The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

The main reason to do a fire risk assessment is to reduce the risk of the outbreak of fire and minimise the consequence of fire e.g. Death, serious injury.

As you would expect an assessment of existing fire procedures and any fire emergency planning in place supported by a comprehensive appraisal of actions to be taken, training requirements and future planning to maintain fire and emergency procedures.

The main legislation in the UK requiring employers to undertake fire risk assessments is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

The process of carrying out a fire risk assessment is made up of several stages. These are as follows.

• Establish the objectives of the assessment.
• Look for the hazards.
• Decide who might be harmed.
• Evaluate the risks.
• Record the findings.
• Review the assessment.

Part of the Fire Risk Assessment process must be to involve your teaching staff and school management in managing the risks and being able to identify ways in which fire hazards can be reduced including the often underestimated practice of fire evacuations. Our Fire Risk Assessment service will ensure you also have a Fire Strategy and plan of events to realise compliance and involvement of staff.

Also see our Fire Training Service for further information.

For further information
email us at info@qsassociates.co.uk or contact us on 01635 551609