SPARK-RISK FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT & FIRE SAFETY TRAINING

The findings of the risk assessment must be recorded where:

• A licence under an enactment is in force.
• An Alterations Notice under the Fire Safety Order requires it.
• You are an employer and have five or more employees.

The risk assessment must cover both employees and any other relevant person. This may include employees of other employers, as well as visitors, contractors etc. An inspecting officer will expect to see your risk assessment and emergency plan when an inspection is carried out.

One of our trained assessors will visit your premises. They will assess things such as the building condition and age, its structural layout and contents identifying all potential fire hazards, possible causes or sources of ignition and assess any combustible materials and of course all means of escape in the case of fire. Our Fire Risk Assessor will also assess both who works in the building and where they work, current fire safety signage, current protocols for fire prevention and management, current fire safety equipment, its condition and maintenance and existing fire safety training and drills.

In a workplace, this is the employer and any other person who may have control of any part of the premises, for example, the occupier or owner. In all other premises the person or people in control of the premises will be responsible. If there is more than one responsible person in any type of premises, all must take all reasonable steps to work with each other.

This will depend upon the terms of the lease. The Fire Safety Order applies to any person who has, to any extent, control of a premises. You should ensure your tenants are aware of the Fire Safety Order and cooperate with them to ensure compliance. In multi-occupied buildings, the owner may have a responsibility in respect of common parts of the building and must prepare a fire risk assessment for those areas that is coordinated with those of the occupiers.