Issue - meetings

Council considered a report presented by the Strategic Director of Services which sought Council approval to increase the Council’s Health and Safety Team staffing level to establish resource capacity to undertake fire door safety inspections.  It was confirmed that the Council had identified approximately 1,001 fire doors which required inspections twice each year.  The proposal was to establish a Bolsover in-house service which could also be offered as a service to Parish and Town Councils for income generation. 

The Council had a statutory duty under the Fire Safety Act 2021 to inspect fire safety doors.  An assessment had been carried out which showed that the cost for this to be delivered by an external contractor was approximately £60,060 based on an annual inspection of 2,002 doors x £30 per door as compared to the in-house approach which was more economically advantageous at a reduced delivery cost of £11,669 based on 2025/26 salary costs.

Moved by Councillor Munro and seconded by Councillor Hales

          RESOLVED that (1) approval be given to the budget of £48,391 for establishing fire door inspections;

          (2) approves the establishment of an additional Health and Safety Advisor to the Health and Safety Team; and

          (3) approval be given for the Health and Safety Apprentice’s contract of employment to be established in the position of Health and Safety Advisor at Grade 7 (salary scale point 18).