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CHC launches fire safety partnership scheme
Wales’ social housing trade body has launched a new scheme to provide housing associations with fire safety advice.
Community Housing Cymru (CHC) said the initiative, which has been set up in partnership with South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, is the first of its kind in the UK.
The Primary Fire Authority Scheme seeks to give housing associations in Wales access to free advice on fire safety including enforcement, legal issues and compliance.
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Stuart Ropke, chief executive of CHC, said: “Housing associations in Wales are committed to ensuring the safety of tenants and have a strong track record of providing services, which include explaining fire safety measures to residents and retrofitting sprinkler systems.
“We have been exploring the possibility of establishing a co-ordinated Primary Fire Authority Scheme for Welsh housing associations for some years.
“With the vital importance of fire safety, it has become increasingly necessary for there to be a service of this kind, and we are delighted to have members already signing up.”
First Choice Housing Association, which owns around 700 homes in Wales, was the first landlord to sign up to the scheme, while 10,000-home Wales and West were also involved in establishing the scheme.
Huw Jakeway, chief fire officer at South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, said: “This is the very first co-ordinated scheme of its kind in Wales and will ensure a high standard of consistent regulation of the Fire Safety Order.
“We look forward to working with Community Housing Cymru in supporting registered social landlords to implement risk reduction measures, assisting them in prioritising works needed for the benefit of their own business and for the wider community.”
