Fire Risk Assessments

A fire risk assessment will evaluate:

• Fire Safety Policy
• Fire Procedures
• Sources of Ignition
• Combustible Materials
• Persons at Risk
• Fire Safety Training
• Fire Detection & Warning
• Fire Drills
• Means of Escape
• Fire Fighting Equipment
• Testing and Maintenance
• Evacuation aids
• Appliance Testing
• Signs and Notices
• Emergency Lighting
• Fire Extinguishers
• Fire Doors

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, again by a competent person*

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