Door Industry Journal - Summer 2019

116 THE door industry journal summer 2019 Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk Fire & Security Karen Trigg, business development manager at Allegion UK, discusses the importance of addressing fire safety in buildings that house elderly residents. The topic of fire safety is one to be taken very seriously by those involved in both the construction and day-to-day running of resident-occupied care homes. Across the country we have seen the number of fire safety audits for group residential buildings rise. Fire safety issues are particularly important for care homes that house vulnerable residents, with early 2019 reports uncovering UK’s Care-Home Buildings Present Fire Risk to Our Ageing Population