The Wales Thread

OH

ohwhatanight Founding member 11 August 2004 8:26pm

broadband cowboy posted:

Haven't itv wales got any laid down fire alarm procedures ?
Surely , they should evacuate the building - especially in the case of air conditioned premises ! Very dangerous where there may be smoke involved .

I think they made the correct decision to carry on broadcasting regardless if their lives were in danger - well done to everyone concerned! But maybe they should take a look here for future reference :-

http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/fire/part2c.htm#b

http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/fire/Images/fire_act1.gif

JE

Jez Founding member 12 August 2004 6:58pm

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I think they made the correct decision to carry on broadcasting regardless if their lives were in danger - well done to everyone concerned!

Well they were obviously told in their ear pieces to carry on as it was a false alarm, they would hardly have carried on reading the news headlines if they thought the building was burning down!

PS Great to see Sally Johnson reading the morning bulletins today

BC

broadband cowboy 13 August 2004 1:20am

Jez posted:

Quote:

I think they made the correct decision to carry on broadcasting regardless if their lives were in danger - well done to everyone concerned!

Well they were obviously told in their ear pieces to carry on as it was a false alarm, they would hardly have carried on reading the news headlines if they thought the building was burning down!

How would they know - stuck in a studio ?
What sort of message does this send out to the public at large ?
Health and safety requirements state quite explicitly that a building should be evacuated in the event of a fire alarm.
Perhaps the unions are too scared of Chas to look after themselves properly. Big mistake ! If there had been a fire itv wales would be looking pretty foolish right now. What if there had been a fatality - or serious respiratory injury ? These are the questions that need to be answered - not some sh itty little pat on the back from the media morons on this thread.

JE

Jez Founding member 13 August 2004 12:18pm

Totally agree with you - when we heard the fire alarm in work we had to leave everything where it was an exit the building immediately. We didnt know whether it was a false alarm or not at the time. Turned out someone had been making toast LOL

OH

ohwhatanight Founding member 13 August 2004 8:19pm

Jez posted:

Totally agree with you - when we heard the fire alarm in work we had to leave everything where it was an exit the building immediately. We didnt know whether it was a false alarm or not at the time. Turned out someone had been making toast LOL

Maybe they were making a sandwich aswell?

PS Jez did you see Surrell Neil today on ITV Wales News? She reported LIVE from a police station in Cardiff and was VERY good - she also had a tan to beat Lucy's!

I *wonder* who will be weekend news reader?

JE

Jez Founding member 13 August 2004 8:26pm

ohwhatanight posted:

Jez posted:

Totally agree with you - when we heard the fire alarm in work we had to leave everything where it was an exit the building immediately. We didnt know whether it was a false alarm or not at the time. Turned out someone had been making toast LOL

Maybe they were making a sandwich aswell?

PS Jez did you see Surrell Neil today on ITV Wales News? She reported LIVE from a police station in Cardiff and was VERY good - she also had a tan to beat Lucy's!

I *wonder* who will be weekend news reader?

No I didnt see Surell Neil - I wasnt paying attention to tonight. I saw the lunchtime bulletin with Sally though!

Its *got* to be a Catharine weekend surely?

AS

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