As the responsible person you must carry out and regularly review a fire risk assessment of the premises. This will identify what you need to do to prevent fire and keep people safe.
If you are responsible for a building, for example an employer, owner or occupier of a premises that isn't a private home, you need to make sure a suitably competent person completes a Fire Risk Assessment.
It is the duty of the 'Responsible Person'to take fire precautions 'as far as reasonably practicable' under the RRO Part 2 article 8 to ensure that fire safety is paramount in a premises and that a building is safe for all relevant persons
The Regulatory Reform (fire safety) Order 2005 (RRO) amends or replaces 118 pieces of legislation, the most significant being the repeal of the Fire Precautions Act 1971 and the revocation of Fire Precautions (workplace) Regulation 1997.
The RRO applies to the majority of premises and workplaces in the UK, and firmly places a responsibility on the ‘Responsible Person’.
The responsible person is required to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment, produce a policy, develop procedures, (particularly with regard to evacuation), provide staff training and carry out fire drills. They must also provide and maintain clear Means of Escape, Signs, Notices, Emergency Lighting, Fire Detection and Alarm and Extinguishers; it allows the Enforcing Authority to ensure it is enacted and sets penalties if it is not.
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Our team of skilled professionals are well-equipped to assess, mitigate, and manage fire risks, as well as conduct thorough Health & Safety audits to ensure compliance with regulations. With over 30 years of experience, we have successfully conducted numerous Fire Risk Assessments for clients of varying sizes and industries including many in the care, housing association, local authority sectors. Our team comprises of certified Fire Risk Assessors and Health & Safety experts who hold recognised qualifications with years of experience.
We are UKAS accredited under the BAFE SP205 scheme and BAFE Fire Safety Registered. We have two Nationally Accredited Fire Risk Assessors from the tiered Fire Risk Assessors Register (TFRAR) at Tier 3 Level and others on Tier 2 and below.
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What to expect from a Fire Risk Assessment? To begin a review is taken of your building to assess it for fire risk, and to provide recommendations to make it safer if need be.
Nominating a responsible person they must carry out and regularly review a fire risk assessment of the premises. This will help you identify what you need to do to prevent fire and keep people safe.
Worried that you won’t have the expertise to do the fire risk assessment yourself?Then you may need to appoint a ‘competent person’ to help. As an example a professional risk assessor.
GR Safety solutions risk assessments are us hassle-free and informative. The entire process ensures it identifies fire hazards and those at risk in the workplace, therefore working to evaluate, remove or reduce the dangers.
