Fire Risk Assessment in Edinburgh

Fire safety should be a priority for every business regardless of the number of employees. Fire can be a threat to life and cause severe damage.

It is essential for every workplace to focus on preventing fires for the protection of people and property.

Are you looking for a Fire Risk Assessment in Edinburgh?

Fire risk assessments are an excellent way to foresee potential hazards and find the best ways to prevent fires and reduce their severity.

At 1st Choice Fire Protection, we have qualified fire experts who are trained in completing fire risk assessments for businesses across Edinburgh and the surrounding areas.

Why does my business need a fire risk assessment?

According to the Fire Act and The Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order, businesses must have a designated “responsible person” who has responsibility for the fire safety of the business. One of the stipulations, which is a legal requirement, is that businesses must ensure a “competent person” conducts regular fire risk assessments.

1st Choice Fire Protection can assist your designated responsible person with this task, or alternatively, complete it for you if your business does not have a “competent person”. In this case, a “competent person” is someone with appropriate fire safety knowledge and experience. At 1st Choice Fire Protection, it is our job to know the stipulations of the regulations; we are qualified fire safety professionals. For complete fire safety compliance, we can help your business stay fire safe.

Fire risk assessment considerations

A fire risk assessment is designed to help you identify potential hazards and put the appropriate measures in place to reduce the risk. It also helps you to craft a plan in the event of a fire so that you can keep people safe at all time.

A fire risk assessment will consider aspects such as the people that may potentially be at risk, the fire hazards that are apparent and how best to reduce or remove these threats. A fire risk assessment document also counts as a record of your findings, showing that you are compliant with regulations. What’s more, a fire risk assessment can help you to create fire plans and identify areas of weakness such as training, awareness and emergency scenarios.

1stChoice Fire Protection has been assisting businesses with their fire risk assessment in Edinburgh and throughout the Scottish borders for many years. With extensive knowledge of the necessary regulations as well as over two decades of experience in best practice techniques in a range of industries, we can help to make your business fire safe with a detailed fire safety risk assessment.