By: Charles Nemco | 2011-07-27 | Business The long awaited draft of the Competency Criteria for Fire Risk Assessors has been published. It has been put together by the Fire Risk Assessment Competency Council with the purpose of identifying criteria against which the competence of a fire risk assessor can be judged. read more
By: K Garrow | 2010-10-21 | Management Fire risk assessments must be carried out by every UK business, as required under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order of 2005. How you carry this out is not specified, but it has to be done in a recommended way and by a competent person. Fire risk assessment software is one option that many businesses now use to provide structure and guidance at a lower cost than bringing in consultants. read more
By: mich0123 | 2010-10-06 | Accessories In United Kingdom, it is a necessity for all the businesses so established to carry out a fire risk assessment (FRA), as suggested by the law. This fire safety order was introduced by the law in the year 2005. read more
By: ricky | 2010-03-26 | Home security Fire risk assessments without any doubt are one of the many things that you have to get done if you want your business to last long and to be a successful one. It is among the most essentials things that have to be done at a very early stage of the business set up, as it gets eminent to insure that they are no fire hazards or risk involved for you or for your precious business. read more
By: Francis Adam | 2010-07-13 | Home Improvement Home Improvement Fire Risk Assessment is something that must be carried by the person who owns a big building or any person who has a certain echelon or plane of control. This is important for minimizing the danger of fire and making people escape safely without creating much panic in the situation of chaos in case of fire. It is very much needed in case you run a business involving five people or more than that or in other case, if you own a guest house or a lodge accommodating quite a number of people for the sake of their safety and protection. Fire Risk Assessment or simply, F.R.A. is not a thing to be tak... read more
By: Adam Engle | 2011-10-15 | Workplace safety The principles contained in the fire safety order is to use a fire risk assessment approach, which is goal based and flexible. read more
By: Francis Adam | 2010-10-06 | Home Improvement Home Improvement In United Kingdom, it is a necessity for all the businesses so established to carry out a fire risk assessment (FRA), as suggested by the law. This fire safety order was introduced by the law in the year 2005. Though it has increased a little burden and responsibilities over the shoulders of the employees, employers and the managers but it is worth it because of the obvious reason of protection of both life and material property. The effect of this law on the business employers and the owners is that they have to spend some extra time and money on these fire safety measures. They need to call ... read more
By: Jon Butt | 2010-04-02 | Workplace safety It is rather funny to acknowledge that whilst our workplace may be filled with the necessary fire fighting equipment, many of us would not know where to start in using this. Why is this so? Are we taking things for granted and hoping that fire accidents that had happened elsewhere cannot happen in our workplace? I guess we are. But, that mentality should be changed. What you can claim from insurance after a fire break-out is only monetary benefits; you could never claim back the invaluable lives of your staff. read more
By: Adam Engle | 2011-12-02 | Workplace safety UK businesses are now held responsible for all fire safety on their premises, this is because of the change of law which took place in 2006. The new Fire Safety Regulations mean all old certificates have been abolished and that business owners are now fully responsible to ensure their employees and premises of trade is safe from fires. Inspectors can visit your premises unannounced to perform fire read more
By: K Garrow | 2010-03-29 | Workplace safety Fire risk assessments have to be carried out by all UK employers, but many people are not sure about the exact process to follow or what is required of them. Use this helpful checklist to explain and take you through all five stages of the fire risk assessment process. read more
By: Adam Engle | 2011-11-16 | Workplace safety Because of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order of 2005 all businesses in the UK now have to carry out fire risk assessment by law with the responsibility now falling on business owners for the fire safety of their premises. read more