Can you complete your own fire risk analysis?Can you complete your own fire risk analysis?
A regularly asked query by hotelkeepers,building owners and those accountable for handling fire safety is– can I do my own fire risk evaluation?
In this guide,we’re going to clarify why it is feasible– but may not necessarily be the appropriate decision to make. Who are we? -
The short answer is ‘Without a doubt – you can carry out your own fire risk evaluation’,there is nothing stopping you from Googling an online design template for a fire risk evaluation and filling out the areas to define your property,what you do,and any risks you can identify from the limited knowledge you have. If in doubt get in touch -
You might even do your own research,perhaps even attend a fire safety training course. This may have been acceptable prior to 2005,as the fire service used to check out your building and carry out an audit to provide you with a fire certificate. But,since then,the requirements and law for fire safety became much more rigorous and things changed dramatically.
The law for fire safety – The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005,which was in fact introduced in 2006– was developed to reform fire safety in England & Wales,to bring in the requirement for a suitable and adequate fire risk evaluation to be carried out for all non-domestic premises.
The words ‘suitable and sufficient’ when used in law,were definitely brought under examination,but the definition has since been made very obvious:
A suitable and sufficient fire risk evaluation can only be carried out by a competent individual.
‘Competent’ can be defined as somebody with enough training,credentials,experience and attitude. A competent person must have obtained specific training in relation to fire risk assessments,they must have some form of certification to back that up,experience in assessing your type of building,and the correct approach to ensure they’re able to communicate the results effectively. All of the above can be achieved for your fire risk evaluation by using outside inspectors.
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