About Health & Safety
This section includes topics relating to Health & Safety legislation that apply to blocks of flats and apartments. There are many others.
The duty to comply with Health & Safety legislation fall on the landlord and/or the person or persons responsible for managing the block which could be a Managing Agent, a Residents Management Company (RMC) or a Right to Manage Company (RTM)
Health & Safety is vitally important and is potentially very dangerous or costly if overlooked or ignored.
This section includes the following articles:
- Health & Safety requirements for your RMC
- Do we need a Fire Risk Assessment?
- Fire Safety Guidance from LACORS
- Do we need Fire Extinguishers?
- What Fire Safety Signs does our block need?
- A guide to asbestos in buildings
- Do we need an Asbestos Report?
- Do we need smoke detectors?
- Smoke Free Regulations. How do they apply to your RMC?
- About electrical installation safety
- Legal duties when employing contractors
- How to select and employ contractors
- Managing Contractors. Planning, your responsibilities and training
- Managing contractors while on site
- Your liability for hazardous trees
- Carbon monoxide poisoning - avoid the Silent Killer
- Security for Blocks of Flats and Apartments
- How to cope with noisy neighbours. Part 1
- How to protect your home against flood damage
- Digital TV. What are the options?
- Protect your block against theft damage
- Protect your block against the weather related damage
- How to protect unoccupied residential property
- Underground Pipes
- Air Conditioning Regulations 2008
- Gas Safe Register from 1st April 2009
- Fires in the UK are reported to be at their lowest for 20 years
- Fire Risk Assessments – who is the responsible person?
- Property Manager fined for Inadequate Fire Standards
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