04.08.2011

How Safe is Your Business

How Safe is Your Business

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You may not be aware that 80% of Companies unfortunate enough to experience a fire near recover. Business are all too often being put a risk by inappropriate fire risk assessments (legal requirement) or simlpy being unaware of their statutory responsibilities in terms of fire safety provisions. Recently there was the first recorded case of a fire risk assessor being sent to prison of inappropriate fire risk assessment work, in this case the business was also sentenced. Often business face lesser enforcement action by the fire service and insurance companies are likely to reduce insurance claims if fire risk assessment are not fit for purpose. The Fire Service have an active policy of prosecuting companies for serious breaches for the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, these fines by far out weight the costs for a professional fire risk assessment. Make sure that your organisation is fully protected for free help advice contact Fire and Risk Management Support Services - www.farmss.co.uk t:0161 488 4863 e:info@farmss.co.uk

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