If you are responsible for a building, it’s important to do all you can to reduce the risk of fire to keep people safe. It saves lives, it’s your legal duty, and it makes good business sense.
The responsibility of undertaking a Fire Risk Assessment can be daunting for many with it being such a huge responsibility to ensure people’s safety. Emergi-Safe will take this pressure off you and conduct your assessment meticulously and professionally, giving you peace of mind that your premises is safe.
Why you need a Fire Risk Assessment
A fire risk assessment is a legal requirement. If you are responsible for a building albeit an employer, owner or occupier, you need to make sure a competent person completes a Fire Risk Assessment. It is your duty to identify fire risk and hazards in your premises and take appropriate actions.
If you have 5 or more people working at your premises or your business has a licence under enactment in force, you must have a written record of your fire risk assessment. You will also be required to review your risk assessment regularly and whenever significant changes have been made on your premises that may impact on it.
Effective Fire prevention starts with a good fire risk assessment and understanding the risks. It is therefore crucial that you conduct a proper fire risk assessment by our qualified assessors at Emergi-safe.
By carrying out a fire risk assessment and acting upon that, you are making sure you meet your legal obligations for fire safety.
Once we have conducted your Fire Risk Assessment a written document shall be created detailing our findings of the assessment.
We recommend you review your fire risk assessments every 12 months; we would be happy to support you and provide a continued review service.
Our Fire Risk Assessment
All of our qualified assessors will check for the following as part of your fire risk assessment:
- The use, layout and construction of the building
- The number and nature of occupants, including any vulnerable occupants
- Whether there has been historic fire loss in the building
- Electrical equipment on site which could be a source of ignition
- Smoking areas and measures taken to prevent smoking caused fires
- Defence against arson
- Portable and installed heating devices which may trigger fires
- Protection against fires caused by lightning
- General housekeeping & keeping key areas clear of combustible materials
- Fire hazards introduced by building works or outside contractors
- Storage arrangements for any dangerous/flammable liquids
- Configuration of escape routes and how they are maintained
- Measures in place to limit fire spread, such as compartmentalisation
- Emergency lighting is installed correctly and is in working order
- Correct use and locations of fire safety signage
- Is there adequate means of raising the fire alarm
- The right fire extinguishers are located correctly
- Correct installation and maintenance of other devices, such as sprinklers
- Who manages fire safety for the building
- Are there regular fire safety training and evacuation drills
- Are the correct maintenance and testing procedures of fire safety systems in place
- Correct documentation and records of fire safety measures are being kept
What is Disaster Recovery?
If you have a failure within your IT infrastructure caused by a Fire, it can quickly lead to major implications for the whole business. Lost productivity quickly escalates, costing thousands – not to mention the damaged reputation when your business is unable to function. The loss of data, loss of trade, and inability to operate normally starts to become a large problem.
Emergi-Safe Partners have a vast expertise in Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity services. Our solutions replicate your current infrastructure, enabling you to continue functioning as quickly as possible following a disaster. Our services allow for a tailored and coordinated approach to the recovery of your infrastructure, ensuring your downtime after even the worst disasters imaginable is minimal.
