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You Need To Check For Fire Safety When Returning To The Office-converted

Very many people work in an office. Indeed, it is probably fair to say that, after retail shops, more people work in an office than in any other sort of premises. Now that the government is urging people to stop working from home and return to the office, it probably wonu2019t be all that long before they are back up to full strength.<br>

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You Need To Check For Fire Safety When Returning To The Office-converted

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  1. You Need To Check For Fire Safety When Returning To The Office

  2. Very many people work in an office. Indeed, it is probably fair to say that, after retail shops, more people work in an office than in any other sort of premises. Now that the government is urging people to stop working from home and return to the office, it probably won’t be all that long before they are back up to full strength. The primary cause of fire in offices is faulty electrical equipment. This can be because equipment is not used correctly, electric cables can get damaged, and in some cases the equipment breaks down as a simple result of age. This is one reason why it is essential to have electrical equipment in the office PAT tested on a regular basis. Although there are no requirements for PAT testing frequency, there are recommendations.

  3. You May Have Altered The Layout Of Your Office As a result of Covid, many businesses have altered the offices around, set up partitions between desks, and made larger spaces between them. Most offices also have hand sanitiser stations as well. This could have an effect on escape routes, so it is essential to check that there are still clear ways to escape in the case of fire.

  4. In fact, if you have had everyone working from home for several months, it is vital to carry out a fire risk assessment when they are coming back. The law requires you to do this and to review it on a regular basis anyway, and if your office has been closed it may be that you have missed checking your assessment when you would normally have done. If you work in a large office building it may be the case that there are several other businesses in it as well, and if this is so it is also essential that you work hand in hand with those other businesses, especially when considering escape routes. While you may not have blocked any escape route from your part of the building, other businesses may have done exactly that without giving it proper thought. Taller buildings, in particular, are more difficult to escape from in the event of a fire, so special care must be taken to ensure escape routes are still free.

  5. Contact Us The Stable office, Young Oak Water Lane Oxton, Southwell, UK NG25 0SH Tel: 0115 896 3814 Mail : info@uk-fireriskassessments.co.uk Website :https://www.ukfireriskassessments.co.uk/

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