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Covid-19, what the Hell? Who decided to call a disease Covid-19? Who is ever going to say “Sorry I can’t come to the pub, I’ve got Covid-19”? Well, it turns out that who really did name it - the World Health Organisation named it. Here is a link to a rather dry description of how and why they called it that.
https://www.who.int/…/naming-the-corona virus-disease-(covid…
If you read that with interest you really have got too much time on your hands.

Due to the current situation, Fal Fire has temporarily closed our office. This is to safeguard our staff and our customers in this uncertain time. We are of course still available for emergency call outs, advice and guidance.
For EMERGENCIES please call our out of hours number - 01209 823115.
If you want to make an ENQUIRY or discuss something please send an email to info@falfire.co.uk with an outline of your question and a name and number and we will call you back to discus...s your query further. Hoping you all keep safe in these strange times and we look forward to see you again very soon!
ONLINE TRAINING PORTAL If you or your staff require fire training during this time, (now might be a good time to do it!) we have developed two levels of fire training which can be completed anywhere, any time, from the safety and comfort of your sofa. The first training course is a basic fire safety awareness course, and is aimed at all onsite staff. The second course is aimed at The Responsible Person and deals with what you need to know and do if you are responsible for managing a premises.
Until the 30th of September, any organisation whose staff complete the online training course and then go on to participate in a fire training session with Matt (our fire training specialist) will be reimbursed for the cost of any courses purchased online between now and the 30th Sept. We are also offering the first course free to any organisation who wishes to trial them. For more information on these courses, please visit our website: https://falfire.co.uk/…/index…/traini ng/online-fire-training
#firesafety #staysafe #cornwall
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Fal Fire is open for business but closed to Coronaviruses! Our economy needs businesses to keep trading, and consumers to keep consuming. Lets support one another, while keeping each other safe in the community.
*The Fal Fire team are following all the guidelines provided for sanitization and Health and Safety. We are here for all your fire and security compliance, dedicated, as ever, to your safety.
... from us all, The Team at Fal Fire #smallBiz #supportlocalbusinesses
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Do you always check the insurances of contractors who carry out work at your premises? #checkyourinsurances
Based on the remarkably small number of customers who ask for our insurances, the answer is probably “no”. Maybe you don’t think about it – or perhaps you are too embarrassed to ask. There are many pitfalls in insurances, and knowing what contractors are insured for will help you to make informed choices. Employers Liability Insurance: Everybody knows that employers hav...
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2 of our engineers are currently in Antigua, looking into a fault on a fire alarm system on board a yacht. #yachtsupport

Don’t burn on Burns Night! Tonight is the night we all traditionally celebrate the life and works of the eponymous Robert Burns. We eat haggis, bashed neaps, mash and swig copious amounts of whisky. It’s just an excuse for a knees up really, and long may it last. Last year I picked up a really excellent vegetarian haggis in Asda so veggies have no excuse not to go the whole hog. As with all celebrations, resist the temptation to use candles: LED substitutes are pretty good and hugely better for your health. Make sure you check the cooking instructions for the haggis. If you want to do it properly, here’s a link to the details: https://www.visitscotland.com/pdf/burns-s upper-toolkit.pdf Have a great, safe Burns Night.

Christmas has come around again and here at Fal Fire, we're all looking forward to having a break to snuggle down by the fire with a brandy and a mince pie and we hope you are too!
Needle-less to say test your smoke alarms and make sure you stay fire safe.
From all of us here at Fal Fire & Security, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
... Our office will be closed from midday on Tuesday the 24th December until business as usual resumes at 8:30 in the morning on Tuesday the 2nd January.
Though we may be taking a break from our office time, we will of course be available for any emergencies or call outs.
You can contact our out of hours service on 01209 823115.
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Zen and the Art of Fire Awareness. Self-Immolation is not part of La Student Vida Loca
If you (or your offspring) are an occupant in one of the many student houses around the country, you are already a fire risk. High jinks where alcohol and tobacco are involved can lead to seriously unpleasant consequences if you aren't careful, and who thinks “fire risk” on any given day? In fact, serious fires in student accommodation are mercifully rare because most landlords now tend to ...
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Hilti 606 fire-stopping foam.
Won't ignite, doesn't smoke. Definitely the safer choice for passive fire protection!
... #firestopping #firesafety #fireprotection #fire #building #passivefireprotection #hilti
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Would you know how to use a fire extingiusher?
Here is a little video showing how to tackle a small fire. The Fire & Rescue Service prefers people to get out and call them, but knowing how to choose and use an extinguisher might be your strategy of last resort to escape from a fire.
This video is from Module 8 of our online Essential Staff Fire Awareness course. Here's a link more information https://www.facebook.com/commerce/product s/2892717060770390/

There is a critical path to why someone dies in a fire
The first stage is being somewhere that can catch fire - forests, tents, houses, boats, factories, football stadiums. Anything made of combustible material can catch fire, so we are all in combustible environments pretty much the whole time.
The second stage is a fire breaking out, and not being controlled.
... The third stage not being able to escape from the place that is on fire.
This critical path often happens because of poor fire risk management. You don't want your building to catch fire; but if it does, you definitely don't want anyone to be injured or killed.
Looking back at my emergency plan flowchart from a couple of weeks ago, the very top orange panel says Fire Risk Assessment.
A fire risk assessment is a structured examination of a place in the context of fire risk. We ask how likely fire is to occur, and what steps can be taken to minimise this risk. It looks at how easily people can escape, and how we can improve their chances of successfully escaping. The fire risk assessment tries to disrupt the critical path.
Everyone who controls a premises (except private houses) must carry out a fire risk assessment, and if you have more than five employees, it must be written down. We encourage everyone write down their fire risk assessment.
Go to our website for our guide.
https://www.falfire.co.uk/…/ph…/fire% 20risk%20assessment.pdf
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What would you do if the fire alarm went off while you were in a motorway service station? Well, here's what I saw happen and it was shocking.
I was in a motorway service station last year, browsing the sandwiches in the shop, when the fire alarm went off. I knew immediately it was the alarm as opposed to a test, because the alarm rang continuously. I looked over to the staff in the shop for guidance and after a surprising length of time they began to order people out, via th...e nearest exit, quite nearby the shop. I obeyed and moved with the rest of the people from the shop towards the exit, but could not help but look over the mass of people in the central eating area, because they were completely not moving, not for anything, despite several fire wardens instructing them to evacuate. They simply ignored the order to evacuate. I know from writing fire training material that the behaviour of people when asked to evacuate is unpredictable and bizarre, but here it was in the flesh. As I was moving out, I could see that they had not moved, they were not going to leave their food and they could see nothing that made them think they were in danger, despite the alarm going off: they did not believe the alarm unless they could see a fire. We know that people can die in fires when they are far from the fire but exposed to toxic travelling gases, in ducting systems. These people had no idea.
I went out of my exit, and walked round to the main entrance to see what was happening ( I still had no sandwich) and found a young man guarding the main entrance to prevent people going in (or back in). But it was a hard task. Although the alarms were still ringing, there were several blokes trying to bully the lad into letting them in. He said no, the alarms were sill going off and he couldn't let them in. One of them swore and said people were going back in the other entrances, and he still tried to stop them, but at least one person pushed past the young man and marched back in. I was stunned. Eventually the alarms stopped and a woman came round and told him he could let us in. We entered the building and immediately the stench of badly burned fat was evident -I guess it was a minor fire incident in one of the many kitchens surrounding the central area. But still capable of killing someone. I went back through the central area, and saw that the diners had obviously simply never moved. They were still shovelling their food down their throats, oblivious to the possibility that their stupidity could have so easily killed them. You imagine that if a fire alarm rings, everyone will just immediately leave the building. Not so. . These people were not going to have their break spoiled by anything so annoying as fire. And there was nothing the fire wardens could do. They did their job, they were just largely ignored.
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here's a little test on my previous posts...

Here's an interesting article from the BBC website about fire.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48859 332#

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OK so you are the responsible person, or you manage the responsible person.
Where do we go from here? Well, it’s not so hard. We are here to help you to get it sorted out. First here’s a link to a flowchart and with a little help on the fine detail in due course, that’s pretty much it. https://www.falfire.co.uk/…/creating%20 an%20emergency%20pla…

Hello responsible person... Er..who?
So I’m moving on to fire safety in non-domestic premises. I would like to present you to .... the responsible person. Yes, this is the memorable title that someone decided was just right for the rather crucial job role of making sure the premises is safe and escapable from fire. It’s a tough one to explain because it’s just a description. No-one really gets that it’s a job role, and a very important one. If I tell you that I am The Managin...g Director, we all get that. I’m the Head Honcho and the buck stops here. If I say to you that you are the responsible person, you’ll look blankly at me and say “for what?”. It could be anything, but in the context of fire safety it means it’s your job to make sure the premises has adequate fire protection and escape facilities in place. As to how you got the job – well that’s also not that clear. There are various ways you could acquire the job, such as having day to day control of a building /premises (which could be a marquee) or you might be the owner-or you might be a body corporate. You may not know you are responsible. If no-one steps up to the plate, the job falls to someone by default. If you think it might be you, it probably is.
How do you deal with this? Well, the best thing to do is just make sure you have identified that person, and if it isn’t you, then they know and agree. All non-domestic premises have to have a RP, so someone is IT, and you can’t just pass it on by tagging them. So that is your first step to managing your premises fire safety. Identify the responsible person. Then make sure they know what they need to do and that they have the resources to do it. Simples.
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Fire Safety ... for Hobbits? Well, there is more than a little fire in Lord of the Rings - especially Mount Doom; and the Eye of Sauron is rather alarming. But hobbits, and indeed everyone else, can still get caught in a house fire. I have probably said all I can about home fire safety now, so here are the rules: get smoke alarms and check them every week. Keep doors shut at night. Have a family fire escape plan, and include littles: they can be taught fire escape strategies. Make sure you have a plan to help disabled or elderly people get out if the worst happens, and work out how you are going to save your pets. Do not assume a fire will not happen to you. Like all accidents, fire takes you unawares, but it shouldn't take you unprepared.