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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Fire Safety => Topic started by: Mar62 on March 29, 2012, 07:53:04 PM

Title: Extinguishers in house for adults with "challenging behaviour"
Post by: Mar62 on March 29, 2012, 07:53:04 PM

Dear all. I have been asked a question about something I have never come across before and would appreciate some advice.
A house for four residents with "challenging behaviour" has had to remove the extinguishers from the common areas because one resident has recently started throwing them at staff and police. What solution would be reasonable. The premises is always staffed by at least two staff even at night when one is at rest and one on duty then rotates and always carry the keys to the two offices, one ground floor one first floor. Would having extinguishers locked in each office be reasonable or unreasonable? Would an enforcing authority have an issue with this arrangement?

Title: Re: Extinguishers in house for adults with "challenging behaviour"
Post by: jokar on March 29, 2012, 08:01:19 PM

Put them in a locked room under the control of staff. No enforcer would have a problem with this as it is the scenario that Manchester FRS took to CFOA with regard to a sheltered housing scheme and that was the considered outcome by the CLG and CFOA advisor.  All FRS were sent details of this through the FINDS service.

Title: Re: Extinguishers in house for adults with "challenging behaviour"
Post by: Mar62 on March 30, 2012, 01:02:42 PM

Thanks Jokar, that was what I was anticipating but wanted another opinion.

Thanks.....