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OUR JOURNEY IN FIRE SAFETY

Explore the evolution of Emollient Fire Safety. This timeline tracks key events, learning and emollient related incidents

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UK National Patient Safety Agency

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Start of laboratory flammability testing and development of methods 

Coroners’ regulation 28 report– fire death (West Sussex) 

Coroners’ regulation 28 report– fire death (Leicestershire) 

2007 

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2013

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2015

2016 

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2018

Key milestones

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2019

2020

2021

2022

2025

2026

Coroners’ regulation 28 report– fire death (West Yorkshire) 

2017 

Coroners’ regulation 28 report– fire death (London) 

Coroners’ regulation 28 report– fire death (West Yorkshire)

Initial “emollient safety” partnership meeting  

MHRA and BNF updates to include low and paraffin free emollients  

Coroners’ regulation 28 report– fire death (Staffordshire)

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MHRA Stakeholders consortium 

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Excellence in Fire and Emergency Awards ‘collaboration of the year’  

MHRA Stakeholders consortium  

MHRA/CHM emollient license updates to include a fire warning 

 First campaign for fire and healthcare professionals  

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National Patient Safety award (PrescQIPP)  

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Coroners’ regulation 28 report– fire death (West Sussex) 

Second campaign aimed at both professionals and the public 

Coroners’ regulation 28 report– fire death (London)

NFCC “know the fire risk”  

NFCC and Norfolk FRSs video resource for care providers 

Coroners’ regulation 28 report– fire death (South Yorkshire) 

NFCC Medicines and Medical Devices Practitioner consortium 

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