A commonly asked question we are asked at Absolute Health Fire Safety is; what is the legal requirements for fire risk assessments? Whether you’re the owner of a hotel, guesthouse, or other commercial premises, there are certain legal requirements that should be followed in line with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Fire risk assessments are a legal requirement for buildings that have more than five regular occupants so they’re a pretty big deal. Fire risk assessments are essentially reviews of a building that are done to see how effective they are in regards to protecting people and items inside against fire. Recommendations are then made to offer solutions to any issues or problems that may have arisen. All findings are documented as proof that the fire risk assessment happened.
Every business, company or organisation that requires a fire risk assessment will have a ‘responsible person’ (RP), who dedicates time and effort into sorting out processes and procedures linked to fire safety in their respective buildings. The main thing here is that it’s absolutely a legal requirement to obtain a fire risk assessment in the first place.
Legal Requirements For Fire Risk Assessments
You’ll also need to consider these things as part of your legal compliance for fire health and safety. Emergency routes and exits are of paramount importance because there needs to be enough of them with adequate fire doors of particular quality. Fire detection and warning systems are crucial to knowing whether a fire is present.
Equipment like fire extinguishers and fire blankets are required at certain points and areas to ensure a fire breakout could be managed. Having a clear and concise evacuation plan is needed as part of an effective fire risk assessment because you need to show demonstrations that as a business, organisations or company, you know what to do in the event of a fire.
There are other considerations too which we’d absolutely love to chat to you about should you get in touch with us.
Fire risk assessments are essential to keeping people safe and along with the legal aspect of obtaining one for buildings over five occupants, you must also get a regular fire risk assessment done. We would strongly recommend you look at this every six months to ensure your building is still fit for purpose from a fire safety perspective. Our experts have been in the industry for years and we’d love to be your fire risk assessment contractor of choice. We genuinely care about helping people and have a variety of different high quality services that’ll serve you right.
Fire Risk Assessment Process
Hopefully now you have a detailed answer to the all important question; what are the legal requirements of fire risk assessments. Here is the typical process that our accredited fire risk assessment team follow at Absolute Health Fire Safety:
•Identify the fire hazards – All potential fire risks will be assessed at your premises.
•Identifying individuals at more risk – The next step is identifying the people most at risk of those identified fire risks.
•Evaluate and implement – The third step is to evaluate the identified risks and implement a plan to reduce or remove them.
•Provide training (if required) – The fourth step is to identify if any and what training may be required on-site.
•Annual reviews – For best practice and maximum fire safety, we recommend reviewing your assessment annually.
Contact Absolute Health Fire Safety
We hope this article has provided you with more information on fire risk assessments as well as highlighted the importance of being legally compliant. If you would appreciate some more on this topic, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us here at Absolute Health Fire Safety.
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