Premises Risk Surveys and Site Specific Pre-Planning Processes
Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004
2004 Chapter 21
Fire Services need effective arrangements to ensure that information is accessible to operational personnel on the fire-ground. The process of site specific assessment is achieved through the auspices of Section 7(2)(d) of the Fire and Rescue Services’ Act 2004. Fire Services are also required to provide information under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 as detailed in Regulation 8. The collation and dissemination of site-specific information is a process that involves a number of tasks, namely:-
- Identifying and selecting premises to be inspected
- Determining a proportionate level of response, ie Pre-determined attendances
- Assessing the nature and level of rise
- Recording the significant findings
- Ensuring that the information is available in a useable form
Such information must be up to date, accurate and sufficiently detailed in respect to information relating to the pre-planning of firefighting tactics.
When information is being collated for site specific risks (premises), consideration is given to:
- Risk to firefighters
- Risk to members of the public
- Potential for financial or historical loss
- Potential environment impact
- The potential impact for the community
Liaison with other agencies, authorities and partners should be undertaken whenever necessary, both during the assessment process and when compiling the premises risk information. This could include bodies such as District Councils, Environment Agency, Environmental Health, Police and Ambulance Services, Welfare Services, Water Authorities and Highways Department etc.
For further information and full copy of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 go to: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/ukpga_20040021_en_1
