A fire risk assessment is fundamental to the development of a robust fire safety strategy and is a legal requirement of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The aim of the assessment is to make buildings safer places to be, by reducing the likelihood of a fire occurring and reducing the consequences for persons in the building.
A fire risk assessment is an organised and methodical look at your premises, the activities carried on there and the likelihood that a fire could start and cause harm to those in and around the premises.
The aims of the assessment are:
As part of your Fire Risk Assessment, we produce for you a plain English document that details all the above.
If you occupy business premises it is most likely that you are required by law to carry out an assessment. If you employ 5 or more people, the significant findings of the assessment must be recorded. The law requires the following buildings to have a fire risk assessment:
Offices
Factories
Places of Assembly e.g. Pubs, Clubs
Hotels & Guest Houses
Houses in Multiple Occupation
Schools
Flats & Apartments
Residential Care
Nursing Homes
Shops
The cost of an assessment varies depending on the type and size of the building, and the complexity of the internal arrangements and processes being carried out in the building. We can also provide a plan of the building to support the fire risk assessment, which will show all fire safety provisions and certain hazards.
However, BusinessWatch prides itself on providing cost-effective services to our clients and delivering good quality fire risk assessments in accordance with PAS79-1:2020, the British Standard specification and methodology for undertaking the fire safety risk assessment.
Please use our Fire Risk Assessment Instant Quote tool below for a no-obligation, quick cost. Simply enter your approximate gross floor area, your building type and whether you require a building plan.
Please use the form to get an online quote for your fire risk assessment.
BusinessWatch can provide you with a full building plan, either from your own rough notes and diagrams or from our own detailed building surveys. This can be to support a fire risk assessment, provide wayfinding for escape purposes or for Fire and Rescue Service use.
Because all our surveyors have fire service backgrounds, you can be sure that the plans recognise all fire safety features and meet the requirements of Fire and Rescue Services.
Our expert fire risk surveyors have years of experience in conducting assessments at all sizes of business premises and are accredited by the Institute of Fire Engineers.
Call us on 0330 094 7404 or fill out the form and we’ll contact you at a time that suits you.
We have two guides available completely free of charge to help ensure your business is fire safe.
Will answer all your questions on the process of installing a fire alarm system, guiding you down the right path to protecting your business and employees, and complying with fire safety legislation.
This guide will establish exactly what your responsibilities are to ensure you’re kept on the right side of the law, and that your business and your employees are kept as safe as possible from the threat of fire.
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