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Many care homes based in London have recently been issued with enforcement notices by the Fire Authorities for not having key fire safety precautions in place, for example no fire escape plans, no fire safety training for staff and no marked fire exits. This highlights the importance to care home providers that fire safety is integral in keeping all staff and residents out of harm's way. Avoiding such fire safety measures increases the risk of unwanted dangers and bad publicity for care homes. With the majority of people being elderly, ill or immobile, it is vital that care homes have competent people to implement an effective fire management system including a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment. These should reduce the risk of fires occurring in care homes and the possibility of a fire spreading should an unfortunate event occur. Alastair Hall, Head of Health & Safety at Citation plc states; “As general practice, care homes must have fire precautions and emergency procedures in place. There must be available competent people to deal with fire safety to ensure the wellbeing and safety of the staff, visitors and residents. A fire risk assessment must be completed in order to ensure that fire preventative and protective measures are sufficient, in place and all staff know what to do in the event of a fire.” Operating throughout the UK since 1995, Citation provides professional advice on Health & Safety and Employment Law to business clients. Independently endorsed at the highest level, its market leading services provide guaranteed protection in the high risk areas of Employment Law and Health and Safety regulations. For more information about Citation and the services they provide, visit the Citation website at http://www.citation.co.uk or call 0845 844 1111. CEL-HS-010811
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