2023 Updated Fire Safety Guidance for Holiday Letting
Upgrade Your Exit Door Accessibility and Enhance Your British Holiday Home Business with Custom Branded Solid Oak Keyrings & Information Signs
The Home Office has recently updated their guide to fire safety guidance for holiday lets and Small Businesses With Paying Guests. As a holiday home owner and the person responsible for your holiday home premises, it is crucial to adhere to fire safety regulations provided by the government not only from a legal standpoint but to also ensure your guests feel comfortable and are safe during their stay.
The Fire Safety Order requires you to perform fire risk assessments, maintain fire safety measures, and regularly review your procedures. One of the critical aspects of fire safety is ensuring exit doors are accessible in case of emergencies.
In this article, we will provide a summary of the government guidance on fire safety, discuss the importance of exit door accessibility, and introduce our custom branded solid oak keyrings as a valuable addition to your holiday home business if you are updating your locks & keys to comply.
Government Guidance on Fire Safety
The government requires those responsible for premises to:
- Carry out a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment and record the findings.
- Provide adequate fire safety measures, such as escape routes and fire alarm systems, and take steps to prevent fire from occurring.
- Maintain fire safety measures in good condition and in effective working order.
- Have adequate fire procedures to ensure employees, guests, and visitors are aware of what to do in the event of a fire and understand the fire safety measures within the premises.
- Give suitable instruction about fire procedures and fire safety measures to any staff employed.
- Co-operate with any other person who has duties under fire safety legislation to co-ordinate the fire safety measures for which each is responsible.
- Keep fire risk assessments and fire safety measures under regular review, usually annually, or following any significant changes to the premises or incidents such as fires.
Importance of Exit Door Accessibility
The new guidance for Exit doors states that ‘front or back door, should always be easy to unlock and must not need a key to unlock them from the inside. A simple latch or thumb turn is usually sufficient. However, you may need to consider whether all guests can open these doors. A simple single-action turn handle or lever will often be more appropriate.’
Many owners are taking this opportunity to update their existing locks and signage to meet new fire safety requirements. Why not take the opportunity to add a new set of key fobs or information sign whilst enhancing your holiday home business branding.
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For more information about the latest guidance and how to comply with fire safety law please refer to the government website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-your-small-paying-guest-accommodation-safe-from-fire
