Archives: 2016
What is a Fire Risk Assessment?
July 14, 2016A fire risk assessment is a process involving the methodical appraisal of the aspects that determine the hazard from fire, the likelihood that there will be a fire and the consequences if one were to occur. A basic qualitative fire risk assessment based on Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 79...
Read moreWhose duty is it to ensure a Fire Risk assessment is completed?
July 12, 2016It is the duty of the “Responsible Person” and by definition a responsible person may be: The employer for those parts of premises staff that may go to The managing agent or owner for shared parts of premises or shared fire safety equipment such as fire-warning systems or sprinklers...
Read moreWhat skills are required to carry out the assessment?
July 14, 2016The person carrying out the fire risk assessment should be competent to do so. A “competent person” may be regarded as a person with sufficient training and experience, knowledge or other qualities, to enable him or her to carry out a defined task properly. To assure you of competence...
Read moreWhat does it involve?
July 14, 2016A fire risk assessment involves a physical inspection of the building to determine the adequacy of the existing fire precautions and the need for any additional measures. However, of equal importance to the physical inspection is a review of the fire safety management in the organisation and consideration of...
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