or institution can prevent the terrible loss of life and of property.