Last Update: 12th November 2020 With the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, there has been a lot of information becoming available from several sources. In addition to regular updates from government organisations, the FPRA Office is receiving useful advice from members of the Committee and Honorary Consultants, normally only made available to their …
Dear Member, Please see below the following advice from one of our FPRA consultants. NOTICE ABOUT SELF ISOLATION AND CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) Coronavirus is a national government matter beyond our remit – however, we feel that it may be helpful to address the concern of those living in homes that we manage, especially as …
Clearing Snow Q: 1. We have several pathways and outdoor stairs in the communal gardens. We employ no staff. We do not grit pathways and stairs in the winter. If someone slipped could we the Directors be liable for any injury? If so we employ no staff. Should we have a grit bin or two? …
Q: We have a Health & Safety Assessment dated 4/12/2015 and an Asbestos Survey Report dated 27/10/2016. We also have an ‘Electrical installation work certificate of compliance’ dated 22/3/2012 concerning installing power to our garage blocks. Bearing in mind that we are a two-story block with no common internal areas 1 . Are there …
Q: I am trying to find an exemplar H&S policy and H&S Risk Assessment for a medium-sized block of flats that we can amend to work for us. Can you advise me if I can find one on your website or where I could find one of each to use as a basis for our …
Q: As “responsible” people the directors carried out the Fire Risk Assessment, updated every year. One of our directors suggested that we should get it externally reviewed. FPRA Chairman Bob Smytherman replies: A: Fire Risk Assessment, as you can appreciate, is keeping the FPRA busy advising members since the tragedy in London this year. …
Q: Is our management company legally required to have an Electrical Installation Condition Report prepared for the electrical installations in our communal areas such as car park lights, footpath lights, stairwell lights and power sockets and the associated control equipment? If so, how frequently should the report be made? FPRA Chairman Bob Smytherman replies: …
Q: We had an asbestos survey of the common parts of our building (built 1964) in 2013. Some areas were identified which required removal. This was dealt with by a licenced contractor. Other low risk areas were noted and labelled. During a recent lift upgrade the contractors requested a further survey of the areas in …
Q: As Company Secretary of the freehold company I am seeking advice about a number of issues The block was built in the early 1900s. There are six flats in the block. It is at the end of a terrace of similar six flat blocks. Five out of the six flat owners bought the freehold …
Q: We are a development of 40 flats arranged over three floors and like many others we have the ground and first floors flats’ cold water tank in the roof space in the communal stairwell (the top floor flat has its tank in the loft space above the flat ). Each flat has a hot …