Broadway Heights
Building safety in our blocks
After engaging with customers living in our tall buildings to understand your needs better and to make sure we know how best to share important information about your building with you, we've produced a Building Safety Customer Engagement Strategy for each high-rise block.
Read the Broadway Heights Building Safety Customer Engagement Strategy [pdf] 3MB.
What are we doing?
To keep residents safe, the lift which services numbers 49-58 in the block is out of service until the leak is fixed - this will also help to protect the lift. If you need any help or support while the lift is out of service please get in touch.
Customer safety is our priority, so we've arranged a 'waking watch' to be in place at Broadway Heights. This means there'll be a trained person on watch 24 hours a day.
Evacuation Plan for Broadway Heights
The evacuation plan at Broadway Heights remains a ‘simultaneous evacuation’ policy, which is supported by a fire alarm system fitted in flats and communal areas. If you hear the fire alarm, or see a fire, you should leave the building immediately, following the fire signage to your nearest safe exit – please do not use the lifts.
The safe muster point is the far corner of the car park to the rear of Broadway Heights, accessed by the station entrance roadway. Any muster point must be a safe and clear distance from the building and this location is following guidance supported by Kent Fire & Rescue Service.
What is a Personal Escape Plan?
A Personal Escape Plan is what you would follow in event of a fire in your building. For your own safety, it’s important you and your family all know what to do in the event of a fire. If there's anyone in your household who in the event of an emergency, may not be able to quickly reach a place of safety unaided, or may need additional support in the event of a fire, please email building.safety@goldinghomes.org.uk so that we can work with them to make sure they remain safe.
Fire Risk Assessment (FRA)
A fire risk assessment is an inspection of a building and its use, structure and the occupants. It identifies any potential fire safety hazards and risks present and provides recommendations on how those risks can be managed to keep the people living in the building safe.
We've been working with a group of engaged customers who live in mid and high rise buildings to make improvement to these FRAs - making then clearer and easier for everyone to understand.
You can view a copy of the customer friendly Fire Risk Assessment for 1-14 Block - Leased by Orbit Broadway Heights The Broadway Maidstone Kent ME16 8GJ .pdf and 15-58 Block - MHT Owned Broadway Heights The Broadway Maidstone Kent ME16 8GJ .pdf here.
Your building’s fire risk assessment may include some actions, which we'll complete by the due date stated.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please contact us via building.safety@goldinghomes.org.uk or call 0300 777 2600 and ask for someone in the Building Safety Team