What to Include in Your Building Fire Risk Assessment
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Performing a comprehensive building fire risk assessment as part of your fire safety plan is incredibly important. If you fail to spot certain hazards or potential sources of ignition for example, there can be serious consequences. While we always recommend working with qualified professionals if you don’t have the appropriate knowledge or training to handle […]
Top Things to Consider During Your Fire Safety Risk Assessment
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you’ve been tasked with handling a fire safety risk assessment for your premises, it might seem slightly overwhelming. If you don’t have much experience managing property or overseeing this kind of activity, it can be hard to know where to start. While it’s always beneficial to consult with qualified professionals due to the important […]
Fire Regulations Are More Detailed For HMO’s
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO’s) are different from standard buy-to-lets when it comes to fire regulations. If you are thinking of buying an HMO or converting a property into an HMO, you need to understand the fire regulations as they relate to that kind of property. The fact is that the fire regulations relating to […]
Fire Risk Advice For Those Living In Flats
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you live in a flat you have a responsibility not only to yourself but to your neighbours to take every precaution that you can to prevent the start of a fire. Your landlord and/or managing agent is responsible for taking safety precautions in the communal areas, but cannot be responsible for what individual tenants […]
Laws Relating To Employers In The 21st Century Are very Complicated
Some business owners may be blissfully unaware of all the laws that affect their businesses today in the 21st century. To some extent that is understandable because there is a whole raft of laws that have been introduced in the last 20 years or so that simply didn’t exist when they began in business. Taking […]
A Fire Risk Assessment Can Be Almost Impossible If You Do Not Have The Training
Here is something that many employers may not even be aware of: as an employer you are required – by law – to safeguard your employees as far as is reasonably possible. That’s fair enough. One might think that everyone would agree that is a good requirement. However, here is where it can get difficult. […]
Considerations Regarding Fire Risk In Blocks Of Flats
If you are a landlord owning a block of flats, the law requires that either you or your managing agents carry out a fire risk assessment for HMOs. However, this refers to the communal areas of HMOs, and the simple fact is that most fires in blocks of flats do not break out in the […]
Undertaking A Fire Risk Assessment Can Be Very Difficult
Many employers may not even be aware of the laws relating to fire safety in their business, especially owners of small shops, or perhaps an accountant with only three or four employees. This can be something of a problem because the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Act 2005 requires ALL employers to ensure the safety of […]
The Requirements of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
As an employer, you are responsible for the safety of your employees, and in particular with regard to safety from fire. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 places certain responsibilities on the “responsible person”, one of them being that you must carry out, and regularly review, a fire risk assessment in your business.
As An Employer The Law May Require You To Undertake A Fire Assessment
At UK-Fire Risk Assessments we provide fire risk assessment services the length and breadth of the UK. Many business-people are completely unaware that if they employ five people or more they are legally required to carry out a fire risk assessment of their premises and keep a written record of it. The fire risk assessment […]