Firecode - fire safety in the NHS

Download or read book Firecode - fire safety in the NHS written by Great Britain: Department of Health: Estates and Facilities Division and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2007-02-07 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fires have great significance in the case of hospitals and other healthcare premises because of the presence of large numbers of in-patients. The safety of those patients, visitors and staff are the primary remit of healthcare organisations with regards to fire safety. In attempting to prevent. control and detect arson, healthcare organisations will need to select a combination of measures to produce an effective policy, taking account of this HTM, other Firecode documents, all statutes and regulations referred to in Firecode documents, the NHS Security Management Manual, the advice of local fire and police authorities, and the advice of staff in the healthcare organisation.