Expert fire risk assessments
for any workplace or building

Our Approach to Risk Assessment

Our main aim - and company goal statement - is to help you
"find the right balance between safety and cost".

 

Fire Risk Assessment and the Law

• The Fire Safety Order 2005 covers all premises except private dwellings and identifies “Responsible Persons” who must comply with the Order, by the careful management of general fire precautions.
• Every “Responsible Person” (employer, owner, occupier, leaseholder or hirer) has a legal duty to carry out a fire risk assessment of their premises, to the extent that they have control.  This duty is set out under Article 9 of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
• Through the risk assessment they must take reasonable precautions to avoid the risk of fire occurring, and to ensure in the event of a fire that no “relevant person” (ie   employees, visitors and even persons in the vicinity) would be placed at risk.
• If you employ 5 or more people or if a licence is in force the risk assessment must be recorded and “the significant findings” must be available for inspection by the Fire Authority and the Health and Safety Executive.  Research indicates that up to 80% of businesses have not yet addressed this matter and are operating in breach of the Law.

Finding the Right Balance

The law required you, as an employer, to reduce the level of fire risk to a level that is "as low as is reasonable practicable".

 

The term “reasonably practicable” allows you to make decisions based on your assessment of risk, difficulty, disruption and cost.  Provided you show “due diligence” in carrying out your assessment and if necessary appoint a “Competent Person” to assist you, the Law will be satisfied.

 

Peakland Fire Safety Ltd recognises that there is a balance between safety and cost - and our risk assessments include a review of expenditure on fire safety measures, maintenance and equipment to identify any savings that may be made and to ensure that all provision represents value for money.  Very many workplaces can make savings and at the same time reduce risk and increase safety.