Would agree on both points Anthony, although on some occasions the prosecutions are borne out of the ill informed and uneducated SME's learning the hard way. For those outside of the 'fire bubble' surviving the recession etc. fire safety isn't high on their snag lists, we may think it should be and it needs a higher profile but that should have been backed up with better government publicity, lets face it 7 years ago the RRO didn't come in with bells and whistles did it? was it on the telly? were there large bill boards in towns and cities? most companies probably did what most of us do with leaflets through the door. The only people who made a big splash about it were those from certain sectors of the fire industry selling fear and trepidation to the SME's. I've lost count how many times I've been to seminars where some speaker from a fire industry firm has blurted out 'far reaching implications' and 'serious consequences or 'end users need to be aware of the implications' to name but a few. I've got to the point where I scribble these phrases on the back of a piece of paper and entertain myself by ticking them off as they come through, you should try it sometime!! fire bingo, sadly I get a full house each time so if anyone can give me some others to add?
