Graham D Horsman Associates Limited
Fire Safety Consultants
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
All employers are required to provide a means for giving warning in case of fire in the workplace, in many instances this means the provision of a fire alarm system.
It is essential that the fire alarm system provides the timely protection that your business needs and not the system that your installer thinks you need.
The team is here to assist with:
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a review of your needs taking into account your legal duty, insurers requirements and your business objectives
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provide system specification and, if required, manage the tender process.
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liaise on your behalf with statutory authorities such as Building Control and Fire Authorities.
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recommend the most appropriate and cost effective maintenance regimes.
Our design philosophy is to listen to what you need from a business perspective and to recommend cost effective design methodologies that allows your business to continue to function whilst ensuring that your employees are safe and that you discharge your statutory obligations.
Keep the assessment under review:
Generally the review date should be one year from the date of completion of the risk assessment, however it may be necessary to set an earlier date depending on the type of premises, processes carried out, etc.
Employers and the self employed are expected to take reasonable steps to help themselves identify fire risks, e.g. by looking at appropriate sources of information such as legislation, and codes of practice or by reference to a competent individual.
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For small premises presenting few or simple hazards a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment can be a very straightforward process.
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In many intermediate cases the fire risk assessment will need to be more sophisticated. Some areas of the assessment may require specialist advice such as in a particularly complicated building.
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Large and complex premises will require the most developed and sophisticated fire risk assessments particularly where fire engineering solutions have been developed to overcome difficult fire safety issues.
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Fire risk assessments must also consider all those who might be affected by the undertaking whether they are employees or others such as contractors working on site or members of the public. Particularly attention should be given to those individuals who are especially vulnerable. such as young persons, the elderly or those with disabilities.
Graham D Horsman Associates Limited, 9 Avalon Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 9AX
Tel: +44 (0) 1689 601386 Fax: +44 (0) 1689 606189 e-mail: admin@gdha.net