Diles Price shouted at her son Norman: “Norman Price! How many times have I told you not to keep that fire door open? You can take that doorstop away right now!”
Norman sighed: “But it’s a pain carrying everything in and out of our new flat, Mam! It takes twice as long to do anything!”
Dilys opened the window and shouted down into the street where Fireman Sam, Elvis, and the Station Officer were clearing up after a training session.
“Sam, can you come up here and talk some sense into this boy?” she shouted. “He’s been in quite enough bother with fires already!”
Fireman Sam laughed.
“I’ll be right up!” he replied.
As he walked into the flat, Sam noticed the doorstop keeping the fire door open.
He tutted and shook his head.
“You’ll have to remove that, Norman. Don’t you know why fire doors like this are so important?”
Norman shook his head.
“Well, they could be the difference between you and your mother getting out of a fire in one piece, or getting overcome by smoke and flames,” Sam explained.
“Fire doors are meant to withstand a fire for between half an hour and an hour, buying you precious extra minutes to escape.
“They’re so important, we have Fire Door Safety Week every September. This year, it’s from September 23rd.”
Norman looked shocked.
“Oh! I had no idea!” he said, removing the doorstop.
Sam smiled.
“Good lad! Your landlord knows how important they are, which is why this one was installed. I work with a lot of resident and commercial property landlords in Pontypandy to make sure they comply with the fire safety regulations,” Sam said.
“We talk to them about ensuring fire doors are closed on their properties, ensuring the doors are fit for purpose and not old or damaged, that they comply with standards and are installed properly, that their seals are intact, and that they’ve been properly maintained.
“We’d always rather prevent a fire than have to put one out…”
Sam examined the fire door and gave it a thumbs up.
“This one is fine. The seal is intact, and it’s been recently installed. They’ve done a good job,” Sam said.
“Then, I wouldn’t have expected anything else from Pontypandy Housing Trust. They’ve been to our briefings and know the regulations surrounding fire doors well.
“They also had help from our friends at Penarth Management who helped them get their ISO 45001 standard for health and safety management and suggested they get online compliance software called Mango to help them manage their duties.
“It’s saved them so much time and they could clear out all the cluttered paperwork because everything is stored in the cloud. They can access their documents anywhere there’s an internet connection.”
Sam turned to Mrs Price: “So, why did you move, Dilys?”
She shrugged: “Norman left the bath running, now the whole downstairs is water damaged and we don’t have a ceiling.
“He doesn’t just have a problem with fire!”
Find out how Mango’s online compliance software could help your housing trust or commercial or residential property business. Book a free demonstration which will be delivered via Zoom. We can help you achieve the ISOs you need, too. Call Penarth Management on 029 2070 3328 or email info@penarth.co.uk
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