A typically asked question by hotelkeepers, building owners and those responsible for dealing with fire safety is– can I do my own fire risk analysis?
In this post, we’re going to clarify why it is feasible– but may not necessarily be the appropriate conclusion to make. Who are we? Pyro Fire
The short answer is ‘Of course – you can execute your own fire risk analysis’, there is nothing at all stopping you from Googling an online design template for a fire risk analysis and filling out the fields to describe your structure, what you do, and any risks you can identify from the limited knowledge you have. If in doubt get in touch Fire Risk Assessment
You might even do your own analysis, perhaps even enroll in a fire safety course. This may have been appropriate prior to 2005, as the fire service used to check out your building and carry out an audit to deliver you with a fire certificate. Having said that, since then, the demands and law for fire safety became much more stringent and things changed significantly.
The law for fire safety – The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which was effectively introduced in 2006– was designed to remodel fire safety in England & Wales, to bring in the need for a suitable and adequate fire risk analysis to be carried out for all non-domestic premises.
The words ‘suitable and sufficient’ when used in law, were certainly brought under scrutiny, but the interpretation has since been made very obvious:
A suitable and sufficient fire risk analysis can only be carried out by a competent individual.
‘Competent’ can be defined as somebody with enough training, certifications, experience and attitude. A competent person needs to have received specific training in relation to fire risk evaluations, they must have some form of qualification to back that up, experience in assessing your type of building, and the right attitude to ensure they’re able to communicate the findings effectively. All of the above can be achieved for your fire risk analysis by using outside inspectors.
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