A Guide to Fire and Security Protection in Multi-Occupied Residential Properties
The Homestamp fire protection standards guidance ‘A Guide to Fire and Security Protection in Multi-Occupied Residential Properties’contains the latest advice and takes into consideration guidance contained in the LACORS Document ‘Housing – Fire Safety (Guidance on fire safety provisions for certain types of existing housing)’. This document also includes more extensive information on bedsit accommodation. There is a proforma at the back of the document to enable us to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment which we are legally obliged to have on file for all HMOs and which is good practice for any rented property.
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FIRE IN HOUSES OF MULTI-OCCUPATION.
PART 1: FIRE SAFETY IN HMOs: BACKGROUND
What is an HMO?
What is a licensable HMO?
Why do HMOs need fire safety measures?
What the law says:
Housing Act 2004 – HMO Management Regulations – The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
PART 2: FIRE SAFETY MEASURES IN HMOs
The 3 key components of fire safety:
Protected escape route – Separation between units of accommodation – Fire Warning System
Other fire safety measures:
Stairway and emergency escape lighting – Fire fighting equipment
PART 3: TYPICAL FIRE SAFETY MEASURES IN
DIFFERENT TYPES OF HMO
‘Shared house’ HMO of 2 storeys
Bedsit HMO of 2 storeys, cooking facilities in bedsits
‘Shared house’ HMO of 3 or 4 storeys
Bedsit HMO of 3 or 4 storeys, cooking facilities in bedsits
Diagram: smoke seal and intumescent strip detail
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