Fire Risk Assessment Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

The first step to preventing a fire is a fire risk assessment. Carrying out a fire risk assessment delivers real benefits to business; by taking a few simple steps to reduce fire risks, employers can prevent fires breaking out. When you consider 70% of businesses suffering a major fire and never re-open, or close within 3 years of the fire, then taking the time to do a fire risk assessment looks like a very sensible investment. Furthermore, it is a legal requirement. Contact Realm Fire for your fire risk assessment in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire or Scotland wide.

Complying With The New Fire Safety Law

Since the introduction of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 Part 3 and The Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006, fire certificates are no longer issued by the local fire authority and any existing certificates are no longer valid.

What Does This Mean For You?

Basically this means any person who has control to any extent of a premises, usually the employer or landlord, have a duty to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment of any relevant premises. Employers also have a duty to the relevant persons, the employees, to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment.

Essentials of the Assessment

The fire risk assessment involves identifying the potential sources of ignition in the workplace and also the combustible materials that are present as part of the business operations, the furnishing and the structure in which the business is carried out. The aim is to minimise both the ignition sources and the combustible materials. Opportunities may be taken to eliminate, substitute, avoid or transfer the various hazards that have been identified. Once this has been done the residual sources of ignition and combustible materials that form the core of the day to day patterns of work must be separated as far as practical.

The people that use the premise must also be considered. These will include staff, customers, visitors or members of the public, paying particular attention to those at special risk. Consideration should be given to the age, agility and health of people who may be on the premises. The means of escape, equipment for detecting and giving early warning in case of fire and fire fighting equipment such as extinguishers must be appropriate for the premises and number of people present. Members of staff and visitors should be provided with sufficient information relating to fire procedures. Different factors need to be considered for different types of premises, for example offices, workshops, hotels, catering establishments and shopping centres.

A fire risk assessment in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire or Scotland wide will only satisfy your legal duties if it is site specific and portrays an accurate and honest account of the fire safety arrangements in place in the premise. It should also be subject to regular review.

Need to comply with Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and
Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006?

For more information or to arrange a fire risk assessment quotation contact Realm Fire Protection Aberdeen on 01651 872772