Fire Risk Assessments
Reduce the risk of a fire in your workplace.
Reduce the risk of a fire in your workplace.
The law states that it is mandatory to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment. If there are more than five people are employees within the business, a Fire Risk Assessment, must be a written document.
At Basingstoke Fire Protection, we are one of the most reliable companies in the South of England that can provide a comprehensive Fire Safety Risk Assessment and a full report on our findings.
Please contact us to arrange a Fire Risk Assessment in Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey or London.
The Legal Requirements
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) requires that an appointed person(s):
- Carry out a fire risk assessment of your workplace (you must consider all your employees and all other people who may be affected by a fire in the workplace and you are required to make adequate provision for any disabled people with special needs who use or may be present at your premises)
- Identify the significant findings of the fire risk assessment and the details of anyone who might be especially at risk in case of fire (these must be recorded if you employ more than 5 people)
Provide and maintain such fire precautions as are necessary to safeguard those who use your workplace - Provide information instruction and training to your employees about the fire precautions in your workplace.
Other legal duties you need to be aware of include:
- You must nominate people to undertake any special roles which are required under your emergency plan (you can nominate yourself for this purpose)
- You must consult your employees or their elected representatives about the nomination of people to carry out particular roles in connection with fire safety and about proposals for the improvement of fire safety
- You must inform other employees who also have workplaces in the building of any significant risks you found which might affect the safety of their employees – and co-operate with them about the measures proposed to reduce / control those risks
- If you are not an employer but have any control of premises which contain more than one workplace you are also responsible for ensuring that the requirements of the Fire Regulations are complied with in those parts you have control over.
- You must establish a suitable means of contacting the emergency services and ensure that they can be easily called
- The law requires your employees to co-operate with you to ensure that the workplace is safe from fire and it’s effects and not to do anything which will place themselves or other people at risk.
Need help, advice or assistance?
If you’re looking for expert advice on all the necessary steps that need to taken to ensure regulatory compliance, get in touch with Basingstoke Fire Protection.
We can offer guidance on all current fire safety legislation including the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order – RR(FS)O.
FF(FS)O- Are you compliant?
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 introduced significant change as well as simplifying legislation.
The Fire Safety Order introduced the need for employers, building owners and occupiers to have a greater understanding of fire safety and to nominate a ‘responsible person’ to ensure compliance.
What is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005?
The Order, made under the Regulatory Reform Act (Fire Safety) Order 2005 replaces many of the references to fire safety in other legislation such as the Fire Precautions Act, Licensing Act and Housing Acts with a simple, single Order. It requires any person who exercises some level of control in premises to take reasonable steps to reduce the risk from fire and ensure occupants can safely escape if a fire does occur.
In such premises achieving fire safety is often a matter of common sense but you will have to ensure that sufficient time is put aside to work through the necessary steps.
Where does it apply?
The Order applies to virtually all premises and covers nearly every type of building, structure and open space. For example:
- Offices and shops
- Sleeping accommodation
- Residential care premises
- Educational premises
- Animal premises & stables
- Transport premises & facilities
- Healthcare premises
- Open air events & venues
- Theatres & cinemas
- Small & medium places of assembly
- Large places of assembly
- Common areas of houses in multiple-occupation
- Factories and warehouses.
What are the main requirements of the Order?
The responsible person is required to:
- Carry out or nominate someone to carry out a fire risk assessment identifying the risks and hazards
- Consider who may be especially at risk
- Eliminate or reduce the risk from fire as far as is reasonably practical and provide general fire precautions to deal with any residual risk
- Take additional measures to ensure fire safety where flammable or explosive materials are used or stored
- Create a plan to deal with any emergency and, in most cases, document your findings
- Review the findings as necessary.
Need help, advice or assistance? If you’re looking for expert advice on all the necessary steps that need to taken to ensure regulatory compliance, get in touch with Basingstoke Fire Protection. We can offer guidance on all current fire safety legislation including the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order – RR(FS)O.