Fire Risk Assessment.

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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.


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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?


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The landlord or their agents can lease the fire extinguishers with a maintenance regime as part of the deal, shifting some responsibly by writing a cheque. 


The landlords need to realise they are running a business that has overheads and expenses, also that they have to manage the property or pay someone else to do it.


The landlords can manage the property themselves, but need to decide if and when they need assistance from a professional.

Zoomup:

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.

The landlord or their agents can lease the fire extinguishers with a maintenance regime as part of the deal, shifting some responsibly by writing a cheque. 


The landlords need to realise they are running a business that has overheads and expenses, also that they have to manage the property or pay someone else to do it.


The landlords can manage the property themselves, but need to decide if and when they need assistance from a professional.