Many people have never heard of wet chemical fire extinguishers so don’t consider their capabilities or are aware of the danger they are in if they cook with fat or oil. Imagine a chip shop with industrial deep fat fryers that have dry powder or foam extinguishers as their first line of defence! It’s a large…
Risk Assessment in Your Workplace
Understand what a hazard and a risk is; a hazard is a source of danger that could cause harm, for example chemicals, electrical wires, ladders whilst the risk is the likelihood of someone being harmed by these hazards. For example an electrical wire is a hazard; if it is a live wire that if touched…
How not to fire train your staff in Scotland!
I saw this film clip of a fire safety training demonstration from Turkey that quite clearly didn’t go to plan! It gave me food for thought and although it was almost disatrous it turned out for the best in the end! I think its ok to say that through humour we can learn and we…
Fire extinguisher inspection – a brief outline of responsibilities.
Inspect fire extinguishers visually at least once a month. Fire extinguishers must be maintained by a suitably experienced and qualified service technician annually. Staff should not use fire extinguishers unless they have received fire training. Fire extinguisher maintenance is important for everyone’s safety. You must ensure that: The extinguisher is not blocked by equipment, coats…
Fire training breeds the right safety culture in your staff and invests in your business
Invest in your staff and breed the correct fire safety culture through your leadership. Fire protection can only happen through credible fire risk assessments, fire training and a well managed fire safety plan. By watching this fire safety video you may well be surprised how quickly a fire can spread and destroy a modern day flat….
Charity fire warden course new year offers.
Yesterday (22/12/11) we were privileged to offer a completely free fire warden course to local charities in the area at the Normandy Hotel in Renfrew. We know how challenging fire protection can be and staying fire safe especially at Christmas time and that why we decided to give an early christmas present away. We were…
Danny Dyer endorses Code Red Fire Safety
Danny Dyer endorses Code Red Fire Safety as the best fire trainers in Glasgow. Many thanks to our friend Danny Dyer for endorsing us as the best for fire training in glasgow. A worthy accolade from a great guy and actor. See you soon Danny when your back at Glasgows superclub “The Tunnel” Thanks again.
“Leaps and Bounds Nursery Paisley” a case study of success!
Having recently worked in partnership with “Leaps and Bounds Nursery” in Paisley we felt it a perfect opportunity to show the benefits of implementing a complete fire risk management plan and what it can do to protect your children, staff and business. The whole point of this simple editorial is to illustrate that fire safety and satisfying the absolute duties…
Nurseries – 5 easy steps to satisfy any inspector or auditor
First things first thanks for blogging with us. After talking with many nursery managers / owners we thought that it could be useful to you if we wrote a blog post to put together as much useful information on one page about fire safety for nurseries as we could. We decided to do that so you can see what’s changed in Scotland and who…
Fire extinguisher monthly maintenance checks
Inspect fire extinguishers at least once a month (more often in severe environments). Please remember that fire extinguisher maintenance is important for everyone’s safety. Fire extinguishers successfully extinguish 82% of all fires in the UK. 10% of all fires in the West of Scotland are commercial fires. Fire extinguishers are your first line of defence…
