Perhaps in the past Fire Safety has been pushed onto the
back burner as there are always other priorities but why not have a re-think and
for 2022 make it the year to focus of Fire Safety!
As the identified ‘Responsible Person’ you are ultimately the
person responsible for the safety of your Staff, Visitors, Residents and of
course the Building! The buck lies with you! So instead of putting Fire Safety off
why not sit down and rethink your priorities.
First Step – Check you Fire
Safety Risk Assessment – is it up to date? Is it ‘suitable and sufficient’?
Does it have a Fire Safety Emergency Plan? If the answer is ‘no’ to any of the above,
then it’s time to get a move on and find a Fire Safety Risk Assessor who is qualified
and insured to carryout a Fire Safety Inspection/Audit.
Don’t take a chance on just any Fire Protection Service company
offering all kinds of cheap deals take your time and find someone independent,
qualified and fully insured.
Once you have a Fire Safety Assessor onboard and the Fire
Safety Risk Assessment has been completed it is then time for the identified ‘Responsible
Person’ to step up and take control.
As part of the Fire Risk Assessment you will be supplied
with a Fire
Safety Management Plan – Significant Findings. This is basically your ‘job
list’ – don’t just keep it in the drawer and think you have done your bit by
getting and report in place – it’s only the beginning. It is your
responsibility now to action on all the findings!
If you can’t physically complete the Fire Safety Actions
yourself then you will need to call in the professionals, but you can’t ignore
it. The Fire Safety Actions are what you have to do to put the Fire Safety
deficiencies right. Get a good team of people around you and get the jobs done.
It is imperative that you keep the Fire Safety Management Plan up to date so
that if for some reason the Fire Brigade visit, or your insurance company want
to see it – the document is up to date and informative as it reflects the level
of Management in place.
London Fire Risk Assessments are an
independent Fire Safety Consultancy based in London and Greater Manchester. We
would be happy to chat through any of your Fire Safety concerns or we can book
you in a Fire Safety Inspection/Audit. You can be confident that our advice is unbiased
as we are completely independent of any Fire Protection Services or Networking
Companies. Plus, all our Assessors are retired Fire Brigade Fire Safety
Officers – so we have been on both sides – fighting Fires and preventing them!
Give our friendly support teams a call now on 0781 8888626 for London or
07824 185293 for Greater Manchester alternatively click here.
