Fire risk assessments

Fire Safety Law changed in October 2006 with the introduction of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. This new legislation placed an emphasis on risk assessment; it is a requirement of the Fire Safety Order that all ‘responsible persons’ carry out a fire risk assessment of their premises in order to ensure the safety of all employees and other ‘relevant persons’.

To provide a ‘suitable and sufficient’ assessment as required in law, sufficient detail is required to clearly establish that all relevant factors have been considered, the outcomes of those considerations, and to allow for critical review. A fire risk assessment cannot be a simple tick box approach (as offered by some cheaper assessment providers), but should show how hazards and resultant risk have been mitigated and managed to as low as reasonably practicable.

Our surveyors are experienced and used to working in a wide variety of premises, including healthcare, schools, colleges, police stations, industrial properties and listed buildings. They also hold a range of fire safety qualifications, such as membership of the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE), membership of the Institute of Fire Safety Managers (IFSM), CFPA Diploma in Fire Safety, and the NEBOSH Fire Safety Certificate.