Many businesses are now finding themselves having to invest time and money developing a fire safety management programme in order to comply with the requirements of the Regulatory Reform Order 2006 and other similar legislation in Northern Ireland, Southern Ireland and Scotland.
As legislation is unclear on the competency of the fire risk assessor, the responsible person will need to decide whether they, or a member of staff, have the necessary knowledge and experience to carry out a fire risk assessment in-house or whether external assistance will be required.
The fire risk assessment consultancy market is likely to become saturated with people having varying degrees of skill and knowledge, so how can employers, who are still ultimately responsible for the fire risk assessment, ensure that their choice of consultant is a good one in this potential minefield?
Register of Fire Risk Assessors
The Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) has created a Register of Fire Risk Assessors and Auditors. It was appropriate for the IFE, as the leading professional body in the field of fire, to take this initiative to ensure that anyone having need of the services of a fire risk assessor can refer to the Register and thereby verify the credentials of their choice of assessor.
Alert101 has undergone this registration process and have been accepted as a competent fire risk assessor. Our purpose is to ease the burden on your business by carrying out your fire risk assessment for you at very competitive rates. Contact us info@alert101.com
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