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Protect your staff, property, and reputation with expert fire safety support from Ocelot Fire Consultancy. Our qualified assessors identify risks and help your business stay compliant with fire safety regulations.
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What Does a Fire Risk Assessment Mean For My Business?
Legal Requirement - To remain compliant with current legislation you need a Fire Risk Assessment to be carried out by a competent person. Failure to do this can result in enforcement action being taken by the local Fire & Rescue Service or Local Authority.
Insurance & Accreditations - Your business insurance for your site will require you to have a Fire Risk Assessment in place. Some sites such as schools or medical facilities require an assessment to satisfy other bodies such as Ofsted or the CQC.
Workplace safety - Employees, visitors, and anyone else on site should always be protected in the event of a fire.
Our Process
Step 1.
Identifying Fire Hazards
The first step in conducting a fire risk assessment is to identify potential fire hazards within your site. This involves a comprehensive assessment of the premises, considering various factors such as building materials, electrical systems, heating equipment, flammable substances, and sources of ignition. By identifying these hazards, fire safety professionals can determine potential vulnerabilities and prioritise their management efforts accordingly.
Step 2.
Identifying People at Risk
Once the fire hazards have been recorded it is essential to understand the use and occupancy of the site. The site may have a range of occupants with staff members, visitors, contractors and/or persons that may have sensory or physical impairments. The arrangements to protect people in your site must be suitable and sufficient and be in line with the relevant standards.
Step 3.
Evaluate, Remove & Reduce the Risks
The combination of the identified Fire Hazards & People at Risk then must be evaluated. Where there are issues identified, these are recorded as significant findings and the next step is to eliminate the issue entirely or reduce it with effective control measures. This may include introducing new equipment or mean new systems have to be installed.
Step 4.
Recording Your Findings, Prepare an Emergency Plan & Training.
A Fire Safety professional will record your fire risk assessment and associated actions into a format which is easy to access and understand.
This plan will allow you to create, or potentially supplement your existing emergency plan should it be required. Fire Safety training for staff can range from fire response teams to fire wardens and general fire awareness
Step 5.
Review & Update Fire Risk Assessment Regularly
A Fire Risk Assessment should be treated as a live document. The significant findings that are created should be noted & subsequent actions detailed with the assessment. If the site has a material change, a new process is introduced, there is a change of use or an incident occurs the fire risk assessment should be reviewed or reviewed as is appropriate (you fire safety professional will advise you on this). The fire risk assessment should be reviewed regularly with an annual review being the industry accepted standard.
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