If I mention the words “risk assessment”, most people will either starting moaning, start ignoring or start complaining about the state of society today and mentioning nanny states and suchlike. Well, there is not a lot I can do to make it less bureaucratic, but I can provide you with some lovely items that will make it a wee bit more interesting and far less time consuming. All in all, tip top stuff.
Now, a bit of background for you. If you are a business owner, then you have a duty of care to provide fire training for your staff. Since 2006 you have also been required to do a fire risk assessment. The lovely people at Fire Protection Online have provided you with a few products to make this process as simple and painless as possible – bravo to them. These marvellous DIY fire training and fire assessment packages are perfect for small businesses. All the information in them is based on UK regulations, and if you use them properly they will help you and your business to comply with the Fire Regulations – aka The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
The Fire Safety Training packages include seven fire safety sessions. These videos are designed so that staff can learn at their own pace, and the training materials can be viewed on the employee’s own computer. This means that the information is easily accessible, there is no need for offsite travel, or for expensive trainers to come into your workplace – meaning that it will save you valuable pennies. The package covers fire safety precautions and appliances, offices, warehouses, factories, homes, high rise buildings and portable heaters. There is also a fire extinguisher test, video training modules and printable staff record forms and certificates (because everyone loves a certificate – right?)
When you are writing a fire risk assessment, it can seem like a mammoth task, and often you just don’t know where to start. You could pay a consultant to come and create the whole thing for you, which is a great idea, but comes with a very hefty price tag attached to it. In today’s somewhat dodgy economic situation, that is often simply not an option. So, an alternative is offered to you, by using our software package instead. This has templates, guides and some helpful guidance notes to help you make your own risk assessment on your computer. This easy to use system is all on one CD, which has a check sheet, staff training record forms, fire safety log book, and fire management plan templates. These are all ready to use and you can print off your finished assessment once you have completed it. Job done.
So save yourself some time, hassle and, more importantly, some hard-earned cash and use one of the range of products that we have available. Easy peasy…
