White Goods Cause Fire a Day in London: Fire Risk Assessment Suggested

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 3^rd 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.