Assembly buildings - fire risk assessment:
Common faults found in assembly buildings are:
- Combustible items left in protected routes or bedroom corridors
- Locked exits
- Exits obstructed by stored goods
- Faulty fire doors, for example large gaps between double doors
- Insufficient staff training so that the staff are uncertain of what their actions should be in an evacuation
- Fire alarm and emergency lighting system not routinely tested by the staff
- Rooms or buildings filled with guests to over capacity - no proper record of how many people are in the room or building