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FIRE RISK ASSESSMENTS
The first step to preventing fires and reducing the impact of fire is to conduct a Fire Risk Assessment. Our fire safety assessors are focused on protecting life and property by identifying and advising on vulnerabilities in your structure and management systems.
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Is your Fire Risk Assessment up to date?
You are reminded that the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 has been amended by the Fire Safety Act 2021 and as such we advise that you ensure your fire risk assessment is up to date.
London City Fire UK Ltd has over 10 years experience and our assessors are registered competent with the Institute of Fire Safety Managers, call us to discuss your requirements or if you have any concerns regarding fire safety within your building.
The first step to preventing fire outbreaks is to assess the potential risks.
Our fire safety assessors are focused on protecting life and property by identifying vulnerabilities in your structure, emergency planning, and staff training routines. Whatever the shortcomings, we will provide you with a range of solutions.
All of our in-house assessors are accredited via the Institute of Fire Engineers and/or The Institute of Fire Safety Managers. Furthermore, we’re qualified to undertake fire risk assessments under the Fire Safety Act 2021 and are fully trained in PAS79.(Publicly Available Specification for Fire Risk Assessment and its Methodology).
In addition to protecting life and property with our advanced risk assessments, we’ll ensure your company meets its legal obligations under the Fire Safety Act 2021.
We work throughout the Greater London area, with commercial and residential clients of any sector and any industry. All of our solutions are designed to be suited to your environments, giving you the bespoke fire protection you can rely on in the event of an emergency.
You’re responsible for fire safety in business or other non-domestic premises if you’re:
- an employer
- the owner
- the landlord
- an occupier
- anyone else with control of the premises, for example a facilities manager, building manager, managing agent or risk assessor
You’re known as the ‘responsible person’. If there’s more than one responsible person, you have to work together to meet your responsibilities.
The Fire Safety Order also applies if you have paying guests, for example if you run a bed and breakfast, guesthouse or let a self-catering property.
As the responsible person you must:
- carry out a fire risk assessment of the premises and review it regularly
- tell staff or their representatives about the risks you’ve identified
- put in place, and maintain, appropriate fire safety measures
- plan for an emergency
- provide staff information, fire safety instruction and training
FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT
Are you aware that if you are the Responsible Person (or Duty Holder in Scotland) you hold the ultimate responsibility for the adequacy of the company’s Fire Risk Assessment by law? You must also take reasonable steps when appointing an assessor to ensure that they have sufficient competency and experience..
Building owners, employers and operators have a responsibility under the Fire Safety Act 2021 to ensure that employees and users of their properties are safe.
Help with the assessment
You can do the fire risk assessment yourself with the help of standard fire safety risk assessment guides.
If you don’t have the expertise or time to do the fire risk assessment yourself you need to appoint a ‘competent person’ to help, for example, a professional risk assessor.
What the Building Safety Act 2022 requires from October 2023
The Building Safety Act 2022 (Section 156) strengthened the fire risk assessment recording obligations under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Since 1 October 2023, the Responsible Person must:
- Record all findings of the fire risk assessment in writing — not just significant findings
- Record their fire safety arrangements (how fire safety is managed day-to-day)
- Record the name and organisation of whoever carried out or reviewed the assessment
- Hold a UK-based address at which enforcement notices can be served
- Co-operate with any other Responsible Persons in the same building
- On leaving a premises, hand over all fire safety information to the incoming Responsible Person
These obligations apply to all non-domestic premises, regardless of size or workforce. If you are unsure whether your current FRA and records meet the post-October 2023 requirements, contact London City Fire for a review.
People with Mobility Needs
You should also make special arrangements in your planning and procedures for people with mobility needs, for example make sure there are people to help wheelchair users get downstairs if there’s a fire.
N.B. Staff involved in the escape plan should feel confident in their skills and disabled people should feel that they can trust the process.
Fire Detection and Warnings
You must have a fire detection and warning system. You may need different types of detectors, depending on the type of building and the work carried out in it but our team can help you assess and implement all the required plans and procedures.
You need to train new staff when they start work and tell all employees about any new fire risks.
You should carry out at least one fire drill per year and record the results. You must keep the results as part of your fire safety and evacuation plan.
Feeling Overwhelmed by all the rules, regulations and responsibility of a Fire Risk Assessment?
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Talk to us: We would love to hear from you, whether you need some advice on your fire safety requirements or existing equipment tested, serviced or replaced, business security or home automation our team are always on hand to help.
