Safety law breach
July 1st 2009 St John Ambulance is advising
businesses to check they are adhering
to fire regulations, after Shell was
reportedly fined a record £300,000
for breaching fire safety laws.
Over 88,000 buildings catch fire in
England every year, causing over
10,000 injuries and 319 deaths. The
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety)
Order 2005 states that you must
have people with sufficient training
as fire marshals to identify a fire
hazard, assist in evacuation and help
implement your preventative and
protective measures. If you don't,
you could receive an unlimited fine.
Certificates issued before the
regulations existed have been
abolished and have had no legal
status since 2006.
A fire marshal calculator, at
www.sja.org.uk/training/firemarshal-
calculator.asp can help
determine how many trained
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