Kingyclan, I'm really sorry for your predicament, hope that you are able to get things sorted with the insurers.akwe-xavante wrote:Safety isn't something we should implement as a minimum at the lowest possible cost and only when it's a legal requirement to do so.
I think you and your guests have been extremely lucky this time. It gives all us FHL owners a salutary lesson in the importance of safety measures. Not only should we have our visitor safety as our top priority, but in these days of increasing litigation I agree with akwe-xavante that it's better to be over-compliant with safety precautions.
(eg. I have a long strung out house which is pitch black at night. Although by law I am under the measured limit for emergency lighting, I've had it put in for peace of mind. I know visitors would not always follow instructions to take charged mobiles to bedrooms at night, nor use the supplied torches.)
Kingyclan, if you are reassessing risk for your future disabled visitors, are you aware that your local fire brigade will help you with fire risk? As far as I know it is a free service.