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Mobility Scooters guidance for Residential Building

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Purpose of this Guide produced by NFCC National Fire Chiefs Council.

1.1. This guide outlines considerations for responsible persons of residential buildings to help establish the safe use,
storage and charging of mobility scooters. It focuses on commonly found situations. There may be alternative
solutions of achieving the protections set out in this guide.

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NASHiCS Was a member of the working group.

Additional Guidance for Fire safety in Residential Care Homes

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NASHiCS is pleased to announce that the Additional Guidance for fire safety in residential care homes has been updated and is now available.

The additional guidance was produced by the National Association for Safety and Health in Care Services (NASHiCS) and the Chief Fire Officers’ Association (CFOA) to accompany the Communities and Local Government (CLG) guide, entitled Fire Safety Risk Assessment – Residential Care Premises. The CLG guide was published so operators knew how to comply with the Fire Safety Order (FSO) 2005.

NASHiCS continue to work with CFOA on guidance for fire safety and if you have any queries on this please contact.
Steve.McConnell@dimensions-uk.org

The additional guidance document can be downloaded

CLG Guide Additional Guidance Document REV2016

Rosepark – Strathclyde seminar report

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The event run by the Strathclyde Fire and rescue service – a valuable opportunity for SFR and other agencies to learn from the Rosepark tragedy.
The Fatal Accident Inquiry report into the Rosepark ran to more than 1,000 pages. We have compressed this determination into a concise examination of the facts which – in conjunction with today’s seminar and a review of the sheriff’s determination – will assist SFR, other fire authorities and stakeholders to prepare for future pre-planning, fire safety enforcement and operational deployments.