Fire Safety Risk Assessment

Introduction to our fire safety services.

Our experienced fire safety consultants are available to support you with all aspects of fire safety. Our fire safety services include:

• Fire risk assessments

• Fire warden training

• Fire awareness training

• Emergency planning

Fire Risk Assessment: Minimise the risk of fire while complying with legislation.

We can carry out a fire risk assessment for you, identifying any fire hazards and the actions needed to eliminate, reduce or control their risk. Our assessments cover:

• Fire hazards

• People at risk from fire

• Fire prevention

• Flammable liquids and gases (storage and handling)

• Good housekeeping

• Checking the means of escape

• Signs and notices

• Fire detection systems

• Smoke control

• Escape lighting

• Emergency procedures

• Training, testing, and maintenance

• Facilities for firefighting by the rescue service

Our highly qualified and experienced fire risk assessors will work with you to understand your business practices, so you can minimise the risk of fire without disrupting your regular activities.

Fire and Smoke Dampers: What is the law?

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2006 places a duty of care on the building owner/occupier to take such general fire precautions as will ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the safety of the building and safety of the people within it.

Section 17 of this Order deals with maintenance of systems to control the fire risk and requires that they are subject to a suitable system of maintenance and are maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order, and in good repair. British Standards give a good definition of ‘suitable system’.

British Standard 9999:2017 Annex W.1 gives clear guidance that all fire dampers should be tested at regular intervals not exceeding 2 years and that spring operated fire dampers should be tested every 12 months and at greater frequencies if in a dust-laden environment.

All fire and smoke dampers within your building(s) should be located, serviced and tested. Then a schedule created for regular checks to ensure their continued safe operation.

Fire Damper Maintenance: Our experts will help you achieve peace of mind by:

• Creating an inventory of fire dampers in your building.

• Physically dropping the damper to demonstrate its effectiveness.

• Cleaning channels and runners, applying (light) lubrication where necessary.

• Addressing running repairs, for example, replacing broken fusible links.

• Resetting the damper.

• Providing you with a comprehensive report including location records, and detailed exception reports in cases of failure, with recommendations where necessary.

• The latest version BS 9999:2017 is a code of practice for fire safety in the design, management, and use of buildings.

• It states that all fire dampers should meet the criteria of fire resistance for a stated period of time.

• It states that any defects are to be logged, necessary action taken and certificates of testing are to be obtained.