Have you got a suitable & sufficient Fire Risk Assessment for your business/building?
UK Fire Safety Legislation requires all businesses to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 or Fire Safety Order (FSO) for short, became Law on the 1st October 2006. It replaces all previous fire safety legislation and any Fire Certificates issued under the Fire Precautions Act 1971 will cease to have any effect.
Other legislation, such as the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulation 1999, is not affected.
Employers Property owners, and managers have now become responsible for fire safety in their workplace/building. The FSO applies to workplaces/buildings with little exception and the common areas of flats, maisonettes, HMO’s and sheltered housing. All employers who employ at least 5 staff must carry out or organise an FRA and record their findings.
Complete Fire Protection has been carrying out FRA for our customers for over 10 years, and we have worked closely with the Fire & Rescue Service, insurance companies and Local Authorities in that time.
The method we use is the five-step method, which is recommended by the Home Office, and is as follows;
i ) Identifying the fire hazard
ii ) Identifying the people at the highest risk
iii) Remove or reduce the fire hazard
iv) Rate the risk (high, medium or low)
v) Record your findings and review annually
