Earlier
this year, the London Fire Brigade released figures showing nearly one Fire
a day in the capital involves white goods such as dishwashers, washing
machines, tumble dryers and freezers.
Recently
a Beautician in Harrow had a lucky escape when a tumble dryer in their
salon on Kenton Road set on Fire. A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said:
"Thankfully the smoke alarm alerted people in the shop to this
particular Fire and everyone got out safely.”
There
are many Companies offering Fire Protection Services in London – but who can
provide you with a ‘suitable and
sufficient’ Fire Risk Assessment that will satisfy the London Fire Brigade
and Insurance Companies if something goes wrong???
Many
Clients use search engines and appoint a company that provide the cheapest
quote, not really understanding the importance of a Fire Risk Assessment. The
cheapest is not always the most cost effective – For example, if the scenario
above happened and the Fire Brigade were called they would want to witness the Fire Risk Assessment for
the premise – if the report was a basic tick box check list with limited
information and didn’t meet the requirements of the Regulatory
Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 you will probably be issued a Notice
of Deficiencies. The ‘Notice’
would then require you to appoint a 3rd Party Competent Person to
carry out a ‘suitable and sufficient’ Fire Risk Assessment – resulting in
additional cost!
The
Institution
of Fire Engineers is a trustworthy, independent body that has a list of
qualified Risk Assessors who can carry out a ‘suitable and sufficient’ Fire
Risk Assessment. The Assessment is an important document, which will help to
keep you and your premise safe from Fire – included in the document will be a Fire
Emergency Plan London telling you what to do if something when wrong.
London Fire Risk
Assessments advice to customers: Don’t take a chance invest in a quality, it can actually save
you money. If you use an independent
Risk Assessment Company you can be sure that they will identify things like how
many Fire Extinguishers you actually
need and what Fire Alarm system your premise requires. For a free quotation
or friendly advice call us now on 01689
890879.
