fire routine notice

[Argyle]

Ladies-Gents

Can you please help. I have a block of general needs flats where due to the resistance of leaseholders to up-grade their front doors I plan to fit in a communal fire alarm, a part 1 system, type L3, smoke in the stairs and a heat behind the front door of each flat. Each flat will have a grade D LD2/3 seperate system.

My question is however the provision of a "fire routine notice" that adequatly covers the various synarios of alarm activation etc. Has any body a suitable example please.

[AnthonyB]

Both stay put and full evacuation policy type fire action notice texts are in the Appendices to the LGA Guide Fire Safety in purpose built flats, which also has useful case studies including how to deal with the front door issue without going to the undesirable extreme of a communal fire alarm and full simultaneous evac.

[Argyle]

Anthony - thanks. Maybe I am being a bit over pedantict but I am seeking a reasonable set of words that can be used in "1" notice that covers the actions to be taken when the pt 6 alrm sounds in your flat and the actions to be taken when the pt 1 communal alarm activates. The notice in Appendix 5 appears to be one for a building that has one complete alarm system covering the flats and the common areas.

[Messy]

I tend not to bother to display such notices in flats.

[nearlythere]

Anthony - thanks. Maybe I am being a bit over pedantict but I am seeking a reasonable set of words that can be used in "1" notice that covers the actions to be taken when the pt 6 alrm sounds in your flat and the actions to be taken when the pt 1 communal alarm activates. The notice in Appendix 5 appears to be one for a building that has one complete alarm system covering the flats and the common areas.

Would it not be more appropriate in the form of a tenant safety leaflet? They are unlikely to read a leaflet but less likely to read a sign

[Argyle]

Thanks

I am surprised by the fact that some would not recommend fire routine notices in blocks - is this a stance being adopted in general needs - sheltered blocks ?

[Golden]

Argyle I tend to find it more effective for the tenants if they are given specific fire information and that this is regularly repeated. During my audits of hundreds of blocks I do try and talk to some of the tenants and find out how much they know and it is often very little, there are a few exceptions of course and the first time I encountered the infamous 'scissor design' I was given a complete walk around by the tenant. I think that 'stay put' is difficult for some to understand and needs a bit more than can be put on a simple fire action notice and as you point out the tenant needs to think about what happens with a fire/smoke inside their flat and the differences between their actions compared to a fire elsewhere in a building. There is though the issue with visitors and tradesmen so a simple notice at the entrance is also necessary in my opinion.