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Joanne Sambrook
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Is it just Fire Safety (assume residential?) or healthnsafety - such as - how safe are the Blackpool Rides???!
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Patrick Burns
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This was a foreseeable risk having removed the requirement for fire certificates and dependance upon landlords etc having to conduct their own fire risk assessment.
Fortunately there has not been a major incident as yet to call into question the change s made to the Fire Precautions Act and subsequent legislation.
I am sure this issue is widespread across the whole of the UK
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Iain Sanderson
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One of the main problems being encountered in all tourist areas is the massive number of B&B premises that did not come under the Fire Precautions Act, apart from Section 10, that now are fully encompassed within both the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order and Part 3 of the Fire (Scotland) Act. This is more of a problem than premises where a standard had been set, all be it very poor in some instances, than those where there was no Fire Safety enforcement previously
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Mike Kane
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Enter your comment here...It really comes as no surprise whatsoever to those of us who have been involved in firefighting and fire safety enforcement for the last 30+ years to find that there are unscrupulous landlords who will not spend one penny in providing fire safety measures within their properties. It was a battle when the Fire Brigades enforced the standards..................... Self Compliance ?? Don't make me laugh !! There will be loss of life in the future, the ghosts of the Rose and Crown will return.
Mike Kane
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Alan Cox
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I note that Patrick has indicated that "Fortunately there has not been a major incident as yet to call into question the change s made to the Fire Precautions Act and subsequent legislation" - I think that the Penhallow and Atherstone on Stour Fires should make us think very deeply about these changes and if they were really for the better - only time will tell.
Iain has also indicated that there is also a problem with the number of B&B establishments which now come under the new legislation and my experience would support this statement - we should also remember that many of the larger hotels are far from perfect and here again my experience indicates that around 80% of these establishments have serious failings.
I also note that Joanne has referred to residential fires also and here again the loss of life is far too high but to look at her original question about fairground accidents these are some incidents from the BBC website:
August: 12-inch bolt came off a ride at Coney Beach in Porthcawl, fracturing a teenager's skull.
July: Woman and three children injured in fall from a Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride.
July: 11-year-old boy died after falling from a Blackpool ride.
A woman was killed at a London fairground
July: Fire destroyed two rides at Thorpe Park, Surrey; no one injured.
July: Serious head injuries for man who apparently got caught on carriage while leaving ride in Glasgow Green.
May: Australian tourist, 28, killed when a ride car fell to the ground, injuring its two other occupants in Shepherds Bush, London.
May: Girl, 12, killed when she fell from a swinging gondola ride in Cornwall.
May: Three teenage girls injured on a ride in Torrington, Devon.
May: Ten children and adults, injured when a waltzer car flew into a crowd at Flitwick, Bedfordshire.
April: Girl, 7, critically injured after slipping from a ride in Liverpool.
March: Teenage girl from Gosport, Hampshire, had emergency surgery after falling under a ride.
The above figures are from just one year - what do you think? Alan
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