Hotel fire safety initiative

IN THE wake of last weekend's tragedy in Cornwall, PSC are launching a major campaign to raise awareness of safety in the county's hotels, if you know any local hotel please pass on our details or get them to contact us.

While details of the fatal fire at the Penhallow Hotel in Newquay are still under investigation, Paul from PSC say’s he wants to remind people of their responsibilities so everything possible is done to prevent similar fires locally.

Any hotel and guesthouses known to the service are often sent letters to highlight fire safety issues, while fire crews will probably begin making random visits to premises at night.

'The loss of life and the devastation in Cornwall over the weekend are a graphic reminder of the catastrophic potential of a night-time fire in a hotel,' said Paul Coughlan of PSC fire safety.

'While it is too early to know exactly what happened, PSC will be taking the opportunity to visit hotels and guesthouses in the area to offer help to make sure precautions are in place.'

New fire safety legislation which came in last October abolished fire certificates and now requires people who own or run businesses to risk assess their own premises and put appropriate fire precautions in place.

Fire officers then audit the premises to check precautions are adequate and offer help and advice but if not they can ultimately take the owners to court.

'We want to work with all business owners to improve the safety of their premises and there is a full range of information and advice available through our website - www.pscfiresafety.com

Remember it is not just hotels that are at risk if you own or run a business then you could be responsible take the easy option today give us a call 01455 557877.  We can arrange to either go over your assessment or arrange to complete a full assessment at your premises, why not fill in our simple fire assessment fax back form email paul@pscfiresafety.com and we will email the form to you, just type send form in the subject line.