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Karntek works with care homes and care providers, helping them maintain safe environments for residents, staff and visitors while staying compliant with current fire safety guidance and regulations.
The risk to life can be higher in care settings because residents may have limited mobility, disabilities, health conditions or cognitive impairments that affect their ability to respond to an emergency. Some residents may be unable to evacuate independently or may require additional support from staff in the event of a fire.
This makes effective fire safety measures especially important. By identifying potential risks and areas of non-compliance, our surveys help care providers protect residents and ensure appropriate fire safety measures are in place.
Frequently asked questions
IS A FIRE STRATEGY REQUIRED BY LAW?
Yes, Article 11 of the RRFSO requires the Responsible Person to provide “effective planning, organisation, control, monitoring and review of the preventative and protective measures”and “to record the arrangements”. Also Regulation 38 of the Building Regulations requires that a package of fire safety information must be assembled and given to the Responsible Person, and building owners that do not have this information should have a strategy created and also generate the information that they should have.
We have sprinklers; do I still need compartmentation?
Yes you do still need compartments within a property if over a specific size even if you have sprinklers because it will still reduce the risk of fire and smoke spread through the property and protect escape routes
What is dynamic signage?
Dynamic signage is a great but relatively new product which shows where a fire exit route has been cut off due to an outbreak of fire. These can often be found in shopping centres and other large public places which guide people away from an exit route that may be cut off and lead them to another safe exit of the building.
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