WIRE FREE NEWS Edition 24 • December 2016 Call us on: 01277 724779 www.w-fp.co.uk HELP A CHARITY enter our competition! See page 2... ANOTHER COMPETITION TO WIN £25 AMAZON VOUCHERS! Why Bother Monitoring? Firstly, I should explain what monitoring is. Most people would have heard of BT Redcare, which is a bit like saying ‘Hoover’ for a vacuum cleaner. Redcare is a form of monitoring, in other words, how you automatically let the police or fire brigade know your alarm has gone off. Why you should bother monitoring is fairly obvious, well, you would think so, however the facts remain that most fire alarms in the UK are not monitored! When you think that the average cost of installing a fire alarm is £5K, then I often wonder why people have not spent the £150 a year for basic monitoring? Facts on Fires There are 3,000 fires in the UK each week. 85% of SME sized businesses that suffer a major fire either never recover or cease trading within 18 months. The cool thing about Monitoring is that you can use the same device to monitor your fire alarm and intruder alarm which most people don't realise and end up spending more on monitoring than they need to. I've written a more detailed blog on this which you can read on http://www.w-fp.co.uk/ redcare-the-hoover-of- monitoring/ Paul Field Director of Why Bother? at WFP
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WIRE FREE
NEWSEdition 24 • December 2016
Call us on: 01277 724779www.w-fp.co.uk
HELP A CHARITY
enter ourcompetition!
See page 2...
ANOTHERCOMPETITIONTO WIN£25AMAZONVOUCHERS!
Why Bother Monitoring?Firstly, I should explain what monitoring is. Most
people would have heard of BT Redcare, which
is a bit like saying ‘Hoover’ for a vacuum cleaner.
Redcare is a form of monitoring, in other words,
how you automatically let the police or fire
brigade know your alarm has gone off.
Why you should bother monitoring is fairly
obvious, well, you would think so, however the
facts remain that most fire alarms in the UK are
not monitored! When you think that the
average cost of installing a fire alarm is £5K,
then I often wonder why people have not spent
the £150 a year for basic monitoring?
Facts on FiresThere are 3,000 fires in the UK each week.
85% of SME sized businesses that suffer a
major fire either never recover or cease
trading within 18 months.
The cool thing about Monitoring is that you can
use the same device to monitor your fire alarm
and intruder alarm which most people don't
realise and end up spending more
on monitoring than they need to.
I've written a more detailed blog
on this which you can read on
http://www.w-fp.co.uk/
redcare-the-hoover-of-
monitoring/
Paul FieldDirector of Why Bother? at WFP
Congratulations to November’scompetition winner
Charlotte Kimberleypictured here receiving her prize
Word SearchCompetitionThis month at WFP we are reallygetting into the holiday spiritand have decided to up thenumber of winners in the WFNWord Search to 3, meaning wehave a 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize!
Red = This is required by law from you. You must carry this out.Amber = It is recommended that you carry this out.Green = This is required. Your contractor will carry this out.
However in some cases it is still down to you to arrange this.
If you have any questions then call us on: 01277 724779Like us on Facebook @wfptweets www.w-fp.co.uk
‘The Responsible One You Are’Now first things first, many people believe that because weservice and maintain their fire systems, we are then responsible.But the truth is, the person in charge of the building is…(You guessed it) RESPONSIBLE.
As the responsible person you must carry out a number of tasks on a
regular basis to ensure you and your building remain compliant. If you are
in charge of a building then you must know what you are responsible for.
This responsibility often lies with you as an individual not your organisation.
Edition 24 • December 2016
When?Fire
SystemEmergencyLighting
IntruderSystem
CCTVSystem
DailyVisual Inspection:Observe the greenlight on the panel
(No Faults)
Visual Inspection:Observe LED
Visual Inspection:No Faults
Visual Inspection:All cameras are on
Weekly
Call Point Test:Activate call point,
ensure alarm soundsand reset panel and
call point
n/a n/a n/a
Monthly n/a
Flick on,Flick off Test:Observe lights
come on
n/a n/a
Bi-AnnuallyMaintenance:Carried out by
contractorn/a
Maintenance:Carried out by
contractorn/a
AnnuallyMaintenance:Carried out by
contractor
3hr Discharge Test:Carried out by
contractor
Maintenance:Carried out by
contractor
Maintenance:Carried out by
contractor
Spares
Spares Requiredby Law:
Ask your provider tofind out what spares
you require
Spares Requiredby Law:
Ask your provider tofind out what spares
you require
Recommended:Ask your provider tofind out what spares
you require
Recommended:Ask your provider tofind out what spares
you require
Top Tips - Cut out & keep guide:Holiday Checklist
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Have you completed your holidaybreak to-do list?
Every year over the holiday period,typically our on-call engineer findsthat some people haven’t preparedfor the eventuality of leaving theirbuilding for the extended period.
So to help combat this, at the WFP thinktank we have devised a killer to-do list toensure you can relax over the holidayperiod. Make sure you have ticked all theboxes and then enjoy your holidays!
This might not be as exciting as yourholiday wish list, but it is vital.Stay safe this holiday period and makesure your check list is completed. Give usa call on 01277 724 779 to find out moreabout any of these checklist points.
� Is monitoring in place?
� Has the monitoring been tested?
� Have you registered the correctkey holders?
� Make sure batteries in alarmsare up to date and will coverunexpected power cuts.
� Make sure key holders have accessto all internal doors in the buildingi.e. internal swipe card.
� Make sure all temporary heaters,chargers and power supplies areswitched off and disconnected.
� All windows are closed andsecured.
� If you have a smoke vent, ensurethere is a method to automaticallyclose the vent.
� Have a list of all emergency contactdetails for all necessary contractors.
� Be prepared with spares. This isto enable basic repairs on yoursystem should it be necessary.
PS. Our lovely on-call engineer will be there for you over the holiday period.