Fire Risk Assessments

The law requires that persons who are responsible for non-domestic premises must carry out (or cause to be carried out) a fire safety risk assessment on those premises.

The responsible person is the one who is:

- Responsible for business premises
- An employer or self-employed with business premises
- Responsible for a part of a dwelling where that part is solely used for business purposes
- A charity or voluntary organisation
- A contractor with a degree of control over any premises
- Providing accommodation for paying guests

The responsible person is also required to implement and maintain a fire management plan for the premises including the common parts of blocks of flats and houses in multiple occupation, in England and Wales,

Non-domestic premises include:

- Offices & shops,
- Premises providing care including care homes and hospitals,
- Pubs,
- Clubs,
- Restaurants,
- Licensed premises,
- Educational premises,
- Leisure centres,
- Community halls & premises, places of worship,
- Houses of multiple occupancy,
- Hotels & hostels,
- Factories,
- Warehouses and industrial units.

Lancashire Fire and Safety offer to provide a full Fire Risk Assessment on behalf of the responsible person that fully conforms to the current legislation and fulfils the responsible person’s legal obligation to provide such a written assessment.

The assessment will provide a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of all the fire risks at your premises based on observing your working environment and including a review of all your current procedures and company practices.

Lancashire Fire and Safety perform a structured and systematic examination of all areas of fire safety within your workplace in line with all requirements of the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order (2005).

Included in the assessment will be:

- An identification of possible fire hazards dangers and risks including sources of ignition, sources of fuel and sources of oxygen.

- Consideration of who may be especially at risk on your premises such as workers near to dangers or working alone; children, the elderly or the infirm.

- The level of risk within your premises and advice on you how to get rid of or reduce the risk of fire as far as is reasonably possible.

- Provide you with general fire precautions to deal with any possible remaining risk.

- Advise you how to take other measures to make sure there is protection if flammable or explosive materials are used or stored.

- Help in creating a plan to deal with emergencies and, in most cases, keep a record of the findings devise a method to inform, instruct and train staff and visitors

- Advise you when reviews are necessary and provide a review of the findings regularly as required.