Fire Risk Assessment

Legislative

A Fire Risk Assessment is a Legal Requirement under The Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 (as amended) and applies to all workplaces.

Would you know where to start?

The Risk Assessment has to address the following basic essentials:

· The portable fire-fighting equipment

· The fire alarm system

· The fire safety information and training of persons working on the premises

· The escape routes and emergency exits

· The fire doors and self closing devices

· The automatic door release mechanisms (where fitted)

· The locks and fastenings fitted to all doors required for means of escape

· The steps, stairs, floor coverings and handrails to escape routes

· The special arrangements for ensuring the safety of handicapped persons

· The fire and emergency signs and notices

· The emergency escape lighting

· The maintenance arrangements for equipment and devices listed above

· The arrangement of furniture and fittings

· The adequacy and integrity of fire separation

· The risk to life

· The fire hazards

We can undertake an independent Fire Risk Assessment of your premises to help you comply with the requirements of this Legislation.

Building Performance. Are you concerned that your premises are adequately safeguarded against the spread of fire? Most companies suffering a major fire do not recover from the collateral and consequential losses.

We can undertake a Risk Assessment, using the

Building Fire Performance Evaluation Method (BFPEM)

and can identify the strengths and weaknesses in the fire defence of your building and business.

We can then offer alternative suggestions on ways of reducing those risks so that your exposure to fire is reduced to a manageable level.

 

Business Protection and Continuity

Do you have special processes or electronic data stores, key plant and equipment that could seriously disrupt your ability to continue in business should they suffer a fire?

Business disruption through fires, even extremely small incidents, can seriously prevent the continuity of business. A shut down of computers due to a small fire can prevent business from functioning even for a matter of minutes or hours. The potential losses can be enormous.

We can conduct a specific Risk Assessment of your strategic assets and then offer suggestions on ways of reducing those risks so that disruption to your business from fire is reduced to a manageable level.

Why use IFC for your Risk Assessment
IFC have detailed experience in a wide range of risk assessment work and are used to dealing with all aspects of fire risk assessment and fire safety engineering issues in a range or buildings.

If the risk assessment identifies weaknesses with regards to fire compartmentation or business risk, for example, IFC have the full technical resources and capability to support you and help you to resolve any issues that may arise.