Fire Risk Assessments for Scottish Businesses
The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (FSA) and Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRFSO) apply to all business premises. CSS can help arrange to have your Fire Risk Assessment undertaken, hassle-free.
Fire Risk Assessments are a legal requirement
The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (FSA) and Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRFSO) apply to all business premises. It is a legal requirement for businesses and organisations to undertake Fire Risk Assessments in order to identify how to reduce or eliminate the risk of fire.
Download the CSS Fire Risk Assessment And Emergency Lighting (PDF) for need-to-know information for your business.
Types of Premises
Since 1986, CSS has been supporting businesses across Scotland in meeting their legal obligations. We are now pleased to introduce Fire Risk Assessments as a new service, tailored to help you stay compliant and ensure safety. In addition to this, we continue to provide daily risk assessments for our existing customers.
Type of premises include:
- Offices
- Factories and Warehouses
- Supermarkets, High Street Shops, Department Stores
- Restaurants, Pubs and Cafes
- Nightclubs
- Hotels and B&Bs
- Medical and Dental Practices
- Schools, Colleges and Universities
- Nurseries and Care Homes
- Sports Centres and Stadiums
- Churches, Synagogues, Mosques and Temples
- Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO)
It is vital to ensure that your Fire Risk Assessment is updated on a regular basis, ideally every 12 months. It is particularly important to do this if significant changes have been made to a premises or an organisation has increased its number of employees. It is also a requirement of some business insurance policies that regular Fire Risk Assessments are undertaken.
What’s covered in a Fire Risk Assessment?
- Fire and smoke detection measures
- Fire prevention measures
- Fire containment measures
- Fire hazards
- Storage and use of flammable materials
- Escape routes
- Emergency escape lighting
- Fire safety signs and notices
- Fire extinguishers and hose reels
- Systems testing and maintenance
- Resources for emergency services
- Fire safety management
- Training and drills
Who carries out the survey?
Fire Risk Assessors who are NEBOSH Fire Risk Management accredited. These assessors will survey accessible areas of a premises only and will not carry out destructive exposure. CSS can arrange to get your Fire Risk Assessment carried out and will liaise with Fire Risk Assessors on your behalf.
Fire Risk Assessment Reporting
CSS works alongside highly experienced Fire Risk Assessors who will generate a Fire Risk Assessment report that will clearly detail all the actions necessary to ensure that fire risk procedures within the premises are up to standard and meet all legal requirements.
Once a category is determined, CSS will survey, design and estimate the fire alarm system to meet the business’s requirements as a registered BAFE sp 203-1 provider.
Download the CSS Fire Risk Assessment And Emergency Lighting (PDF) for need to know information for businesses.
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