Fire risk assessment - Bishops Court

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Fire authority

What to do if there is a fire in your building

You will need to find the nearest safe exit and wait at the assembly point outside your building

Means of escape

One central stairwell

Building construction and cladding

• A 17-storey purpose built block of 98 flats.
• The building has an external wall insulation system, containing a flammable material within.
• The main ground floor entrance/egress door gives access to a foyer into the entrance lobby giving access to a communal room with kitchenette, cleaners store, service cupboard, common laundry, ancillary rooms and lift lobby with 2 x passenger lifts.
• The lift lobby gives further access to a rear protected corridor to 2 flat entrance doors, alternative exit and ancillary rooms.
• All upper levels are similar with access via a central protected shaft consisting of the passenger lifts and communal stairway.
• There are interlinking corridors/lobbies constructed around the central stair/lift shaft giving access to 6 residents flats service cupboards and bin chute room.
• The interlinking corridor/lobbies on each level, from the lift lobby, gives access to; a flat entrance lobby (3 flats) with service cupboards; to a bin chute lobby with PV & OV; to a stair lobby; to a 2nd flat entrance lobby (3 flats); and back to the lift lobby. T
• There is a level entrance, 2 alternative exits, externally accessed bin chute bin store (with sprinkler protection), lift plant room on the roof (accessed from the stairway) and two passenger lifts. The communal stairs do not discharge directly to the outside, it has a protected corridor to an alternative exit adjacent to the main entrance/egress door.
• 24/7 CCTV coverage.
• Residential flats with communal access.

Findings and actions

• Fire doors: New fire doors will be installed in your building
• Compartmentation: Work to ensure fires can be contained and cannot spread through areas will be undertaken
• Signage: Work to install new signage for escape routes and/or fire doors will be undertaken
• Inspections: We will inspect the building regularly to ensure fire safety measures remain adequate
• Management: Work to ensure the management of fire safety measures in the property are in order

Service and maintenance

• Fire risk assessment: The annual fire risk assessment is carried out in November
• Lifts: There are two lifts in the building and are inspected every six months.
• Bin stores: Work to move bins to reduce fire risk
• Electrical test and installation: We will test communal electrical installations such as wiring, sockets and lights every five years.
• Gas boiler: The gas boiler in your property is inspected every 12 months.
• Dry riser: We will inspect the dry riser in the block every six months.
• Fire detection system: Fire detection systems can include fire alarms, sprinkler systems, heat detectors, smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. We will check them every six months.
• Emergency lighting: Emergency lighting (or escape lighting) lights up a safe exit route if the mains power fails. We will inspect the emergency lighting in your building every twelve months.