Could you complete your own fire risk evaluation?

A generally asked question by property owners, building owners and those accountable for managing fire safety is– can I do my own fire risk evaluation?

In this guide, we’re going to reveal why it is conceivable– but may not normally be the proper conclusion to make. Who are we?  Pyro Fire

The short answer is ‘Of course – you can conduct your own fire risk analysis’, there is absolutely nothing stopping you from Googling an online template for a fire risk analysis and filling out the fields to define your building, what you do, and any risks you can identify from the limited knowledge you have. If in doubt get in touch  Pyro Fire

You could even do your own analysis, perhaps even attend a fire safety training course. This may have been satisfactory prior to 2005, as the fire service used to visit your property and carry out an audit to provide you with a fire certificate. However, since then, the criteria and law for fire safety became much more rigorous and things changed drastically.

The law for fire safety – The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which was effectively introduced in 2006– was created to reform fire safety in England & Wales, to bring in the need for a suitable and sufficient 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 clear:
A suitable and sufficient fire risk evaluation can only be carried out by a competent professional.

‘Competent’ can be defined as somebody with enough training, credentials, experience and attitude. A competent person needs to have obtained specific training in relation to fire risk analyses, they must have some form of certification to back that up, experience in assessing your type of building, and the proper attitude to ensure they’re able to communicate the findings effectively. All of the above can be achieved for your fire risk analysis by using outside assessors.

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