Legally the ‘Responsible Person’ can do their own Fire Risk Assessment, provided they are competent to do so. This is completely acceptable for some businesses, particularly those employing under five employees.

For many though it is a false economy and the cost of paying a company like us to carry out the Fire Risk Assessment is not only money well spent, but time well saved.

Not only are we fully trained and know exactly what to look for and how to remedy any potential problems, we have also gleaned useful knowledge from helping other businesses like yours, so when trying to come up with acceptable solutions we are not starting from scratch we have a wealth of experience to lean on, which could well end up saving you money in the long run.

When we do the Fire Risk Assessment for you we are shouldering some of the responsibility and liability. You can rest easy that you have employed experts and done the best you can.

We are also used to dealing with insurance companies and  Fire Officers, so our Fire Risk Assessments are also produced in a way that is acceptable to them. There is no time spent with clarification and amendments to satisfy them.

If you would like a quote please call 01242 584490.

A fire risk assessment is an organised and methodical  look at the premises, the activities carried on there and the likelihood that a fire could start and cause harm to those in and around the premises.

The aims of the fire risk assessment are:

• to identify the fire hazards;
• to reduce the risk of those hazards causing harm to as low as reasonably practicable; and
• to decide what physical fire precautions and management arrangements are necessary to ensure the safety of people in the premises if a fire does start.

The ‘Health and Safety at Work Act 1974’ legislated that employers are obligated to understand the inherent risks relating to the work that they may be carrying out, and also (so far as is reasonably practicable) put measures in place to safeguard their workforce and anyone else who may be affected by their undertakings, seeking competent advice where appropriate.

These duties were further enhanced by ‘The Management of Health and Safety at Work Act 1999’ and ‘The Regulatory Reform (fire safety) Order 2005’, which both make specific requirements on business owners and ‘responsible persons’, in particular the need to assess any risks that may be present, and put suitable control measures in place to deal with them.

There is also a duty under all three regulations to assess the risks involved with the storage, use and transportation of hazardous or dangerous substance, particularly from a fire safety point of view.