Competency

You, as the owner of the business or the designated 'Responsible Person', are legally responsible to fulfil the duty of care towards ANY person on your premises be they workforce, visitors or even trespassers.

Competency is not an easy thing to PROVE. You may have it, but can you stand up in court and say why you have it? Twenty years experience in health and safety does not automatically give you the necessary competence to carry out a fire risk assessment. Familiarity with a premises may, indeed, count against you. You may have lost the objective viewpoint of a third party.

At Fire Consultancy Sevices we can provide it.

We have carried out fire and health and safety risk assessments at many different premises - shops, offices, hotels, B&Bs, factories, sports clubs and warehouses. We have even carried out risk assessments for places of worship.

We have the training, the experience and the background knowledge to carry out an appropriate fire risk assessment for your operation.

DIY Assessments

Many companies are choosing to carry out their own fire risk assessments using templates that are readily available on the internet.

If you are considering this route ask yourself this question:

Is it worth risking my business for the sake of a few pounds?

If your business is worth £1m the risk assessment will probably cost around 0.0005% of the value of your company. The fine for not having or having an inadequate fire risk assessment is around four times that figure.

So...

Is it really worth risking your business for the sake of a few pounds?