Fire Risk Assessments

A Fire Risk Assessment will consist of the following in Colour documentation:

• Fire Safety Procedures. What to do in the event of a Fire, including Meeting Points
• Sources of Ignition. Items stored out of bright sunlight.
• Combustible Materials, Paper, Paint etc.
• Persons at Risk. Staff, Tenants
• Fire Safety Training.
• Fire Detection & Warning Sounders
• Weekly and Monthly Fire Drills, dependant on the type of property.
• Means of Escape. Routes to Meeting Point
• Weekly Testing of Break Glass Call Points, Where installed
• Ensuring there are no Tripping Hazards, vacuum cleaners placed in cupboards etc
• Portable Appliance and electrical Testing. Please see our certification page.
• Signs and Notices, including No Smoking within the Building
• Emergency Lighting
• Fire Extinguishers
• Fire Doors and Intumescent seals. What are they?

Fire Safety Law & Guidance

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (commonly called the RRO), effective from 1st of October 2006, applies to all workplace premises in England and Wales and requires that:

The Responsible person at any premise must have a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment carried out by a competent person*

Appropriate risk-based Fire Training must also be carried out on a regular basis, by a competent person under the guidance of a manager or senior member of staff.

The definition of competent is where a person has had sufficient training and or knowledge to carry out this role.