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Good morning all,


 What qualifications does a fire risk assessor have to have to be competent, and to be able to comply legally with his designs for fire alarm systems etc?


My customer is getting in a bloke to carry out a fire risk assessment prior to installing smoke/heat/CO alarms in a rental holiday cottage.


Can just any old unqualified body claim to be a fire risk assessor, like estate agents that need no formal qualifications?


Thanks,


Z.
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    Sparkingchip:
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    lyledunn:

    Whatever part of the U.K. you are in, the law places emphasis on the need for fire risk assessment to be suitable and sufficient. That would imply that the person conducting it would need to have adequate skills, knowledge and experience to ensure that it was indeed suitable and sufficient.

     


    So, how can I confirm the assessor's competence and experience? Or are they like P.A.Testing people, well meaning but semi experienced and semi-skilled in many cases.


    Z.






    How can you describe ex-Fire Officers like that?


    The landlord’s can forever their own fire risk assessment and do long as they do a reasonable job everything will be okay 


     




    Carl Stokes: Grenfell fire risk assessor invented qualifications, inquiry hears | News | The Times


    What qualifies a landlord to be a dependable fire risk assessor?


    Is a handheld AFFF fire extinguisher really suitable for a kitchen in a rented house? If not why not?


    Z.


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    Sparkingchip:
    Zoomup:
    lyledunn:

    Whatever part of the U.K. you are in, the law places emphasis on the need for fire risk assessment to be suitable and sufficient. That would imply that the person conducting it would need to have adequate skills, knowledge and experience to ensure that it was indeed suitable and sufficient.

     


    So, how can I confirm the assessor's competence and experience? Or are they like P.A.Testing people, well meaning but semi experienced and semi-skilled in many cases.


    Z.






    How can you describe ex-Fire Officers like that?


    The landlord’s can forever their own fire risk assessment and do long as they do a reasonable job everything will be okay 


     




    Carl Stokes: Grenfell fire risk assessor invented qualifications, inquiry hears | News | The Times


    What qualifies a landlord to be a dependable fire risk assessor?


    Is a handheld AFFF fire extinguisher really suitable for a kitchen in a rented house? If not why not?


    Z.


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