Fire Safety Advice Applied In Clubs Today Goes Right Back To Hendrix Concerts

Although there may be initial protests from attendees at

, for example, a gig or concert that has been closed down early due to a fire risk, there are important reasons behind doing so, and the fire departments take any fire risk very seriously.

A Jimi Hendrix concert in 1969 at a venue in West Yorkshire, Ilkley, was famously shut down early by the fire department after the capacity of the venue was exceeded by more than three times the stated limit.

The owner of a nightclub will be aware of the building capacity, i.e. how many people it can hold on a particular night.The more successful nightclubs will reach their capacity on a regular basis, with considerable queues outside.Many nightclubs monitor their attendance electronically but for some smaller clubs, it is more of a case of estimation, thus bringing a risk that on a popular night, it is more than possible that it will stretch or even exceed its capacity.

Everyone has a role to play in ensuring we have protected ourselves and other people from fire.

The fire safety risk assessment must be kept up to date and reviewed regularly.Depending on the nature of the business, to ascertain that a certain premises is doing enough in terms of compliance with the law, it may even be audited or inspected by an enforcement officer, which typically can be organised or carried out by the local Fire Station.

Whether it is an owner, a fire safety officer, or any kind of employer, they are the one who retains responsibility for the safety of their employees, and depending on the outcome of a Fire Safety risk assessment may need to provide training for staff.Given the vast wealth of Internet resources available, an employer may get them to complete an online fire safety course to ensure they have had appropriate online fire safety training.

For many people, simply having the presence of a smoke alarm is enough to give reassurance that at least they have an early warning system in place in case of a fire, and have made some effort to acknowledge fire safety advice.You will find that it is a commonly held view that all residential houses should have smoke alarms, so that if smoke is detected residents can get out before breathing toxic smoke.It only takes a couple of breaths of toxic smoke to knock someone unconscious, and there is never a guarantee that you would wake up in time to smell and acknowledge the threat you are taking a chance by not having a smoke alarm.

Overall, the amount of fire safety responsibility for an employer is determined by their level of control, so naturally the greater the amount of control held then the greater the responsibility is for the premises and coordination of fire safety measures.

by:Tony England

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