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Fire Safety in High-rise buildings.
If you are responsible for Fire safety or are a resident of a high-rise, multi-occupancy property you will be only too aware of the increased awareness of the need for enhanced fire detection and evacuation processes.
The former ‘stay put’ guidance is now regarded as unsafe and has been replaced by a ‘simultaneous evacuation’ strategy.
Many properties have deployed a waking watch service; this is a fire protection service and involves marshals patrolling to lookout for potential signs of a fire. They are also responsible for raising the alarm.
These services are costing property owners and residents thousands of pounds. A Waking Watch service can be replaced by a wireless Fire Detection System. This meets all the required standards and is quickly and easily installed. The total one-off cost of a Fire Detection System can be less than 10 weeks of a Waking Watch service.
Following the changes to the Data Protection laws, the original Data Protection Act 1998 has now been replaced by the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
The act states that anyone who records and uses personal information must be open about how they use the information gathered. Under the act, the Information Commissioner’s Office must be notified if organisations process personal information (personal data), failure to notify is a criminal offence.
You may not be aware of the legislation detailing the requirements of registering your CCTV System under the Data Protection Act 2018. For the latest guidance on data protection laws and legislation visit – www.ico.gov.uk.
You can contact The Information Commissioner’s helpline directly on: 0303 123 1113.
