Fire Safety Cornwall Ltd
Fire Safety Risk Assessments
Fire safety risk assessments:
These are obligatory for all premises used as workplaces or buildings to which the public have access. The highest priority premises for fire risk assessment include those that provide sleeping accommodation - eg care homes, hotels, guest houses, etc.
Fire safety standard - Government Guides:
The Guides provide the minimum standard for fire risk assessment. There are eleven such guidance documents, each relevant to a particular type of premises. Persons undertaking risk assessment and applying these guides must be competent to do so.
Young persons:
Personsnder the age of 18 may not legally be employed unless a fire safety risk assessment has been completed before the person starts work.
Dangerous substances (eg, flammables or oxidising agents): These may not be stored or used in any workplace unless a related fire risk assessment has been undertaken (irrespective of quantity of dangerous substance).
Injury or loss of life from fire:
This can have serious consequences for the Responsible Person if a fire safety risk assessments has not been undertaken. The Fire Brigade may consider legal proceedings and insurance indemnity cover could also be jeopardised.
We can assist you with your fire risk assessments:
Professional help is locally available from Safety Cornwall Ltd. We can undertake your fire safety risk assessments for you and also help you to develop your emergency procedures and train your staff to implement the procedures effectively and correctly.
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