Our building has been told we have to have a Waking Watch. What should we do?

Please ask:

• your managing agent for a copy of the Intrusive Survey Report for your building
• your managing agent for a copy of the Fire Risk Assessment for your building. It will let you see what risks have been identified and what actions have been recommended to address the risks
• them what has changed that has led to the decision to appoint a Waking Watch
• your managing agent what other steps to address the fire safety risk they have considered and rejected. This could be improvements to fire doors, temporary alarm systems or changing evacuation procedures
• your managing agent if they have secured three independent quotations for the Waking Watch provider
• to see the service specification for the Waking Watch provider so you can see what service they should be providing to you
• your managing agent if they will be applying to the Waking Watch Relief Fund to pay for any Waking Watch required
• your manging agent what steps they are taking to address the fire risk more permanently. This will mean that Waking Watch can be removed as soon as possible