Fire Risk Assessments In Birmingham

Fire Risk Assessments for businesses in Birmingham

If you are a manager, employer, landlord or property manager and fall into the following categories, you are legally required to conduct a fire risk assessment:

• Shops
• Offices
• Multi-residential property ie houses of multi-occupation (HMO)or block of flats
• Commercial property

You will need a competent person to conduct the inspection. You may need to hire a qualified fire risk assessor if you don’t have anyone with sufficient knowledge within your organisation.A responsible person must ensure fire risk assessments are reviewed regularly to assess if they are up-to-date and relevant, for example, if there has been a change to the number of occupants.A new, full assessment should be carried out regularly. This is to ensure fire safety measures are in place, such as proper escape routes and action plans, to reduce the risk level or potential fire hazards.