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Last Update: 07 February 2022 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 had initially received 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 […]
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 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 […]
Q: We have many volunteers that help around the property we manage, including a couple of people that help with gardening and outside tasks. One gentleman has offered to trim hedges but has asked that we purchase an electric hedge trimmer for him to carry out the work. I am concerned that if we provide […]
Q: As building owners, are the directors obliged by law to make sure that the Health & Safety Policy and Risk Assessments of contractors are adequate and adhered to and that the insurance policy is comprehensive and includes Public liability insurance? Or is it the responsibility of the contractor to make sure the law is […]
