Fire safety guides
Straight answers to the questions building managers, landlords and care providers ask us most, written by the people who service the systems.
- Fire safety compliance guideThe Fire Safety Order, servicing intervals, who the responsible person is, and a seven-question self-check.
- Fire alarm categories explained: L1 to L5, M, P1 and P2The category says what a fire alarm system is designed to protect and how much of the building it covers. Your fire risk assessment decides which one you need.
- HMO fire safety: what landlords and managing agents must doHouses in multiple occupation carry more fire safety duties than a single let. Here is what applies in England, and what a fire officer or licensing team will ask to see.
- How to stop false fire alarmsFalse alarms cost you evacuations, lost trading and callout charges, and they teach people to ignore the bell. Most have a cause you can find and fix.