Centenary Mill Court Apartments
Centenary Mill Resident Engagement Strategy.
High-rise building safety: resident engagement strategy
Centenary Mill Fire Alarm Testing & Maintenance
The weekly testing is carried out every Monday between the hours of 10:30am and 12pm.
The alarm check will take no longer than 30 seconds.
The checks are necessary to ensure all devices are in correct, working order and any anomalies are promptly identified and corrected.
Please do not remove the devices under any circumstances before, during or after the test as this will cause the main fire alarm panel to fault.
Removing the device without prior authorisation is considered ‘tampering’ with the communal life safety system within Centenary Mill and is a criminal offence under the Building Safety Act 2022.
Anyone removing devices from apartments will be promptly identified and their details will be passed to the fire authority for further investigation. Call outs for the re-instatement of the devices will also be re-charged back to the service charge accounts of the offending property and owner.
Your co-operation in ensuring the health and safety of all leaseholders, tenants, staff and visitors remains paramount.
FIRE SAFETY IN YOUR RESIDENCE — YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Under current legislation, Centenary Mill Court (Preston) RTM Co Ltd are responsible for fire-safety within the communal areas of the building. As a tenant however, you are responsible for managing fire safety within your residence. This means that in line with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, we collectively have a duty to ensure the fire safety of the building, and we must therefore co-operate and communicate with each other accordingly. As part of this duty we would like to draw your attention to the following:-
•If you are aware of any previous alterations within your residence, or if you have planned any that may affect the fire integrity of the building (e.g. compartmentation breached by pipework or electrical trunking) please inform us immediately.
•Ensure that the main entry door to your residence meets the requirements of BS EN 1634-1:2014/BS 8214:2016, and is half hour fire rated, and is fitted with a self-closing device and intumescent strips & cold smoke seals.
•Ensure that you are aware of the emergency plan guidance for the property.
In the event of a Fire Emergency the policy for occupants of the converted mill building is to ‘Evacuate’
For further useful advice of how to prevent fire in your residence, please contact your local fire authority for the leaflet ‘Fire Safety in The Home’.
It is in everybody’s interest to do all we can to reduce the risks to health, possible loss of life and property damage posed by fire. With your continued cooperation and general fire awareness, we can keep any potential risk as low as possible.
Should you require further clarification please contact on Homestead on 01253 640 040
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES IF FIRE BREAKS OUT IN YOUR APARTMENT
Inform others present, if possible close doors and windows to contain the
fire and exit the apartment.
DO NOT attempt to try to tackle the fire.
Residents of the apartment where the fire started should make their way in an orderly fashion, via the nearest emergency escape route to a place of safety.
Any disabled or elderly persons in the apartment may need help to escape.
DO NOT use any lifts
DO NOT use a balcony, unless it is a designated escape route from the building.
Residents of the apartment should then carry out a form of "roll call" to ensure that everybody is accounted for.
Call Fire Services.
Dial 999 and ask for the Fire Service.
Give the operator the telephone number you are calling from.
State clearly the full address where the fire exists
DO NOT replace the receiver until the address has been repeated back to you
by the Fire Service
Once safely out DO NOT re-enter the property
IF YOU ARE CUT OFF BY FIRE
Try to remain calm
Close the door nearest to the fire and use towels, sheets, or other suitable materials to block any gaps around the door. This will help stop smoke from entering the room. If possible go to the window, open it and shout for help.
If the room becomes smoke filled, go down to floor level. It will be easier to breathe as the smoke will rise upwards.
If you are in immediate danger from fire and are not higher than the first floor of a building, it may be possible to drop to the ground without injury providing you can get out of the window feet first and lower yourself to the full extent of your arms before dropping. Soft furnishings dropped first from the window may break your fall and limit the danger of injury