June 28, 2025Jun 28 comment_50471 Dotted around a Hospital are A4 size plans of where the fire exit routes and fire exits are. Do these need to be accurate? When I look at them, they are upside down and left to right is also the wrong way. No matter where I am on the plan, I expect what is above my location on the plan to be in front of me and what is below me, is behind me. Is this how the plan should be? Currently I can not stand and orientate myself to match the A4 sign and the actual layout of corridors etc. I am not trained but what little common sense I have, tells me this is wrong and the plans should be accurate in respect of where corridors and fire exits etc are and the orientation should be correct. Fire Safety officer at Hospital, refuses to make any changes. Fire Brigade don't care as they say staff that work there will know where fire exits are. As for visitors, who knows. Health and Safety Executive have referred me to Fire Brigade. thanks Dirk Pitt Report
July 1, 2025Jul 1 comment_50545 They should, but as you have found out, enforcement is so 'hands off' & lax these days it has to be something horrendously bad before they will do anything. Report
July 6, 2025Jul 6 Author comment_50654 On 01/07/2025 at 21:31, AnthonyB said: They should, but as you have found out, enforcement is so 'hands off' & lax these days it has to be something horrendously bad before they will do anything. Thank you. Is it a legal requirement, advisable or just sensible? If legal can you point me to any links or documentation I can read? thanks dirk pitt Report
July 9, 2025Jul 9 comment_50768 You'll not find anything specific detailing this, the law itself is very broad and functional with the risk assessment giving the detail based on a variety of sources of non binding guidance. Some stuff like this is also though to be so obvious and intuitive as to not need a detailed note requiring it! Report
July 13, 2025Jul 13 Author comment_50877 On 09/07/2025 at 22:16, AnthonyB said: You'll not find anything specific detailing this, the law itself is very broad and functional with the risk assessment giving the detail based on a variety of sources of non binding guidance. Some stuff like this is also though to be so obvious and intuitive as to not need a detailed note requiring it! That is the thinking of people in a calm situation, not with smoke and flames approaching. I guess it is the sort of thing that those in charge, could, during interview say "lessons will be learnt". I would have thought it obvious that the plans should be correct, else what is the point of having them? thank you for adding to the thread Dirk Pitt Report
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