TIER 1 – FOUNDATION FIRE RISK ASSESSORS
The Institute of Fire Prevention Officers
A Fire Risk Assessor operating to this level should be able to conduct a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment of the general fire precautions in buildings that are perceived to have:
a) Low Fire Risk
a) low fire risk, and may be;
b) Domestic Residencies (<15 Occupants)
b) used for domestic residencies for a family or persons of a familiar occupancy of less than 15; or
c) Retail & Commercial (<15 Staff & Public)
c) have retail or commercial occupancies with less than 15 staff and the public; and
d) Building Height (<3 Storeys)
d) are less than 3 stories in height above ground floor level;
e) Travel Distances (<30 Metres)
e) have internal travel distances of less than 30 metres;
f) Controlled Hazards
f) contain no abnormal hazards or substantial quantities of controlled product, and
g) Floor Area Benchmark (<300 m²)
g) generally have a floor area of less than 300 square metres.
DISCLAIMER
Customers should make checks and be satisfied that fire risk assessors are competent to carry out fire risk assessments in their type of premises. We advise customers to confirm this before instructing any fire risk assessor to proceed.
Chloe Bainbridge
AMIFPO