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Offline Geoff

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Blue Watch - The sign of a safer property
« on: July 08, 2013, 11:06:36 AM »
Hi peeps,

I've just been sent a load of bumph on this Blue Watch scheme from my boss, with a request to see if it is worth joining.

Having looked at the website and reading the paperwork it looks as if it is squarely aimed at the private sector. As I work for a Registered Provider (housing association) I'm not sure it fits with us, hence my coming to the fonts of fire knowledge! I note that you can self-declare that your properties are safer or get a validation from an FRS (or trusted partner) to say that it is! I wont go into the potential confilct of interest with the latter! :-)

Have any of you any dealings with the service, has anyone joined it and is it worth it?

As always any help greatfully received.

Regards

Geoff
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Offline Geoff

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Re: Blue Watch - The sign of a safer property
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2013, 11:48:14 AM »
Sorry meant to include the web address as well.

www.BlueWatch.co.uk
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Offline Owain

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Re: Blue Watch - The sign of a safer property
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2013, 12:32:55 PM »
Oh look:

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Capita plc has today announced the launch of Blue Watch, a new fire and home safety scheme, supported by the UK’s fire and rescue services (FRS). Capita has signed a seven year contract, with an option to extend for a further three years, with CFOA Services Ltd (CSL) - a trading company of the Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) - to deliver the scheme.

That'll be Capita who bought the Fire Service College from the Department for Communities and Local Government for £10 million and who also run Gas Safe, TV Licensing, Criminal Records Bureau, etc.
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Offline AnthonyB

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Re: Blue Watch - The sign of a safer property
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2013, 10:06:47 PM »
Some rather worrying stuff on there..

"What type of fire extinguisher should I buy?
There are two types of fire extinguisher for domestic use:

Water
Foam"

It then goes on to try and sell the person using the site a fire blanket (of which the site tells you very little) in the totally OTT 6' x 4' "monster" size

It also says you should buy CO alarms and get the fire brigade to fit it!

It's not the most informative site in the world...
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Offline Northern Uproar

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Re: Blue Watch - The sign of a safer property
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2013, 04:01:56 PM »
Hmm - watching the video it seems like hawking for work - notice how he mentions that the assessments will be validated by the Fire and Rescue Services trading company
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Re: Blue Watch - The sign of a safer property
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2013, 06:40:19 PM »
Its a gross conflict of interest typical of the FRS in this day and age, and no one should touch it.
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Offline Geoff

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Re: Blue Watch - The sign of a safer property
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2013, 09:59:48 PM »
Thank you gentleman you have confirmed my thoughts exactly.

Regards,

Geoff
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