What Do Fire Risk Assessors Need to Know?
If you have duties under Fire Safety law, you are not expected to be an expert in all areas, however, you do retain responsibility for ensuring that the assessment fulfils the requirements of the law. This can mean making sure you find someone who can handle this task for you, or learning the requirements yourself […]
Carrying Out A Fire Risk Assessment Is Not Easy If You Have No Training
Fire is an ever-present danger in any building, wherever it happens to be. There are so many things which can go wrong or become faulty, such as electrical equipment, and cause a fire without you be aware of them. For instance, on the day that this blog post is being written, earlier in the morning […]
A Fire Safety Assessment Is No Easy Task For The Untrained
Carrying out a fire safety assessment in the UK is by no means an easy task if you have not had the required training to do so. And yet, if you are the owner or manager of a business, an employer, an occupier, the landlord, or anyone else with control of the premises, the Regulatory […]
What The Law Says About Fire Safety In Offices
If you run a business or any other non-domestic premises, one of the legal requirements is that you are responsible for fire safety. This applies if you are the employer, the owner, a landlord, an occupier, or anyone else with control of the building, such as a managing agent or building manager. This comes under […]
Running A Business Is Never Easy – Not Even A Small One
Running a business in the UK today is nowhere near as easy as it was 40 or 50 years ago. OK, running a business is never “easy” because there are all sorts of things that can go wrong, some of which are beyond your control as the owner. Take the 2008 recession for example or […]
Fire Safety In Empty Buildings
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As a result of Covid19, many businesses are only just returning to the office, and then only part of the time. So even if your business has the same number of employees as it did at the beginning of the pandemic, if half of them are still working at home for two or three days […]
Your Fire Risk Assessment: Why Choose UK-Fire Risk Assessments?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 was brought in by the government to improve fire safety in virtually all buildings other than domestic premises occupied by a single-family. It affects shops and offices, pubs, clubs, warehouses, factories, transport premises, restaurants, care homes, entertainment facilities, hotels, houses in multiple occupations, and even outdoor venues and […]
Fire Safety Measures To Consider As A Result Of Covid-19
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Business owners and employers have been required to meet new rules and regulations in the workplace as a result of Covid-19. Some of the new measures that have been required by the government in order for businesses to be able to reopen, even though they may have been shut down again, have unfortunately had some […]
Choosing the Correct Type of Fire Safety Risk Assessment for Your Building
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While the principles of a good fire safety assessment won’t change, the contents of a fire safety assessment report can vary significantly depending on the type of premises you are responsible for. Additionally, there are four different types of assessments that can be carried out on purpose-built residential flats and the most suitable option for […]
Reasons Why You Need An Expert For Your Fire Risk Assessment
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]According to government statistics, fire and rescue services in England alone attended approximately 183,000 fires in 2018 – 2019. That works out at just over 500 fires every single day of the year! That is a lot of fires. Believe it or not, those figures – while an increase of 2% over the previous year […]