Guidance
Venue safety guidance
Written for trustees, wardens, clerks and managers rather than for safety professionals. No jargon, no legislation quoted at you, and nothing behind a form.
Overview
Martyn's Law explained
Who is in scope, the four procedures, penalties and timings.
Fire safety records explained
The risk assessment, the logbook, drills and training records.
By venue type
Village and community halls
Trustee-run buildings, occasional large events, and the hire problem.
Churches and places of worship
Why all places of worship sit in the standard tier whatever their capacity.
Schools and nurseries
Education settings, existing lockdown plans, and lettings.
Records and logs
What a village hall has to keep
Every safety record in one list, with common retention periods.
Fire drill records
What to log, how often, and why the problems found matter most.
Fire safety test frequencies
Alarms, emergency lighting, extinguishers, doors and escape routes.
Key topics
How to work out your capacity
The legal test, the floor space factors, and six things venues forget.
Who is the responsible person?
Trustee boards, tied pubs, leased halls and schools within a trust.
The four procedures explained
Evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication in detail.
More guides are added as the picture develops. The monthly update is where new guidance gets announced first.