Who can do a fire risk assessment?

Good question and the answer is...technically anyone can carry out a fire risk assessment of their premises and many does he law does not specify who can and cannot.

That been said although you can carry out your own assessment it needs to deemed what is called "suitable and sufficient"

You are also expected to have sufficient competence in the building your assessing and understand what you are looking for recording it adequately.

Whilst this may be ok in smaller simple premises, more complex properties require a greater understanding of the risk assessment process therefore it is normal for a an external fire risk assessor to be appointed.

If you are looking to carry out your own fire risk assessment please have a look at our Fire Safety Checks for your Business Guide which goes into more detail on the fire risk assessment process.

It is extremely important to remember that competence plays a major part in conducting fire risk assessments and if you are not confident in doing so or believe you do not have the required skills it is just not worth and the penalties for getting it wrong can be severe.

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