Maintaining general fire precautions

The maintenance of general fire precautions is a legal requirement under the respective UK fire safety regulations. As Mike Sopp explains in this Croner article, meeting legislative compliance by following British Standards should form part of the overall management of fire safety in all regulated buildings. 

A key element of fire safety management is the identification and installation of physical fire precautions that may ensure fire risks are reduced to as low as reasonably practicable.

However, unless these fire precautions are well-maintained, their efficacy in the event of a fire may not be guaranteed.