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Failure to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment could result in fines
We can help... Ring us on 0845 308 1374 or Contact Us The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires that an employer or controller of premises (the ‘responsible person’) manages the risk to employees and visitors etc from fire. This Order is enforced by the Fire and Rescue Service although the HSE also deal with specific risks associated with fire and/or specialist sites such as chemical and construction sites. Local authorities may be the enforcing authority for some premises such as sports grounds or places of entertainment. The most important duty is to ensure that a suitable Fire Risk Assessment is carried out by a competent person. In some low risk environments this can be carried out in-house but it must be carried out by following the relevant guidance document (see reference and guidance documents). Where there are 5 or more employees it must be recorded. For more complex environments it is advisable to seek specialist advice. Fire Risk Assessments can be completed on-line, so why use The AP Partnership Ltd?Questions to ask yourself: • Is your ‘competent person’ qualified to look at the whole picture and put forward a complete plan to build on for the future?• Shared Occupancy? Can your ‘competant person’assess the fire safety of the whole premises and co-ordinate all other ‘competant persons’ in the building to action the results of the assessment? • Is your’competent person’ qualified to tell the difference between a heat detector and a smoke detector? Or a fire resistant door from an ordinary one? • Can your ‘competent person’ create or revise your Emergency Plan or Fire Safety Policy documents? • Can your ‘competent person’ carry out general Health & Safety risk assessments that will complement the fire issues raised during the Fire Risk Assessment? If you have answered ‘No’ to any of the above perhaps we can help. We would be pleased to visit to discuss your Health & Safety requirements including Fire Risk Assessment. Please contact us on 01733 217690 to arrange a no cost/no obligation meeting. |