Fire Safety Risk Assessments

What You Need To Do?

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 [The 'Order'] replaced all previous fire safety legislation. It defines the precautions and duties necessary to protect 'relevant persons' in case of fire. In Scotland the relevant statutes are the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006. 
 
Responsibility for compliance rests with a 'responsible person' which in the workplace is the employer or any person having control over part of the premises. The responsible person must carry out a fire risk assessment and should pay particular attention to special risk occupants such as the young, disabled and those with special needs. An analysis of dangerous substances, hazard identification and risk management must also be considered.

Employers and visitors must be given clear and accurate information on risks, preventative and protective measures to be taken. This duty of care extends to providing fire instruction and training in relation to the workplace. The provision of equipment, facilities, warnings, detection, maintenance, emergency route details and signage all form part of the fire risk assessment.

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How Can We Help?

ASAP provide trained personnel to carry out fire safety risk assessments. This is an organised, methodical audit of the premises which aims to:

•    Identify fire hazards
•    Reduce risks of hazards causing harm
•    Consider physical fire precautions necessary in the circumstances
•    Analyse management tools required to ensure protection in the event of fire

This assessment determines the risk of fire starting and the dangers from fire in a premises. It follows the recommended five step process:

1.    Identify fire hazards (sources of ignition, fuel and oxygen)
2.    Identify people at risk
3.    Evaluate, remove, reduce and protect from risk
4.    Record, plan, inform, instruct and train
5.    Review

This fire safety risk assessment should form the spine of your fire strategy and must be audited on a regular basis. ASAP's fire risk assessment reports recommend implementation over time as short, medium and long term goals.