Fire Risk Assessments for your business

Fire safety and risk assessment

New fire safety rules affecting all non-domestic premises in England and Wales came into force on 1 October 2006.

These regulations apply to you if you are:

• responsible for business premises
• an employer
• self-employed with business premises
• a charity or voluntary organisation
• a contractor with a degree of control over any premises

Now every organisation with five or more employees must undertake an assessment of the fire risks  in order to maintain a safe working enviroment.

These  requirements include:

• Carrying out a fire risk assessment
• The provision of firefighting and fire detection equipment
• The provision of adequate means of escape (MoE)
• The production of an effective fire action plan
• The training of all staff in fire safety awareness
• The training of fire wardens
• The maintenance and recording of all provisions

Fire safety and risk assessment is covered under our program of Risk Management and Business Planning - click here for details (if you would like a licence for this program, please contact Helen on 0116 284 6091)

Click here for access to the Fire safety and risk assessment guide from Business Link

Click here for access to the communities and local government web site for access to information and some fire risk assessment forms that you can use.

If you would like information on companies that can carry out the fire risk assessment on your behalf, please do not hesitate to telephone us.

Useful information and documents:
Fire Risk Assessments
Fire Risk Assessment Checklist