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[Big T]

According to a LAFB who recently carried out a home safety visit at one of our tennants in shelterd housing accomodation; front door matts pose a significant threat to the other occupants fire safety and should be removed from the corridoor outside her front door.

They then issued a notice to the manager of the unit instructing her to get all occupants to get rid of there front door matts

Are the brigade taking the mick?

How does a door matt pose a significant threat?

[jayjay]

The "Hot Nut Test" comes to mind but not necessarily for the door mats, unless friction from wiping ones feet is a risk.

[Big T]

spontaneous combustion due to linseed oil contamination from someones shoe?

[fred]

Hot shoe shuffle ?

[Big A]

Trip hazard on an escape route?

[The Lawman]

There was me worrying about Backdraft when I should have been doing a Dynamic Risk Assessment of the door mat!

[Big T]

I agree with the trip hazard but this is a health and safety issue rather than a fire safety issue. Why are the brigade getting involved?

[Midland Retty]

I agree with the trip hazard but this is a health and safety issue rather than a fire safety issue. Why are the brigade getting involved?

Fire Authorities do deal with trip hazzards and obstructions on means of escape.

Are the mats really a problem? yeah ok you could argue they are a trip hazzard potentially and yes ok they shouldnt really be there technically speaking, but so long as they dont encroach onto the escape routes too much I wouldnt be bothered.

You'll probably find the fire officer asked for the mats to be removed due to the fact that if they were allowed to remain it sends out the message that items can be placed or stored in common areas /escape routes.

First you have matts appear in the common areas, and then before you know it other things start creeping in such as decorative plant pots and then bigger stuff and as sure as apples are apples the common areas will get bombarded with all sorts of things. Ive seen it happen myself hundreds of times.

So yeah it does seem a bit over the top to ask for the mats to be removed I agree, but I'd bet it was for the reasons stated above.

[Big T]

I totally agree with you that the fire brigade should get involved with issues of obstructions on the MOE, but in this instance for the brigade to suggest that the door mat was going to seriously endanger other peoples safety was laughable. Home safety visits should be constructive right?

The building was well managed and no pot plants etc had found their way into the escape route. (against the buildings policy)

If it had been an old fridge in the escape route, yeah i'd agree with the assessment, but an old grannies welcome mat being a danger to other occupants? the worlds gone potty.

[messy]

I have had a word with Mrs Messy and she will no longer be leaving the empty milk bottles on our front door step now this trip hazard has been bought to my attention. Thanks.

[Graeme]

This has also raised concerns in my household regarding our snake draft excludor.

[Chris Houston]

This is as much an animal welfare issue, as a safety one.

[Wiz]

Dangerous animals must be licensed with the Local Authority. Expect a further vist from another jobsworth checking on your license for the snake.

[fred]

Dangerous animals must be licensed with the Local Authority. Expect a further vist from another jobsworth checking on your license for the snake.

I keep one in my car - I call it my windscreen viper ......!

[Big T]

Don't make an asp of yourself