Fire Safety

Fire and Carbon Monoxide Safety

We hope you have a very enjoyable stay at 4 Studio House. To ensure your safety, and that of other guests and residents of Studio House, it is important that you observe the following safety procedures. These are summarised as follows:

General Precautions

  1. It against the law to smoke on these premises.
  2. The lighting and use of candles in Studio House is also strictly prohibited.
  3. When inside, only lock the entrance door using the thumb lock (i.e. not using keys). This is to aid exit in the event of an emergency.

Fire or Carbon Monoxide alarms

  1. There are 6 smoke alarms and 1 carbon monoxide alarm located within Studio House. These are interlinked so if one alarm is activated, all alarms are activated. All alarms are battery and mains electricity powered.
  2. If the alarm sounds, exit the property via the entry door immediately. Telephone the fire brigade on 999. 
  3. If it is safe to do so, close all doors and windows to contain the smoke and the fire. 
  4. Do not attempt to tackle the fire. Do not take risks. Do not stop to collect property.
  5. The alarms may sound if an elevated levels of carbon monoxide is detected. Carbon monoxide gas is a silent killer as it it tasteless, odourless, and colourless and all guests must exit the property immediately in the event of a carbon monoxide alarm. Always eliminate this as a possible cause of alarm activation before considering that the building is safe.   
  6. The alarm controller (located to the left of the bathroom door) will enable you to identify the type of alarm (FIRE or CO) from the segment illuminated. Only check this if it is safe to do so.
  7. If the FIRE indicator is illuminated and there is no obvious fire, press the button. The LOCATE segment will change from red to blue. After a 10 to 40 seconds period, all the Alarms in the system will stop sounding except the source Alarm(s).
  8. To silence the alarm see the instructions (also located in the instruction folder for 4 Studio House). For safety reasons, it is not possible to silence CO events remotely.
Fire Alarm InstructionsPDF • 2002KB

Emergency Lighting

  1. In the event of a power cut, a small emergency light in the hallway will illuminate. This light will also occasionally turn on to self-test effective operation. This is normal.
  2. An emergency torch is also provided in the bedroom furthest from the entry door to aid exit.

Fire Blanket

A fire blanket is located close to the hob in the kitchen. Only attempt to extinguish a fire if you believe it is safe to do so and will not put yourself or others at any undue risk.