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• If you are an employer, owner/landlord, occupier or manager of commercial premises or residential accommodation’, you are also likely to be responsible for fire safety.

• Meeting the required fire safety standards is a UK-wide legal obligation.

• Regulations are enforced by local fire and rescue authorities with the power to take enforcement action against those who do not meet the required standards’.

• Regular fire risk assessments are essential for compliant, effective fire safety. For twelve years Bell consultants have been assessing fire risk across the UK (including 120 blocks of flats in the last year alone).

• External experts can assess your premises, help you to follow the regulations, plan for emergencies and more.

FIRE SAFETY: THE FACTS

Your responsibilities for fire safety fall within the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (England and Wales); Part 3 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006; or Part 3 of The Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 and The Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010.

ARE YOU GETTING IT RIGHT?Fire safety has never been more important. To comply with fire legislation, the 'Responsible Person' is required to carry out, or ensure that someone on their behalf carries out a fire risk assessment of the premises. This means that you will need to identify the risks, take the right actions to control them, plan for emergencies, and communicate with everyone who could be affected.

Bell Safety Services can assist those who have fire safety responsibilities to fulfil their legal responsibilities. Our team of highly qualified Health & Safety consultants are trusted providers of the competent advice that you need. We have the skills, knowledge and experience to carry out fire risk assessments for a wide variety of premises from residential accommodation to schools, offices to factories.

FIRE SAFETY: THE FACTS

These assessments – which can be carried out as part of broader Health & Safety consultancy work – are an in-depth appraisal of the risks particular to your premises.

• We will take time to talk to the occupiers or employees, and understand how they make use of the building.

• We will ensure we have taken account of the construction including the technical specifications and combustibility of materials used.

• We will produce an assessment that is relevant to your specific building and occupants’ behaviour.

• We will communicate the findings clearly to clients, users and it's occupants.

Our team of consultants is conversant with legislative changes and government directives. They’re able to pinpoint and understand potential issues you may face and crucially, they have the insight to propose the right solutions.

ASSESS THE RISK REDUCE THE RISK

A holistic, comprehensive fire risk assessment such as this is just the beginning. At Bell Safety Services we are equally adept at helping our clients to act upon the outcomes. Practical risk reduction measures might include:

• Ensuring that sources of ignition are kept apart from flammable substances.

• Reducing or removing the potential for accidental fires.

• Providing the correct fire-fighting equipment.

• Improving emergency planning.

• Training and fire drills for workers or occupants.

Assessment and risk reduction is an ongoing process for any person deemed responsible. Whatever your circumstances, we will use our expertise to provide as much assistance as you need to keep people safe.

THE NEXT STEPS

Our team of Health & Safety consultants brings decades of experience in risk assessment and hold industry-leading accreditations and qualifications. These include:

FCABE Chartered Building Engineer – Fellow Chartered Association of Building Engineers

ARICS Chartered Surveyor – Associate of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

MCIOB Chartered Construction Manager – Chartered Institute of Building

MICE Chartered Engineer – Member of Institute of Civil Engineers

MIStructE – Chartered Structural Engineer

NEBOSH – Fire Safety and Risk Management

Fire Risk Assessor – Institute of Fire Engineers (IFE)

Fire Protection Association – Fire Risk Assessment

IFSM – Fire Managers Course

Our consultants are IOSH Chartered Health and Safety Practitioners (CMIOSH) and our Director of Health and Safety is the Association for Project Safety President (immediate past), member of the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) Health and Safety Expert Panel and has held positions on Construction Industry Council (CIC) Health and Safety Committee, HSE Asbestos Liaison Group, Painting and Decorating Association Health and Safety Committee and the Construction Industry Health Leadership Group.

OUR CONSULTANTS

Bell Safety Services was founded in October 1997 as a consultant to building contractors and developed into a company that offers a comprehensive health and safety support service to the construction industry. This includes:

• CDM support services

• Contractor/ Designer Health & Safety management support

• Site auditing/monitoring

• Fire risk assessment

• Health & Safety training

Bell Safety Services is a trading name of Abco Management Limited which is part of Bell Group UK.

F I N D O U T M O R E

To discuss how Bell Safety Services could help you to follow fire safety regulations, or to enquire about any other area of Health & Safety, please contact:

JULIE WILKS

0845 901 3560

J .WILKS@BELL-GROUP.CO.UK

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