What Our Fire Risk Assessors Do IN PICTURES

A good fire risk assessor considers what’s happening outside the building, and any implications of buildings or works in the immediate vicinity.

Where Roof Voids or Cavities exist, it is critical they are checked for any breaches in compartmentation, or where fire stopping may be required

During the fire risk assessment process, we always check how up to date your fire fighting equipment is

A good fire risk assessment will look carefully at housekeeping issues and hazards they present

Fire risk assessments need to include plant rooms and all incoming service areas

Make sure you have good controls in place for your external waste management

Electrical items cause over half of all accidental fires in the workplace, so it is essential these are reviewed as part of your fire risk assessment

At DDS we recently completed a comprehensive fire risk assessment programme on a brand new BioMass generating plant

At DDS we have considerable expertise at Fire Risk Assessing Communal Blocks of Flats and Sheltered Schemes

Housekeeping is an ongoing issue in Communal areas of flats, many local authorities now operate a Zero Tolerance or Strict Managed Use programme

When fire risk assessing communal areas of blocks of flats, it is essential that the Front doors of residents flats are considered for fire resistance, and are self closing

Flammables must be locked in a flame resisting cabinet and signed

Our risk assessors work hard to check EVERY area. That’s why we often find long lost artefacts, this little fella felt unwanted and had been missed during his annual service for 12 years!

As part of the fire risk assessment we consider location and signage of extinguishers, as a result for one client we actually identified nearly 50% of his extinguishers were surplus to requirements – and not needed!

Heritage listed, or historic buildings present their own unique challenges for a fire risk assessor and require very careful thought and evaluation.

Fire Risk Assessment in places of assembly presents some unique challenges for the risk assessor and the venue

Preparing Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans PEEPs, and making sure staff are trained to execute these is a fundamental part of your fire safety arrangements

DDS deliver quality training in your workplace

We can fire risk assess historic and listed buildings