Fire Risk Assessments
What is a fire risk assessment?
A Fire Risk Assessment is an organised inspection of your workplace to ascertain if there are any fire hazards that could cause harm, and estimating the level of risk for those hazards. The aim is to remove those hazards and risks or reduce them to an acceptable level.
A Fire Risk Assessment is a legal requirement under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
The assessment consists of five steps for businesses to take:
- Identify fire hazards
- Identify people particularly at risk
- Evaluate, remove, reduce and protect from risks
- Record, plan, instruct, inform and train
- Review the plans made
If your organisation employs five or more people, or your premises are licensed or an alterations notice requiring it is in force, then the significant findings of the fire risk assessment, the actions to be taken as a result of the assessment and details of anyone especially at risk must be recorded.
Useful site to visit:
www.communities.gov.uk/firesafety
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