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Fire Advisory Services

THE UKs NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment

Fire risk assessments

Fire safety audits

Fire investigations

Fire safety consulting


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Technical Expertise

The Fire Protection Association (FPA), ounded in 1946,

is the UKs national fre saety organisation, promoting

fre saety within industry, commerce and the wider public.

We provide authoritative advice and inormation on all

aspects o fre saety and prevention including research,

training, publications, risk surveying and auditing.

The Technical Division o the FPA includes a team

o highly experienced and qualifed proessionals oering

a comprehensive range o fre saety advisory and

consulting services tailored to the clients requirements.

We have extensive experience in all sectors, includingindustry, commerce, local government, educational

premises, hotels, leisure, residential care premises

and healthcare occupancies. With consultants operating

across the UK, we are able to oer a cost-eective

high integrity service that will add value to your

fre saety management programme.

The FPA oers a range o fre advisory services, including:

Fire Risk AssessmentsComprehensive fre risk assessments addressing both lie

saety and/or property protection.

Fire Safety Audits

Impartial audits helping to ensure independent and

objective results.

Fire Investigation

Post-fre support service that will help to identiy the

lessons to be learnt and recommendations to prevent

a recurrence.

Fire Safety Consulting

A range o fre saety advisory and support services.

All fre advisory services are conducted in accordance

with the requirements o the FPA quality management

system. The FPA has been assessed by an external

auditor and issued with a Certifcate o Approval,

indicating that the Associations quality management

system complies with the requirements oBS EN ISO9001: 2000.

How the FPA can help


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Fire Risk Assessment

Both specifc and general fre risk assessments

can be conducted, depending on your needs.

These include:

lie saety fre risk assessments to meet the

requirements o the Regulatory Reorm (Fire Saety)

Order 2005

property protection assessments to reduce

and manage the potential or extensive property

loss in the event o fre

extensive fre risk assessments addressing both lie

saety and property protection. The assessments

are conducted in accordance with the appropriate

fre saety risk assessment guide, relevant standards

and codes and Approved Document B: Fire Saety

(Volume 2) Buildings other than dwelling houses

Additionally:

all lie saety fre risk assessments take intoconsideration the needs o persons with impaired

mobility or other disabilities

supporting photographic evidence is provided

where required

risk ratings are assigned using a matrix that takes

into consideration lie and/or property loss potential

either a generic report ormat is used, or we are

happy to adopt or develop a ormat that is consistent

with your corporate approach to quality and health

and saety issues

CAD drawings denoting fre saety equipment

can be updated where available

post-assessment support includes technical advice

via email and a technical inormation package

to help you to address signifcant fndings and assist

with the ongoing management o fre prevention

and protection measures

where complex fre saety defciencies are identifed,

specialist advice using a fre engineering approach

is available

all inormation gathered prior, during or ater an

assessment is treated with the strictest confdence


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Fire Saety Audits Fire Saety Consulting

Based on your existing fre precautions or fre saety

manual, we will conduct an independent, impartial

and thorough audit, adding value to your fre saety

management system. Our generic report ormat

can be used or we can develop a ormat to support

the needs o your organisation.

Audits are based on quality management audit principles,

including preliminary eedback at the end o the audit

and complete client confdentiality. Post-audit technical

support is also available.

Fire InvestigationIn the unortunate event o a fre occurring, a post-fre

support service is available. Acting independently,

or as part o a specialist team, we can assist in

determining the origin and cause o a fre and provide

sta who are recognised as expert witnesses to present

evidence in civil or criminal courts.

Independent reviews o reports are also undertakento identiy the lessons to be learnt and to provide

recommendations to help prevent a recurrence.

Fire Saety Consulting is a support service to assist

with the development and management o your fre saety

programme and to propose practical and cost-eective

solutions or specifc fre saety problems.

Services available include:

the development, implementation, and review o

company-specifc fre saety strategies and standards

local authority licensing issues

the protection o historic/heritage buildings

evaluation and supervision o fre drills

specialist advice or complex fre saety defciencies

using a fre engineering approach

fre saety management contracts; acting as a service

provider, we can manage your fre saety management

system. Fire saety specialists can also be provided

on a part-time or temporary basis

research into specifc areas o fre saety that are

relevant to your business; or example, adviceon European and international fre saety law and

management or international organisations

A selection of our recent clients:


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Case Studies

Fire policy review undertaken on behal

o Barclays Bank

The FPA was invited to review the re saety arrangements

at eight key locations operated by Barclays Bank plc.

The assignment comprised o a series o site visits to review

the re saety systems which were in operation and

to gain an understanding o the degree o risk at each

o the premises.

Acting in accordance to a specic brie the FPA were

to consider re saety policy issues and make reerence

to examples observed during the site visits.

In presenting its ndings, the FPA gave particular

attention to the ollowing issues:

statutory compliance gap analysis

rationalisation o standards

standards gap analysis responsibilities gap analysis between the acilities

management provider and the client

lie saety systems and loss control

inspection programmes

recommendations or requency and type

o emergency drill practice

The report was presented to the Health and Saety team

at Barclays Bank and used to enhance Barclays existing

corporate re saety management programme.

Tim Cradock, Group Saety Manager,

Barclays Bank plc comments:

We elt that we needed an independent review o

our re saety arrangements or our more complex sites

to ensure that our processes and procedures were

refecting best practice. I was impressed with their

expertise, independence and their ability to operate in

partnership with us to deliver this important piece o work.

Delivering specialist fre support

or high-risk environments

Family Mosaic is a Registered Social Landlord providing

good quality, aordable housing services to over 45,000

vulnerable people.

The FPA were asked to carry out re risk assessments

or a large number o Family Mosaic schemes.

The outcomes and recommendations or each scheme

were not universal and identied unique dierences

between staed and non-staed schemes, stay-put policies

and issues relating to elderly or vulnerable young persons.

FPA and Family Mosaic were also keen to ensure that

the implementation o recommendations and provision

o saety equipment were provided without an institutional

eel. Common problems that were encountered included:

how and where to provide re extinguishers,call points and signage

staed 24/7 / not staed 24/7

stay-put policies

providing the eel o a home environment

mobility and awareness issues

Since successul completion o this contract the FPA

have oered continuing support on a more ad-hoc basis,

carrying out re risk assessments and providing general

re saety advice wherever the need arises.

Russ Bower, Group Health and Saety Advisor,

Family Mosaic adds:

Due to the very dierent needs o our service users and

the specic risks associated with them we elt we needed

expert advice and assistance which is why we chose

the FPA. We were delighted with the results they have

produced or us and their proessionalism to-date.


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Contact Inormation

Fire Advisory Services

Fire Protection Association

London Road

Moreton in Marsh

Gloucestershire GL56 0RH

Tel: +44 (0) 1608 812 529

Fax: +44 (0) 1608 812 501

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://technical.thepa.co.uk

The FPA Technical Division oers a unique blend o engineers, scientists and consultants with extensive experience

in all sectors, providing a comprehensive range o practical, high integrity services tailored to your requirements.

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