Fire Risk Assessments

The law is contained in The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 which came into force on 1st October 2006 and replaced over 70 separate pieces of fire legislation.

To reduce the risk of a fire occurring and to reduce the damage a fire may cause. It will also reduce the risk of injury or death to your employee's in the event of a fire. Having a fire risk assessment will reduce the risk of fire on your premises and help reduce the chance of any potential fire affecting an adjacent building. Finally you need a FRA because it is a legal requirement to carry out a FRA.

Yes, the risk assessment process will reduce the risk of a fire occurring and the damage it could cause, as well as making your workplace a safer place complying with the Regulations.

Yes if you are an employer, owner or occupier of a business or industrial premise, or if you have some control over any commercial premises.

The law requires you to carry out a fire risk assessment and following the assessment, implement appropriate fire safety measures to minimise the risk to life.

A structured and thorough assessment of the fire risk in your building, to determine the adequacy of existing fire precautions and the need for, and nature of any additional fire precautions that may be required.

A fire risk assessment report, between 20 and 30 pages, providing comprehensive and clear findings which are easy to understand. The findings are summarised in an Executive Summary and any Major Concerns are listed separately. An action plan is provided to assist you in planning the implementation of any measures required. A level of risk is provided and the report satisfies regulatory requirements and is acceptable for insurance purposes. Depending on your level of compliance we will issue you with a certificate, which is valid for 12 months. You will also receive a fire safety policy, an emergency plan and a logbook to record the results of tests and maintenance on fire safety equipment.

No, the assessment is only 1 of 17 fire safety duties that are required to be complied with. However, if a comprehensive assessment is undertaken it will provide a sound starting point to you achieving compliancy.

Following the fire risk assessment and compliance audit, and when you are implementing all of the duties required of you. We will issue you with a certificate confirming that you are complying with the fire regulations.

No, but it is your responsibility to keep your assessment under review and continually comply with the rest of the Regulations. That is why our inspectors will visit you every year to ensure you are complying and issue you with a new certificate confirming this.

There are likely to be a range of measures possible in individual premises, but our inspectors will be able to determine which will be the most appropriate and cost effective for you.

Probably, they are the enforcing authorities for the Regulations and are required to develop risk based inspection regimes within their areas. However, they will give you notice and if you are on our compliance programme, we can liaise with them on your behalf.

In cases where a risk exists and it is not being managed, Fire Authorities have a statutory duty to enforce compliance with the Regulations and they may serve a notice on you. In serious cases, penalties of a fine of up to £5000 (for each offence) on summary conviction in a Magistrates Court. Or an unlimited fine, or up to two years imprisonment, or both on conviction or indictment in a Crown Court, can be issued. Fines up to £400,000 and prison sentences have been issued.

We don't sell extinguishers, or any other fire safety products. In fact the opposite is true, in many cases we have advised clients to remove safety products which are totally unnecessary or unsuitable. We find these products are generally on a contract basis therefore we actually help save you money. We don't' continually contact you to purchase other services. We don't leave you unaware of your responsibilities and where your liabilities lie. We don't charge a one off fee then leave you high and dry. We are contactable 365 days a year to help with your companies compliance.