2023-10-06 18:48:26
06.10.2023 – 11:47h Updated 06.10.2023 – 11:47h
The Asociation FACUA-Consumers in Action denounces that City Councils should make public the results of inspections in leisure and hospitality venues, such as bars, restaurants or nightclubs. This comes days after Fires in Murcia nightclubs in which 13 people died. The fires occurred in three locations that had closure orders from 2022 for failing to pass safety inspections.
In this way, there arises asks if a citizen has any way to check if a place they plan to go to has everything in order. The answer is that It is not possible to know if a premises has successfully passed the relevant inspections. In this other information, you can consult the firefighters’ advice on how to act in the event of a fire.
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City councils must be transparent
FACUA denounces that City councils are not transparent enough with the state of the premises. In this way, citizens have no way of knowing if the establishment they go to has any sanctions or even if they are open despite having closure orders.
The association emphasizes that municipal websites must provide all the necessary information about the businesses inspected, whether they have any fines for any infractions and whether they have closure orders.
What the Transparency Law says
In these cases, the Transparence law obliges public administrations to operate in an open and make citizens aware of different information about its operation, which includes that related to its planning actions. Within these actions are inspection plans, whether scheduled or ex officio in specific situations.
In this way, consumers could know in detail whether the premises comply with the regulations and reduce the risks in the event of an accident or emergency.
How to know if a location is safe in an emergency
Once inside the nightclub, bar or restaurant you have to have the signs and plaques located that demonstrate that the premises have passed the inspections and it’s safe. These should be easily visible to any client.
However, there are other aspects that we can look at to verify whether an establishment is safe or not.
Narrowness of the premises Accessibility and emergency exits Decoration materials See the evacuation sign Locate all possible exits
In general, the citizen must spend 5 minutes getting familiar with the place and check if it is in condition to survive emergency situations.
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