
	Fire Safety
	What is a Fire Risk Assessment?
	What are the legal requirements ?
	How we can help

Fire Safety

Fire carries a significant risk due to the frequency with which it occurs and the potential cost in both human and financial terms.

What is a Fire Risk Assessment?

A new risk-based approach to fire safety came into force on 1st October 2006 in England and Wales and affects employers and those who are responsible for non-domestic, industrial, commercial and residential premises.

At the core of the legislation lies the fire risk assessment: an organised appraisal of work activities and the workplace which identifies hazards and assesses the risk created.

What are the legal requirements?

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, the Responsible Person must carry out a “suitable and sufficient” risk assessment of non-domestic premises. In a workplace, this is the employer and any other person who may have control of any part of the premises, e.g. manager or owner.

The risk assessments should be reviewed periodically and whenever significant changes are made which could affect it, e.g. after building alterations, increases in the number of people present, new materials or processes introduced.

How we can help

Contego Services specialises in carrying out fire risk assessments of residential blocks. We make sensible recommendations to control the risks associated with fire, to ensure the safety of people in your buildings.

Our fire risk assessment will:

Identify fire safety hazards
Make recommendations to reduce the risk of hazards causing harm to as low as reasonably practicable
Suggest fire precautions and arrangements necessary to ensure the safety of people in your premises if a fire does start

Contego Services Limited - Offices in London and Bedfordshire

Company Number: 6331296