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Fire Risk Assessment.

Zoomup
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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    Zoomup:

    How can I access B.S. 5839 without having to take out a second mortgage?


    Z.


    Hi Zoomup,

    I really don't want to come across has unhelpful, but I think you need to ask yourself if you should really be installing fire alarms If you don't hold a current copy of bs5839:how else do you know if you're installing to the correct standard?


    A FRA will if you're extremely lucky nominate a category for you to install to but they will not design the system for you has they usually are not qualified or experienced to this level. 


    Has a good rule check if the FRA is PAS79 qualified ether way you can always challenge them if you feel that the advice given is incorrect, don't forget to put the standard disclaimer in your proposal. 

    Regards Ts


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  • Former Community Member
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    Zoomup:

    How can I access B.S. 5839 without having to take out a second mortgage?


    Z.


    Hi Zoomup,

    I really don't want to come across has unhelpful, but I think you need to ask yourself if you should really be installing fire alarms If you don't hold a current copy of bs5839:how else do you know if you're installing to the correct standard?


    A FRA will if you're extremely lucky nominate a category for you to install to but they will not design the system for you has they usually are not qualified or experienced to this level. 


    Has a good rule check if the FRA is PAS79 qualified ether way you can always challenge them if you feel that the advice given is incorrect, don't forget to put the standard disclaimer in your proposal. 

    Regards Ts


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