Safeguard Fire Safety Blogs

This guide explains school fire safety essentials for 2026, focusing on BB100, alarm testing, fire risk assessment roles and practical evacuation strategies. It clarifies when a school can open, how to plan and record tests, and how to choose between simultaneous, phased and progressive horizontal evacuation. Leaders learn how to keep start-of-term checks practical, compliant and defensible across complex estates.

This guide sets out a practical approach to fire door compliance across UK estates. It explains why doors commonly fail audits, how often to inspect different building types, and what a competent inspection must cover. You will also find a simple photo-led checklist, guidance on who should repair doors, a risk-based triage of defects, and the documentation regulators expect.

Compartmentation is one of the most important — and most overlooked — aspects of fire safety compliance. This explains how to identify common compartmentation failures, understand the difference between surveys and fire stopping, and build clear evidence that stands up to auditor scrutiny. Learn what to look for during inspections, how to document remedial works properly, and how to keep your building compliant with confidence.