Guidance to Support Fire safety in Purpose Built Block of Flats
Essential information for those companies and managers who look after purpose-built blocks of flats I wish to bring to your attention a guidance document supported by the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) in conjunction with Local Government Association (LGA).
The guidance note provides advice to building owners, their professional advisors and fire and rescue services on issues to consider where a decision is made, based on a comprehensive risk assessment carried out by a competent person, to suspend temporarily a stay put policy and adopt a simultaneous evacuation strategy.
Although written for those responsible for the safety of residents in purpose-built blocks of flats, the principles of this guidance may, in certain circumstances, be applied to other premises.
Please see a copy of the document here NFCC Guidance