As a company, your to-do list will be ever-growing. For this reason, it is understandable why things such as fire safety and security get overlooked and forgotten about.
However, ensuring your business premises is ‘fire-safe’ is not only the responsible thing to do but also a legal obligation.
According to the UK Government, fire safety in the workplace needs to be managed by a ‘Responsible Person’. This can either be an employer, the owner, the landlord, an occupier or anyone else with control of the premises. Such individuals can also come in the form of a facilities manager, building manager, managing agent or risk assessor.
What the ‘Responsible Person’ is responsible for
One of the main duties of the elected Responsible Person or Persons is to conduct a Fire Risk Assessment. If the business has five or more staff, this needs to be completed annually.
A new Fire Risk Assessment will also be required if the property were to have building work or sizeable alterations made to it.
The task will aim to identify potential hazards and items that could be dangerous in the event of a fire or be the cause of an outbreak. Written proof and evidence of this will also be required, meaning there is no way of swerving this responsibility!
Outsourcing your fire safety responsibilities
Over the past few years, we have seen a growing number of businesses outsourcing this duty, roping in the help of the Twenty4 team to carry out these all-important assessments. As the perfect set-up for companies without the time, knowledge or confidence to complete the assessments, we are thrilled to be supporting all sized businesses and more importantly, keeping staff, visitors and premises safe.
The risk of not conducting regular Fire Risk Assessments
Forgetting or ignoring your fire safety obligations could prove detrimental to your brand. Not only will you be putting your workforce and visitors in danger by not protecting them, but you could also face sizeable fines and even be sent to prison.
Minor penalties can be up to £5,000. Major penalties can have unlimited fines and up to 2 years in prison!
Besides, having your safety documents and policies in check will set a great tone of confidence amongst staff members, positioning your brand as a responsible one that takes its safety obligations seriously.
Why use Twenty4 Fire and Security?
Here at Twenty4, we are a fully-compliant fire safety brand with over 20 years of experience in the niche area of Fire Risk Assessments. Boasting an eclectic range of customers that span across the South Wales region and beyond, we are proud to be supporting all types of businesses from a variety of industries and sectors.
Unlike many other fire safety companies, we are much more than box-tickers, really getting to know the businesses we work with, their premises and gauging what fire safety precautions need to be made.
From here we can advise on items and services such as suitable fire alarms, fire extinguishers, fire doors, fire door retainers and much more.
Enquire about Fire Risk Assessments
If you wish to learn more about the many ways in which we can support your business, get in touch with one of our fire safety specialists today. They will be able to talk you through all of our services and put a plan of action in place to get your business both safe and compliant.
Book a free fire risk assessment here
You can call us on 029 2125 2424 or email us [email protected]
