Fire safety equipment

The request was refused by Transport for London.

Dear Transport for London,

I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act to request the following information:

1) Please provide a list of which stations managed by TfL have functioning sprinkler systems. Please also provide a list of those that don't and specify whether they have no sprinkler system or a non-functioning sprinkler system.

2) Please provide a list of which stations managed by TfL have functioning fire alarms. Please also provide a list of those that don't and specify whether they have no alarm system or a non-functioning alarm system. Please also specify whether that system is triggered by smoke detectors, heat sensors, and/or push button wall panels, or if it can only be triggered by staff.

3) Please provide an itemised list of each station managed by TfL laying out the following:
a) How many fire extinguishers are in each station.
b) Of those, how many fire extinguishers are in public areas of each station and how many are in staff-only areas.
c) How many fire blankets are in each station.
d) How many fire doors are installed in each station.
e) How many plumbed fire hose reels are in each station.
f) How many staff at each station are trained in fire safety procedures and the minimum number that must be on duty at any given time.

4) What is the procedure for inspecting, maintaining and replacing fire safety equipment and how regularly is equipment inspected and maintained?

5) Please provide an up-to-date copy of your most recent fire safety procedures, including any materials given to employees.

Yours faithfully,

Jamie Cook

FOI, Transport for London

Dear Mr Cook,

 

TfL Ref: FOI-2963-1718

 

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 17
January 2018 asking for information about fire safety equipment.

 

Your request will be processed by TfL, the Greater London Authority and
its subsidiaries to provide you with a response in accordance with the
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do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Melissa Nichols

FOI Case Officer

 

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

 

 

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Dear Mr Cook

 

Our ref: FOI-2963-1617

 

Thank you for your emails received on 17 January 2018 asking for
information about Fire Safety Equipment.

 

Your request has been processed in accordance with the requirements of the
Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.

 

Unfortunately to provide you with the information you have requested,
would exceed the ‘appropriate limit’ of £450 set by the Freedom of
Information (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004.

 

Under section 12 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to comply with a
request if we estimate that the cost of determining whether we hold the
information, locating and retrieving it and extracting it from other
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Yours sincerely,

 

Melissa Nichols

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

 

 

 

 

1) Please provide a list of which stations managed by TfL have functioning
sprinkler systems. Please also provide a list of those that don't and
specify whether they have no sprinkler system or a non-functioning
sprinkler system.

2) Please provide a list of which stations managed by TfL have functioning
fire alarms. Please also provide a list of those that don't and specify
whether they have no alarm system or a non-functioning alarm system.
Please also specify whether that system is triggered by smoke detectors,
heat sensors, and/or push button wall panels, or if it can only be
triggered by staff.

3) Please provide an itemised list of each station managed by TfL laying
out the following:

a) How many fire extinguishers are in each station.

b) Of those, how many fire extinguishers are in public areas of each
station and how many are in staff-only areas.

c) How many fire blankets are in each station.

d) How many fire doors are installed in each station.

e) How many plumbed fire hose reels are in each station.

f) How many staff at each station are trained in fire safety procedures
and the minimum number that must be on duty at any given time.

4) What is the procedure for inspecting, maintaining and replacing fire
safety equipment and how regularly is equipment inspected and maintained?

5) Please provide an up-to-date copy of your most recent fire safety
procedures, including any materials given to employees.

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