A frequently asked query by property managers, building owners and those responsible for managing fire safety is– can I do my own fire risk assessment?

In this post, we’re going to illustrate why it is conceivable– but may not always be the proper decision to make. Who are we?  Pyro Fire

The short answer is ‘Of course – you can execute your own fire risk evaluation’, there is absolutely nothing stopping you from Googling an online design template for a fire risk assessment and filling out the areas to describe your structure, what you do, and any risks you can identify from the limited knowledge you have. If in doubt get in touch  Fire Risk Assessment

You could possibly even do your own research, perhaps even enroll in a fire safety course. This may have been reasonable prior to 2005, as the fire service used to visit your building and carry out an audit to deliver you with a fire certificate. Having said that, since then, the criteria and law for fire safety became much more rigorous and things changed dramatically.

The law for fire safety – The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which was actually introduced in 2006– was developed to change fire safety in England & Wales, to bring in the requirement for a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment to be carried out for all non-domestic premises.

The words ‘suitable and sufficient’ when used in law, were definitely brought under scrutiny, but the definition has since been made very obvious:
A suitable and sufficient fire risk analysis can only be carried out by a competent person.

‘Competent’ can be defined as someone with enough training, certifications, experience and attitude. A competent person must have obtained specific training in relation to fire risk analyses, they must have some form of certification to back that up, experience in assessing your type of property, and the proper approach to ensure they’re able to communicate the findings effectively. All of the above can be achieved for your fire risk analysis by using external assessors.

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