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Does a third party legally have to carry out a fire risk assessment or can this be completed by an in-house person?
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http://www.hse.gov.uk/toolbox/fire.htm
Just like a risk assessment according to the HSE
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Originally Posted by: allanwood 
Only £132, seems a bit steep just to find the answer to the question. Depending on what type of industry etc you are in there are some guides out there. go to and scroll down https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fire-safety-law-and-guidance-documents-for-business
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It can be done internally if the person carrying out the RA is competent, I have carried out our fire RA for years, I have had them audited several times by the FRS with no complaints. I have however had a new employee who used to work for a certain Fire and Security company try and tell me it had to be done by an external company.
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I do the ones for my company. As previously stated- its the 'competent' bit that matters.
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Good advice above, I would add that it depends largely on the complexity and the risks involved. I would say I am competent to carry out a FRA in a low risk environment e.g. office, shop, non-sleeping accomodation with a few exceptions.
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I'm working with a colleague - with a different backgournd/skill set - to write ours. We're quite comfortable that we could do 90% of it on our own but have decided that we will stop & bring somebody in if either of us feel uncomfortable or out of our depth. It's quite a complex environment. I was once told that the definition of a competent person was somebody who knew when they weren't... Edited by user 11 October 2017 12:25:14(UTC)
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I agree that if you feel competent to carry it out then do, but there is more to it than just writing stuff on paper. I feel that you need to understand passive and active fire protection mesures and the role each plays. What to look for, do you understand compartmentation, would you look at cables running though walls, look in ceiling voids to see any breaches, look for what fire stopping measures have been used if any. Do you know what role fire doors play and how to inspect them for example would you be able to identify correct double doors opposed to two single doors filling the same space. How many fire extinguishes and what type are required etc. etc. etc. There is alot to fire risk assessment even in what is considered low risk environment. All the information is out there it's about reading it and making sure that you understand it.
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Just a slight point of law: In England and Wales, the Fire Safety Order makes no legal requirement for the person who is carrying out the fire risk assessment to be competent. However, the FRA has to be 'suitable and sufficient'. Although this sounds a little contradictory at first read, the rationale is that if you and your partner run a low risk small off licence and require a recorded FRA as its a licenced premises, it is perfectly possible for you to produce a suitable FRA by using the Govt FS guides. There was an undertaking when the Fire safety Order was being written that it would not create an undue burden for industry, thus there being no requirement for competence on all ocassions
Its unlikely that you would be able to produce a sufficient FRA for a 20 storey hotel or Buncefield, therefore that is when you may need to bring a competent person in.
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Originally Posted by: Messey Just a slight point of law: In England and Wales, the Fire Safety Order makes no legal requirement for the person who is carrying out the fire risk assessment to be competent. However, the FRA has to be 'suitable and sufficient'. Although this sounds a little contradictory at first read, the rationale is that if you and your partner run a low risk small off licence and require a recorded FRA as its a licenced premises, it is perfectly possible for you to produce a suitable FRA by using the Govt FS guides. There was an undertaking when the Fire safety Order was being written that it would not create an undue burden for industry, thus there being no requirement for competence on all ocassions
Its unlikely that you would be able to produce a sufficient FRA for a 20 storey hotel or Buncefield, therefore that is when you may need to bring a competent person in.
Your right there is nothing about being competent, but having a small off licence is ok and anyone can carry it out, but you need to also take into account other factors above us is not always 'only sky', there maybe residents living above.
http://safety-managementuk.com/newsagent-fined.php
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