Fire Safety
DCM Fire & Safety Limited have over 100 years combined professional experience nationwide in fire safety legislation and practice. We offer independent, professional and confidential help and advice on all aspects of fire safety including the implications of new regulations on business working practices.
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Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Introduced rules for providing means of escape within buildings, an adequate standard level of fire precautions in all premises and for the provision of staff training including fire evacuation drills for all employees in the United Kingdom. Subsequent regulations now mean that all employers must carry out and record a fire risk assessment for their premises.
Fire precautions taken or required in buildings located in other European Community member countries differ widely and the rules governing fire safety have not yet been harmonised.
The rules governing fire safety are already complex and following the introduction of new regulations, they affect every business, no matter how small. Many local authority Fire Brigades no longer offer free goodwill advice, taking the view that the rules are set out in British Standards and Codes of Practice and are available to all. However, the rules are open to interpretation and the businessman finds that he must look elsewhere for guidelines and advice on meeting legal standards the cost effective way.
Every employer has to be an expert in many fields, in addition to running his own business, and it is difficult for him to keep up to date with the complex legal requirements for fire safety. For most business services a company turns to experts so that the accountant and solicitor become regular advisers and part of the company team.
Until recently there were no independent professional Fire Safety Consultants. The only advice came from Fire Brigades who are the very same authorities empowered to enforce compliance with the law.
The professional help and advice of the independent fire safety specialist is a valuable resource for the cost conscious business in the current economic climate.
Our Consultants will inspect the client's premises and assess and report on all aspects of fire risk, explosion and process hazards, control and maintenance of plant and equipment and compliance with fire safety requirements. We will recommend appropriate training for employees in firesafety. Derek C Miles Fire and Safety Consultants can carry out business interruption reviews and assist with emergency pre-planning.
As part of every fire risk assessment or survey we will submit to the client a full confidential report including an executive summary with estimated budget costs. The report will cover the following areas:
Good staff training is a major factor in ensuring that annual losses to fire are reduced. A wide range of management seminars and training courses can be arranged for employees in all aspects of fire prevention and fire safety. All courses and seminars can be held at the client's own premises and can be structured to cause the minimum disruption to business.
Derek C Miles Fire and Safety Consultants can undertake regular courses to upgrade staff training in fire safety and can assist in drawing up routines and procedures for evacuation of premises and give advice on keeping staff records and Fire Logbooks.
A wide range of longer courses is aimed at specialist areas of fire precautions and includes training for:
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Derek C Miles Fire and Safety Consultants can offer specialist advice on, and specifications for, all types of fire protection equipment. Our consultants can prepare, evaluate and issue tenders for the provision of any fire protection equipment.
We can undertake full project management and supervision of the installation contract.
Reports and recommendations can be made on fire fighting facilities including:
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