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Fire Risk Assessment

Curran Webb carry out fire risk assessors to help duty holders comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Our safety advisors have the required qualifications and experience and our Fire Risk Assessments follow the recommended format outlined below.

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to all businesses. This legislation requires those with control over business premises to take reasonable steps to remove or reduce the risk of fire, as far as possible, and to put a plan in place ensuring people can escape safely if there is a fire.

The rules apply to all premises other than private residences. In most cases, employers will be responsible for the safety of their premises. In buildings containing a number of separate premises, the building owner or management agent will usually be responsible for the fire safety of the shared portions of the building, such as stairwells.

In practice, the key obligation imposed by the new rules is that businesses must carry out regular fire-risk assessments. This should incorporate the following five stages:

Identify potential fire hazards in the premises
Identify any people who may be at particular risk
Evaluate the risks that exist, and take steps to remove or reduce them
Draw up an emergency plan, and train your staff accordingly
Review your assessment regularly and particularly if there are any significant changes to your workplace that may pose a fire risk.

The Content of the Fire Risk Assessment

Although Government policy is that there is no right or wrong way of carrying out, or documenting, a fire risk assessment, the Institution of Fire Engineers advises that a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment is likely to investigate, and record, information about:

The building (e.g. type of construction, etc).
The occupants (e.g. number, familiarity with the building, factors that put them at special risk, etc). It should be noted that it is a specific requirement that occupants at special risk be recorded.
Fire loss experience (if applicable any information on previous fires at the premises might be of value in identifying fire hazards.)
The fire hazards and measures for their control (e.g. Ignition sources and measures to mitigate the likelihood of fire).
Fire protection measures (e.g. means of escape, fire warning systems, emergency lighting, signs, fire extinguishing appliances, smoke control systems, etc).
Management of fire safety (e.g. policies, procedures, staff training, fire drills, testing and maintenance, record keeping, etc).
The actual assessment of fire risk (given that this is a fire risk assessment, it is reasonable to assert that it should contain an expression of the level of fire risk).
A suitable action plan.

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Next steps

If you need a fire risk assessment for your premises please call Steve on email steve@curranwebb.co.uk and we are confident we will provide a competitive proposal.

Health and Safety Consultants, West Midlands, UK