Retrospective fire strategies: The good, the bad .... and the downright dangerous!
Following on from my article 2 weeks back on the dangers of "cheap and cheerful" fire strategies, I thought I would detail what I believe are the key ingredients of a proper fire strategy. But first, I want to make it clear that a fire strategy is not the same as a fire risk assessment. A fire risk assessment is somewhat based upon a relative subjective inspection of a building over the duration of that inspection. A fire strategy is a detailed document specifying the various