Coffee, Collaboration & Fire Safety: A Catch-Up with Alpha Facilities Services 🔥☕ It’s always great to grab a coffee with ex-firefighters Joseph Wattis and Jonathan Hoole — two guys who’ve brought their experience and passion for fire safety together to create Alpha Facilities Services Limited. What started as a quick catch-up turned into a deep...
Funny Friday: When One Extinguisher Just Isn’t Enough On a recent site visit, I stepped into a workshop and couldn’t help but laugh. Lined up along the wall were fire extinguishers—every single type you could think of.Water, foam, CO₂, dry powder… even a sign for a wet chemical one (though that was missing in action)....
On 1 August 2025, the British Standards Institution (BSI) published BS 9792:2025 – Fire Risk Assessment: Housing. Code of Practice. This new standard replaces the withdrawn PAS 79-2:2020 and, for the first time, provides a formal British Standard for fire risk assessments in housing. It represents a major step forward in aligning fire risk assessment...
The Hidden Fire Safety Requirements When Converting Buildings to Supported Living Converting a property into supported living is more than just a change of function—it’s about ensuring compliance and safety for your residents. Many property owners are blissfully unaware of the critical fire safety responsibilities they inherit when they make such a change. Recently, we...
At Safety Inspectors UK, we’re continually looking for ways to elevate safety standards across various industries. Our latest project, in partnership with Safer Charging, focuses on ensuring that fire risk assessments (FRAs) fully consider the unique risks posed by electric vehicle (EV) chargers. This often-overlooked element is quickly becoming a critical part of modern fire...
At Safety Inspectors UK Ltd, we take pride in being the retained health and safety consultants for SG Petch, ensuring compliance and safety across their dealerships. Today, we conducted a comprehensive fire risk assessment at their Durham dealership, evaluating fire safety measures, emergency procedures, and compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Commitment...
When Roundhay Golf Club in Leeds wanted to elevate their safety game, they called in the experts—yours truly, Safety Inspectors UK. Our mission? To craft a flawless floor plan for a fire evacuation signage project, ensuring total compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. We rolled up to Roundhay with our cutting-edge software,...
PAS 79-2:2020—What You Need to Know Now Listen up. If you’re in the fire safety game, especially in housing, there’s a document you need to know about: PAS 79-2:2020. But here’s the kicker—it’s been a rollercoaster ride lately. Let’s break it down. What’s PAS 79-2:2020? PAS 79-2:2020 is a code of practice for fire risk...
Why You’re Playing with Fire: The Real Cost of Ignoring Regulation 6 Listen up. If you own or manage a high-rise building in England, there’s a ticking time bomb you might be ignoring. It’s called Regulation 6 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. And trust me, this isn’t something you want to mess...
At Safety Inspectors UK, we’re dedicated to ensuring the highest level of fire safety and compliance for commercial buildings. Recently, we undertook a critical project to create detailed fire escape plans for two high-rise buildings in Sutton, Surrey. This blog post will walk you through our process and highlight the importance of comprehensive fire evacuation...
