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Last Sept (2011) was the deadline date for a draft document to discuss the "Competency Criteria for Fire Risk Assessors" on the Info4fire.com website.
Does anyone know if this has been sorted out and a decision made on what is deemed competent.
thanks
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Hi, yes it was concluded and a document issued from the Competency Council. I think this will cause problems for some people currently doing FRA's as well as agencies training people for FRA.
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If this is the document I think you are referring to, I don't think it will have any impact whatsoever.
1. The organisation who have put it together, have no authority to enforce it from a legal perspective.
2. From memory the criteria for competence were so broadbrush and generic, it was / it is in my view very easy to claim competence in FRA. Only a Court can decide if someone is competent.
3. How does all the RRFSO stuff and guidance help those of us in the oil/gas petro-chem sector. While the basic principles of fire safety / control of ignition etc are universal, the methodologies used for assessing fire hazards are somewhat different than for 'normal' buildings. None of these techniques are covered in standard government/fire service guidance documents.
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From what I have seen over the last few years the issues will be about third parties having to demonstrate the competence of those they engage. As JJ P says, the courts will decide, but they have already in some cases. Also I don't think the courts are the place for this as, if it's being examined there, it's probably too late.
Clients officers should be looking at this so they engage FRAssessors who can carry out a suitable and sufficient process.
On the specifics of any industry, nothing generic is really going to help much. Even the Gov guidance series (for shops, residential, etc) are limited.
We are all learning here but there is alot going on in some areas, Housing for example, also the voluntary sector as well as consruction.
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