How often do you need to do a fire risk assessment?

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires that a fire risk assessment is kept up to date and redone if there are any kind of significant changes within the workplace. So while there is no law that specifies exactly how often a building must have a fire risk assessment, there is guidance outlined.

And we think the New Year is a great time to review your existing fire safety. The new year signals a new start and if your business is usually a little slow throughout January, it’s the ideal time to dedicate some resources to fire risk assessments, before you get busy with work once again.

New Year business changes

Additionally, the New Year is a common time for business owners to implement changes, whether that’s new office design, incorporating new pieces of equipment or even bringing in new staff – all things that can void your existing fire risk assessment.

The government states that a site must review if there have been substantial changes since the previous assessment was carried out. Reasons for review can include, but are not limited to:

• Changes to work processes e.g the introduction of new equipment
• Alterations to the building
• The introduction of hazardous substances
• A significant increase in the number of people present

Fire risk management software

Fire risk assessments can seem quite a daunting task for businesses which is why many put them off. But there is a way to make the process that much easier. Fire risk management software has the ability to make the fire risk assessment process as efficient and seamless as possible. And we’ve designed our software, Aurora, to do just that.

Some of the benefits of our fire risk assessment software include:

• It allows you to cut down on paperwork 
• Efficient allocation of FRA actions
• Make real time updates 
• Reporting is made easy
• You have everything in one place

Put your best foot forward this new year by doing your fire risk assessments early to avoid forgetting it. If you’re interested in hearing more about fire risk assessment software and how it can benefit your business, please get in touch with the team here at Total Fire Group. Our state of the art fire safety software, Aurora is a bespoke software system which was born of the need to manage multiple FRA actions effectively. We can even organise a free demo at your convenience.