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We are able to carry out a comprehensive audit of fire safety provisions in Commercial, Industrial, Retail and Educational sectors.
Fire risk assessments
Legislation places a duty of care upon employers (and other people) to ensure the Health, Safety and Welfare of employees and other people who may be affected by the work activity. The thrust of current legislation is to provide a proactive approach through the vehicle of risk assessment.
Whilst such a proactive approach to Health and Safety has many positive advantages it does place considerable responsibility upon employers and those having control of premises.
Employers are now required by law to formally assess the risk of fire to their employees. Where there are 5 or more employees this risk assessment must be recorded. Legislative changes effective from December 1999 require a formal fire risk assessment even where premises hold a Fire Certificate. It is essential that the person carrying out the risk assessment is competent to do so.
A failure to comply with Fire Regulations which places one or more employees at risk in case of fire, is in itself, a criminal offence. A professional and independent fire risk assessment will reduce the risk in your premises and will assist in providing legal evidence that you have taken all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence with regard to fire safety issues.
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