Care Homes

Care Homes now come under the auspices of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, for the purposes of fire safety. More details on the new Regulations, plus the opportunity to carry out a self assessment of your compliance, can be found at the following link - www.fire.gov.uk

Detailed guidance is also provided by the Communities and Local Government Department. The guide will greatly assist you in complying with the regulations and can be downloaded free from the link below.

Guide 4: Residential Care Premises

Safe and Secure

Produced by the Wiltshire Home Safety and Security Group and Community Fire Safety Department.

The video and information pack is available from the Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service by contacting: firesafety@wiltsfire.gov.uk

The videos is designed for circulation amongst carers and care homes and provides advice on:

. Slips, Trips and falls
. Distraction crimes/Bogus callers
. Fire in the home

The advice is intended to give support to carers and to enhance their training. It is not possible to cover all possible types of accident in the home.

• Arson Prevention
• Babysitters
• Boat Safety
• Candles
• Caravan/Mobile Home
• Car Fires
• Care Homes
• Chimney Fires
• Close That Door
• Cooking Fires
• Domestic Sprinklers
• Electrical Safety
• Fire Action Plan
• Fire Extinguishers
• Fire Extinguisher Guide
• Fire Safety Outdoors
• Firesetters
• Firework Safety
• Flying Lanterns
• Heater Safety
• High Rise Fire Safety
• Hoax Calls
• Kitchen Safety
• Shared Housing
• Smoke Alarm Maintenance
• Smoke Alarm Provision
• Thatch Fires
• Unwanted False Alarms