Service Description: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, Fire Safety Enforcement Officers, deal with all aspects of fire safety on business premises. If you are an employer, you should make sure you and your staff know what to do to prevent a fire in the workplace and how to escape if a fire does break out. If you're concerned about a fire risk which may be a danger to life (for instance a company or organisation disregarding safety practices) you should contact the Fire Safety Enforcement Team.
Also known as:- Arson Reduction, Fire Awareness, Fire Legislation, Fire Risk Assessment, Fire Safety, Fire Safety Order
Answer: The Fire Safety Order allows for any competent person to carry out an assessment. This can be done through a suitable training course. You will need to be able to demonstrate that an appropriately qualified individual completed the assessment. There are a number of organisations willing to undertake risk assessments and you may find details in the phone book business pages. If you use 'outside' firms to conduct a risk assessment that you will be responsible for, you should satisfy yourself that they are suitably competent and qualified to conduct the risk assessment.