Fire Risk Assessment Gloucester

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Fire Risk Assessment Gloucester

Planning for prevention.

Business premises and residential buildings of more than one dwelling have a legal requirement to undertake a Fire Risk Assessment Gloucester as required by The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

The assessment is a methodical look at your premises, the activities that are carried out there and the likelihood that a fire could start and cause harm to those inside or nearby. Its aims are simple:

Identify fire hazards.
Reduce the risks of those hazards causing harm to as low as reasonably practical.
Determine the physical precautions and management arrangements that are necessary to ensure the safety of people if a fire were to break out.

The fire risk assessment Gloucester is a significant obligation of an employer, building owner, landlord, occupier, or anyone else responsible for the management of properties, hence it is strongly encouraged to engage a suitable competent fire risk assessment provider. The Fire Risk Assessment needs to be reviewed frequently.

Every second counts when a fire is first starting. It is possible to preserve lives, property, and its contents with a properly performed Fire Risk Assessment and sufficient early warning systems, allowing your organisation to recover quickly and cause the least amount of disruption.

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Fire door inspection and fire marshal training taking place in a commercial building.

Save time and stress and seek the help of a Fire Risk Assessment expert in Gloucester.

APM Fire and Security’s qualified Fire Risk Assessors in Gloucester can navigate the laborious complexity of producing your compliant Fire Risk Assessment ensuring the exacting legislation standards are satisfied.

Our comprehensive assessment will consider:

Emergency routes and exits.
Fire detection and warning systems and their condition.
Correct and sufficient fire-fighting equipment.
Removal or safe storage of dangerous substances.
Emergency fire evacuation plans.
Identification of people and their needs who are potentially vulnerable.
Information provision to employees/people on the premises.
Fire safety training.

Following the assessment, our Fire Risk Assessors will provide a comprehensive Fire Risk Assessment and will also guide you through any remedial action to be taken to ensure the content of the Assessment and its recommendations are addressed leaving you with complete peace of mind.

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Keep Your Premises Fire Safe in Gloucester

Gloucester is a historic city which is also growing economically, so the variety of buildings to be risk assessed is considerable. Victorian warehouses on Gloucester Docks have been converted into apartments, offices and restaurants on various floors. Fire risk assessments of such properties need to pay particular attention to the shared means of escape such as stairways and corridors. Many shops, bars and takeaways in the city centre have residential flats above them on streets such as Westgate, Eastgate and Northgate Street. The fire separation between the commercial and residential parts of a property needs to be adequate. In addition to the above properties, there are many terraced houses which have been converted into flats and houses in multiple occupation in areas such as Tredworth, Barton and Kingsholm. The landlords of such properties have legal requirements to manage the fire safety of their properties. Warehouses and units on Waterwells Business Park in Quedgeley and Gloucester Business Park in Brockworth often store large quantities of goods. Assessments of such premises would identify the storage of goods, the means of escape and the fire detection systems as key areas to be reviewed. APM Fire and Security provides fire risk assessment in Gloucester for all types of properties. When the fire risk assessment has been completed, we will explain our findings to you in simple terms and discuss any required work to ensure your premises are safe and comply with the requirements of legislation.

Fire Risk Assessment in Gloucester: Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a fire risk assessment for my Gloucester premises?

If you run a business, manage a building or let a property with shared areas, almost certainly yes. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to have a suitable fire risk assessment in place, and to record it in writing if five or more people are employed.

What types of property do you assess?

We carry out fire risk assessments in Gloucester for shops, offices, warehouses, industrial units, pubs and restaurants. We also assess flats above shops, HMOs and the communal areas of residential blocks. Each assessment is tailored to how the building is used and who is in it.

How often should my fire risk assessment be reviewed?

It’s also a good idea to review your fire risk assessment regularly and whenever something significant changes, such as building work, a change of use or new occupants. There’s no fixed legal time frame for this but many businesses and landlords in Gloucester choose to carry out a review on an annual basis in order to ensure that the assessment is still accurate.

What does a fire risk assessment in Gloucester include?

Our qualified assessors check the emergency routes and exits from the premises, the fire detection and alarm systems, the firefighting equipment, the storage of dangerous substances, the plans for evacuation of the premises and for the protection of vulnerable people, the information given to staff, and fire safety training.

Can you carry out the work the assessment recommends?

We are happy to carry out the assessment for you. Our fire risk assessment service is independent of our installation and maintenance work, so the findings are impartial. We will highlight any works required such as upgrades of the fire alarm or fire doors, which APM Fire and Security can then quote for.

Our Gloucester based Risk Assessment service is independent from our installation and maintenance services however, there is the benefit that if you would like to use APM Fire and Security for any recommended or required works identified in the Fire Risk Assessment report, we will be happy to provide you with a quote to help with compliance.

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