What the Law says

You are required to comply with The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 if you are:

• Responsible for business premises
• An employer
• Self-employed with business premises
• A charity or voluntary organisation
• A contractor with a degree of control over any premises

The Order stipulates that employers have a duty to carry out fire risk assessments of their premises.

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The penalties you face can include immediately closure and fines up to £20,000

How we can help

A large fire in your business premises can devastate – disrupting production and causing stress for everyone involved. In fact, with the added figures of injuries and fatalities the average cost of fire in a commercial building is £58,100. Not to mention the emotional costs of such an event.

In short, fire safety is a vital element of the health of your business and workforce.

At Shieldyourself we can take the pressure off you by using the risk assessment to establish a practical fire safety policy for your workplace. We do this by:

• Establishing management responsibilities and a fire response team.
• Setting up a fire safety training policy.
• Completing monitoring forms for; fire alarms, emergency lighting, fire training and internal fire audit.

Shieldyourself Fire Safety policies are issued as part of your tailored contract and should be kept on site for employee reference. These comprehensive guides offer information and advice and they are logical and easy to follow for new and existing staff.

These risk assessments should follow the following six-step approach:

1. Identification of any fire hazard.
2. Identification of any person at risk.
3. Measurement and evaluation of the risk.
4. Prevention or control of exposure to the risk.
5. A record of the findings.
6. A review of the assessment.

What to do next

To find out more about Shieldyourself's fire safety policies and how we conduct fire risk assessments, request a call from an advisor or speak to one of our specialists now on 0870 011 8250.