Workplace safety

You may or may not have noticed that the fire extinguishers in your office or industrial building all have different coloured labels on them.

A fire risk assessment form can be particularly beneficial if you have small, office type premises. Although by law you have to perform a fire risk assessment and record all findings, it does not state who has to carry out an assessment, just that the individual is a competent person; this means you can carry out the assessment yourself.

As business owners are now fully responsible for all fire safety on their premises it would be beneficial to you to approach a professional fire consultant. The fire safety order changed in 2006 appointing employers responsible by law to meet the new regulations; this change is unavoidable as you now have to have records of fire risk assessments performed on your premises and a fire inspector can

If you are currently looking for fire risk assessment solutions for your business's fire safety then you may have looked at risk assessment software. Although it may appear to be a quicker and easier solution you still have to assess your premises by hand as you cannot predict your businesses fire safety from sitting at a desk. As a UK business owner with a premises you are required to perform an

If you have no basic fire safety knowledge or large business premises then a professional fire consultant could benefit your business by performing an in-depth fire risk assessment and setting up a fire management and emergency evacuation plan for your premises. The fire safety order changed in 2006 meaning by law all UK businesses are now in full control of their business's fire safety and take f

The importance of your business is very high but the damage a fire could do to you and your business is dramatic; this is why you must be fully focused on preventing fire and ensuring there is fire safety in your premises at all times.

The change in fire safety law which took effect in 2006 means that all UK business owners with premises are now fully responsible for fire safety in their workplace. One of the biggest changes in the regulations is that you must now perform regular fire risk assessments on your premises.

There has of course been many health and safety laws in place for a long time now but there has been a significant change to the fire safety laws which came into effect in early 2006. All UK business owners are now held fully responsible for the fire safety of their premises, meaning no employer can afford to ignore the statutory fire regulations.

UK businesses are now held responsible for all fire safety on their premises, this is because of the change of law which took place in 2006. The new Fire Safety Regulations mean all old certificates have been abolished and that business owners are now fully responsible to ensure their employees and premises of trade is safe from fires.

I'm initially going to discuss a little bit about fire extinguisher types and their colour coding system. This directly comes into account when your fire extinguishers need servicing, but a good solutions is to have your extinguishers fully serviced each year. This is actually a legal requirement if you are a business in the UK.