About Fire Risk Assessments
Most workplaces are required to carry out fire risk assessments by The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations. The assessment will help you determine the chances of a fire occurring and the dangers from fire to your staff or anyone else who visits your workplace.
The primary emphasis of the fire regulations is to protect life. But what businesses must consider is that fires cost money and the costs of a serious fire can be very high. In fact, many businesses fail to reopen and of those that do, 90% fail within the first 12 months.
A very real risk to business in all types of workplaces is from arson and should be considered as part of your assessment. A Home Office study suggests that in an average week, 3,500 fires are deliberately started. Costs from this are calculated as being in excess of £1.3 billion a year.
Even if previously a fire certificate covered your premises, you will still need to carry out a fire risk assessment. What your assessment may identify is that few, if any, additional precautions are needed.
Results you should expect
When your company is looking to control the risk of fire, you need to have the confidence that your assessment will identify the controls which will effectively protect people and your premises. Working with MESH you can be fully assured that the Fire risk assessments produced will identify the necessary protective controls to minimise the potential of a fire occurring, and ensure the protection of your employees and business. It will also ensure full compliance with the The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
MESH Consultants have used our extensive experience in Fire risk assessments to ensure peace of mind for clients in a wide range of industries throughout the UK. For companies also working with potentially explosive we also provide DSEAR risk assessments.
Featured Case Study
Client: Ravensbourne College
Sector: Education
I would recommend MESH as a consultant to any prospective Company
Cathy Blackford
Estates Manager
MESH has undertaken a series of fire risk assessments for the Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication. The college hosts around 1600 students and 300 staff and spreads across a large site, surrounded by residential housing. These assessments form the basis of the college’s plans to control the risks from fire as required under The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Fire provisions, staff training, signage and emergency arrangements were all updated as a result of the assessments.
Your Options
MESH can offer a range of Fire risk assessment options to organisations throughout the UK:
1. We undertake a full Fire compliant audit and risk assessments of your operations at a single or multiple sites throughout the UK.
2. We undertake a Fire risk assessment for a specific operation or site within your organisation.
What we provide is legislative Fire compliance, which, when adhered to, will keep the regulators from your door.
Costs
Costs of Fire risk assessments vary depending on the type and size of organisations, and what hazardous processes or materials are involved, and the type of Fire assistance you require.
As a guideline, fees for work recently undertaken have ranged from as little as £475 to £1,950 to develop the required level of compliance for individual organisations needs.
Our fees may not be the cheapest, and we would expect you to shop around for quotations, but you can be assured that our consultants are highly qualified and experienced and will ensure your compliance with The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Where we work
MESH carry out Fire Risk Assessments for companies in a diverse range of industries throughout the UK.
Our Head Office is in Kent, with regional offices located in London, The Home Counties, The Midlands, and The North East.
