What is Fire Compliance?
By law, every business irrelevant of type or size must carry out a Fire Risk Assessment, completed by a ‘Competent Person’.
Alert Fire & Security provide Fire Risk Assessments and ongoing support and advise.
Fire compliance is serious business. Whether you own a single office, manufacturing site and warehousing, hair salons, housing business blocks, retail premises or any other business type, a Fire Risk Assessment should be top of your agenda. We can do this for you.
Recent large scale fires
Change In Law
In April 2016 the limit for financial fines was removed and now exceed £200,000 and up to 2 years imprisonment. Typical minor penalties of infringement can easily reach £5,000 and not to mention the bad press and employee or customer loyalty; so this article could save you a lot of time, stress and money.
As a business owner, welcoming employees and the public into your property creates risk.
As a morale responsibility to others and your own peace of mind, it is best practice to understand how to deal with a fire evacuation procedure. This will also reduce the risk of injury or death and subsequent investigation and penalties.
Failure to address fire compliance can have severe consequences.
If you employ 5 or more people there is a mandatory and legal requirement, the information from the fire risk assessment is recorded.
It’s worth noting that doesn’t mean if there are more 5 or more people in the building at any one time. It literally means if you employ 5 or more people, irrelevant if they are off-site or on-site workers, you must legally record the assessment information.
For more information on The Regulatory Fire Reform Act 2005 visit the government compliance website at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1541/contents/made
Comprehensive Fire Risk Assessment
It’s up to you to assign a ‘Competent Person’ to complete the Fire Risk Assessment, but do you or your staff really want that responsibility?
Our Comprehensive Fire Risk Assessment will provide you with the safety, knowledge and awareness of fire risk, including urgent or recommended preventative measures that should be taken.
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Here’s an example of common problems to look out for. How many did you spot?
IMPORTANT: This is not a competency test, just an example of common problems.
Typical Canteen / Kitchen Area
The image shows a typical staff canteen or shared space kitchen area.
The owners have clearly had the foresight to make a fire extinguisher available but can you spot the mistakes that would lead to:
- An increase risk of fire and need for evacuation.
- A Fire Risk Assessment flag.
- A potential insurance claim rejection.
Answers Explained…
The image above shows a typical staff canteen or shared space kitchen area.
The owners have clearly had the foresight to make a fire extinguisher available but clear mistakes include a water supply close to a live electricity point and materials including paper that will act as an energy source for the fire.
These will cause:
- Increase risk of fire and need for evacuation
- Fire Risk Assessment flag
- Potential insurance claim rejection.
Comprehensive Fire Risk Assessment
It’s up to you to assign a ‘Competent Person’ to complete the Fire Risk Assessment, but do you or your staff really want that responsibility?
Our Comprehensive Fire Risk Assessment will provide you with the safety, knowledge and awareness of fire risk, including urgent or recommended preventative measures that should be taken.
For more information, read our detailed ‘Fire Risk Assessment’ Featured Blog
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- If you have reason to believe it is no longer valid.
- Following a fire or ‘near miss’.
- Following a ‘material Change’, such as altering internal layouts, removing a fire exit or even a change in staff.
