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Fire Risk Assessment
The new Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order legislation came into force on 1st October 2006.
Every organisation is required to appoint a responsible person
What is a 'Reponsible Person'?
The 'Responsible Person' may be the owner, occupier or employer. This is the person who owns the premises or business or the person with control over the premises, business or activity. Where two or more responsible persons share responsibility, (e.g. tenant / landlord, multiple tenancy building or adjacent premises) the responsible persons must co-operate, share information and collaborate to provide measures.
The main fire safety measures that the Responsible Person will be accountable for include:
, to coordinate fire safety arrangements including staff training and the completion of a fire safety risk assessment.
If you employ 5 or more people you are required by law to have an up to date fire safety risk assessment which is documented and completed by a competent personWhat is a 'Competent Person'?
Anyone appointed by the 'Responsible Person' and could be anyone from a company fire warden to a fire alarm service engineer, they may be directly employed or a subcontractor but the important word is competent..
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Who can complete my fire risk assessment?
This will often be dependent on the complexity of the premises, and the expertise available within your organisation, however the options are generally:
- Do it in-house, if the tools and expertise are available to you.
- Attend fire risk assessment training, to ensure that the fire risk assessment is completed by a competent person.
- Have a fire safety expert complete the fire risk assessment, on your behalf.
These options are explored further below...
Do it yourself
Before starting the process, we would recommend that you have a framework to use which will ensure that your fire risk assessment is suitable and sufficient. The Government provide a number of guides that cover most types of premises, which follow the 5 step approach:
- Identify fire hazards
- Identify people at risk
- Evaluate, remove or reduce, and protect from risk
- Record, plan, inform, instruct, and train
- Review
With our award winning Pyramid® online risk management system you can complete your fire risk assessment with a tool that is suitable and sufficient for most businesses, from SME's to large organisations, such as Nike and The Mall Corporation, who already use Pyramid® in stores across the UK.
The problem with many risk assessment systems is that they are paper based, difficult to manage, and lead to an endless paper-trail of bureaucracy. The features of Pyramid® are unique and provide you with a powerful set of tools to manage your fire safety compliance, complete risk assessments and maintain your fire safety records online.
Fire risk assessment training
Carrying out a fire risk assessment requires specific training in the subjects of what the legislation requires, how to identify potential and actual fire risks, and the impact of the persons in the premises those fire risks present, and what measures are necessary to eliminate, reduce and manage those risks.
At Due Diligence Solutions we have created specific and certificated fire risk assessment training courses to allow owners of businesses, or managers of larger organisations, to carry out fire risk assessments competently.
Expert help
Don't have the necessary experience to complete a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment, or do not have the time to attend fire safety training courses? We can provide competent, experienced, qualifiedWhat does this mean?
Our fire safety consultants have all served an average of 30 years with local authority fire services in the fire safety and protection field.
They are members of either the Institute of Fire Engineers at graduate level or above, and/or Members of the Institute of Fire Safety Managers. Our senior consultant is included on the Institute of Fire Safety Managers Register of Assessors.
They have experience of carrying out fire risk assessments at a wide range of property types including hotels, sports stadia and hospitals, down to small retail units and community housing flats. and insuredWe have £5,000,000 of public liability insurance, and we are also covered with £2,000,000 of professional indemnity insurance. fire safety expertise to carry out your fire risk assessment for you.