Lol
10-01-2012, 02:36 PM
Just got a query for all you lovely childminders.....
A childminder friend has been told that as part of her house insurance agreement she has to have a FULL SIZE fire extinguisher in her home!
She has been in contact with the insurance company about this issue on a number of occasions (she has had fire assessments done on her home, has attended fire safety training and has a fire risk assessment and plan in place) and they just won't budge (she even offered to buy a small fire extinguisher but they said that this would not do).
They even had the audacity to tell her that she had a "duty of care" to the children she cares for to protect them from fire!! In reply she told the company that she believed that it was her "duty" in the event of a fire, to get the children out of the house as soon as possible and not try and tackle the fire herself!!
Has anyone else had this problem - we would love to hear from you if you have! :)
A childminder friend has been told that as part of her house insurance agreement she has to have a FULL SIZE fire extinguisher in her home!
She has been in contact with the insurance company about this issue on a number of occasions (she has had fire assessments done on her home, has attended fire safety training and has a fire risk assessment and plan in place) and they just won't budge (she even offered to buy a small fire extinguisher but they said that this would not do).
They even had the audacity to tell her that she had a "duty of care" to the children she cares for to protect them from fire!! In reply she told the company that she believed that it was her "duty" in the event of a fire, to get the children out of the house as soon as possible and not try and tackle the fire herself!!
Has anyone else had this problem - we would love to hear from you if you have! :)