Fire safety summary

Oyster Bay Apartments

Flats 1-31
Oyster Bay Apartments
Sterte Close
Poole
Dorset
BH15 2FN

(Unique Property Reference Number – 31817)

Contact details

• Customer services: 0300 5000 926
• contact@sovereign.org.uk

Significant findings from Fire Risk Assessment

1. Make available emergency lighting testing/servicing records and fix three defective bulbs
2. Items left by residents in communal areas compromising means of escape

How we are managing fire risk in the buildings

1. Making records available and replacing defective bulbs
2. Housing team to issue tort notices and remove items

Building construction and external wall

Nine storey block with steel frame construction with brick and metal cladding as the external wall, with small sections of render.  We are replacing the cladding, and short-term, interim measures are in place to ensure resident safety until work is completed.

Evacuation policy

Full evacuation

When the alarm sounds, get everyone in your flat out of the building using emergency fire exit routes and stairs.

Hampshire Fire And Rescue Service has also produced a useful leaflet about High Rise Living [adobe pdf / 2 MB]. 

Means of escape

The best escape route is usually the normal way in and out of your home. There is one route out of your building:

• the enclosed stairwell that leads to the ground floor

Do not use the lift.

Local fire authority

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Routine inspections

The items below are inspected or serviced to maintain the fire safety of your building.