Fire risk assessments firms? Why do it? A Fire Risk Assessment is a legal requirement. If you are responsible for a building, for example a employer, owner or occupier of premises that aren’t a ‘single private dwelling’ (a private home), you need to make sure a suitably competent person completes a Fire Risk Assessment. It is your duty to identify fire risks and hazards in your premises and take appropriate action. In addition, if five or more people work at your premises or your business has a licence under enactment in force, you’ll need your fire risk assessment to be a written record. Make sure you review your risk assessment regularly and whenever significant changes have been made that would have an impact on it. It’s good business sense as well as a legal requirement, often businesses don’t recover after a fire, and effective fire prevention starts with properly understanding the risks.

For more information on our fire risk assessments or to arrange one, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. One of our team is always on hand to answer questions and deal with enquiries. There is no set frequency for how often you need to review your fire risk assessment, however, it is advisable to carry them out at least once a year to ensure a safe environment. Fire safety risk assessments should also be carried out if your current one if no longer valid or if you have brought new equipment into your business or made significant changes to infrastructure. We work with businesses regularly throughout the Middlesbrough area carrying out fire risk assessments.

We work closely with our clients from start to finish to ensure they are fully aware of their buildings current health and safety status and any improvements that might need making. Our HSE consultants regularly work in and around the Middlesbrough area and can also cover the rest of the UK too. A Health and Safety Audit is classified by HSE Guidelines for Best Practice as: “The collection of independent information on the efficiency, effectiveness and reliability of the total health and safety management system and drawing up plans for corrective action.” To ensure health and safety compliance we follow these three steps. See more information at Fire Risk Assessments UK.

The first step is to prepare a construction phase plan. This will set out how you intend to plan and organise the job, and work together with others involved to make sure that the work is carried out without risks to health and safety. The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 require that any electrical equipment that has the potential to cause injury is maintained in a safe condition. However, the Regulations do not specify what needs to be done, by whom or how frequently (i.e. they don’t make inspection or testing of electrical appliances a legal requirement).

Here at Staines Safety Services and Fire Solutions, our aim is to diligently support our clients with pragmatic solutions towards the demands of the evolving requirements of health, safety & fire legislation and client expectations regarding health and safety performance. We ensure piece of mind that your business is operating 100% compliant with current legislation by identifying, assessing and managing the risks that your business will face throughout the life cycle of your projects and beyond. Find even more information on https://www.stainessafetyservices.co.uk/.