Posted By MP Grayson The quick answer is yes. I do these risk assessments day in, day out, BUT: With the risk of upsetting you which I do not want to do there is no way I can sit here and give you pointers. I don't know where it is, what the risks are, what the equipment is, how good are the staff (they maybe too good or worst still, think that they are and that could cause other issues), any applications to other regulations such as DSEAR, where you surface water drains are, etc. You talk about "A" fire risk assessment. Looks to me like you need several. For me to give you pointers without being there and showing you would be irresponsible. Fire risk assessments need to be done correctly and it should not be treated as a tick in the box. Very, very sorry. But I only have one tip. Go see the person who gave you the task and tell them that you need training. Have a copy of the Management Regs under your arm with Reg 13 highlighted. Good luck. Crack on.

Posted By shaun mckeever Antony I see you tried to respond to my posting on another thread regarding fire risk assessments. Unfortunately I don't know what you said as it was removed before I had the opportunity of reading it. If you are considering undertaking FRA's then the first thing you must understand is the legislation behind it. Some people use a Q&A format. Many of these Q&A formats do not satisfy the criteria of suitable and sufficient. The trouble with the Q&A format is that once the questions on the bit of paper have been answered most people seem to think that is the end of it. Very often there are more questions that are not on the bit of paper that need to be asked/answered. So the risk assessor has to think beyond the questions on the bit of paper. All the questions can be is a guideline. Once you have understood the legislation then you must have an understanding of fire, what will burn, how will the fire spread, how ill the building react in fire. As you are involved with a large CDM project I am guessing that you will be involved with buildings under construction. If so it will be worth looking at the fire on a construction site in Colindale a couple of years ago see this link 'http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3078276'. It will also be worth you while getting hold of the latest IFE magazine I was referring to in the other thread and see what level of competency the Judge was expecting from fire risk assessors.