Fire Assessments

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Fire Safety specialists carrying out Fire assessments also known as Fire Risk Assessment throughout Dorset and Hampshire.
Poole,Bournemouth,Christchurch,Ringwood and Southampton. We also carry out Fire Insurance valuations / Buildings Insurance valuations. 
 Risk Assessment in  Poole,Bournemouth,Christchurch, Southampton and Ringwood. 

All Fire assessments are carried out in line with the Fire Safety Order 2005 by Degree trained Professionals just telephone us for a low quotation.

Phone: 01425 276719  Email adeptsafety@yahoo.com

Areas covered are Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Southampton, Dorchester, Weymouth, Shaftesbury, Winchester, Andover, Portsmouth, Fareham, Wareham, New Forest, Ringwood, Lyndhurst, New Milton, Lymington and Brockenhurst.

Fire safety law and guidance documents for business

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 came into effect in October 2006 and replaced over 70 pieces of fire safety law.

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to all non-domestic premises in England and Wales, including the common parts of blocks of flats and houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). The law applies to you if you are:

  • responsible for business premises
  • an employer or self-employed with business premises
  • responsible for a part of a dwelling where that part is solely used for business purposes
  • a charity or voluntary organisation
  • a contractor with a degree of control over any premises
  • providing accommodation for paying guests

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must carry out a fire safety risk assessment and implement and maintain a fire management plan. Further information on what you need to do when carrying out a risk assessment is available in the 5-step fire risk assessment checklist below.

In addition, more detailed advice and guidance on the implementation of a fire risk management plan can be found in the series of guidance documents available below or on the Business Link website (see link on right). The more technical guidance documents have been produced with specific types of business premises in mind.

If, having completed a fire risk assessment, you need more practical advice or information, you local Fire and Rescue Authority may be able to help. You may feel more comfortable employing a fire safety specialist to help you. Companies providing fire safety services are listed in local directories. Alternatively you may be able to ask your insurer for a recommendation.

Go to Business Link Website.

Fire in the workplace poses a hazard to health, property and safety. If a fire is not detected and put out immediately, it can easily become uncontrollable, threatening the lives of anyone on the premises and destroying an entire workplace. Therefore, the time to deal with a fire is long before it starts by identifying and removing all potential fire hazards.

Heat Sources

Whether they produce heat using electricity, gas, oil or some other fuel, heat sources are a frequent cause of fire in the workplace. The heat sources themselves might malfunction, or they might be operating too close to flammable materials due to human error. Ovens, stove burners, baseboard heating elements and portable heaters that run on electricity, propane and kerosene all present potential fire hazards if they are not used with caution.

Electricity

Electricity may cause fires if electrical systems have not been properly installed, if wiring is worn or damaged or if circuits are repeatedly overloaded. A well-built electrical system has integral safety measures such as breakers or fuses that prevent fires. If these measures have been neglected or are improperly installed and a circuit has too great a load on it, a fire can result.

Construction sites are at an increased risk for electrical fires because the electricity is often being worked on. During the time that the system is in transition, both workers and property are at greatest risk.

Flammable Materials

Wood, paper, cardboard and fabric are examples of flammable materials that need to be kept well away from heat sources and electricity. These materials can act as kindling that could burn undetected long enough to set the building itself fire. Also, fire needs oxygen to continue burning. Therefore, a flammable material such as paper that is tossed around or in loose piles, allowing more oxygen between pages, creates a greater fire hazard than a pile that is neatly stacked. The risk of fire is greater in a workplace that is full of loose papers, both because they are more likely to be put somewhere dangerous accidentally and because they will burn much more quickly if a fire does start.

Arson

Even when you follow all the recommendations to avoid workplace fires, there may be someone else who wants to start the same thing that you want to stop. Arson is not a common cause of workplace conflagration, but it does happen. It can be the result of a disgruntled employee, a crooked owner looking for an insurance payout or a random pyromaniac. The best way to protect yourself against arson is to keep your building secured with locks, alarms and possibly night guards. Following the usual fire safety precautions regarding flammable materials will make arson less likely to succeed even when it is attempted.