TIER 3 – ADVANCED FIRE RISK ASSESSORS
The Institute of Fire Prevention Officers
TIER 3 ADVANCED FIRE RISK ASSESSORS
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:
h) High Fire Risk
h) high fire risk, and may be;
i) Domestic Residencies (>50 Persons)
i) used for domestic residencies for multi-occupancy or sleeping risk of more than 3 storeys in height occupied by over 50 persons; who may be persons who may be unfamiliar with the building or have impairments or specialised needs; or
j) Retail or Commercial (>100 Staff/Public)
j) have retail or commercial occupancies of over 100 staff and the public; and
k) Height & Sub-Ground Occupancy
k) exceed a 7 storey height above ground level or have occupancy below ground that has no direct egress to ground level,
l) Internal Travel Distances
l) with internal travel distances that exceed 60 metres,
m) Abnormal / Transient Hazards
m) with abnormal or transient hazards,
n) Floor Area Benchmark
n) exceed a floor area of 600 square metres,
o) Stairways & Complex Exits
o) have single stairways or complicated exit arrangements,
p) Cladding Systems
p) have combustible or unknown cladding, and
q) Active Fire Protection
q) lack active fire protection or other fire mitigating measures.
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.
Ian Hall
MCABE FIFPO MIFireE MIFSM
Jason Clarke
BSc (Hons) CMIOSH MIFSM AMIFPO AIFireE DipFD MTPI
Gillian King
Msc MIFireE MIFPO