Background
Housing Providers know only too well that they need to undertake a fire risk assessment of the communal and common areas of their housing stock in order to mitigate the risks heir tenants and leaseholders face from the risk of fire.
The aims of the assessment are simple:
- to identify the fire hazards
- to reduce the risks of those hazards to as low as reasonably practical; and
- to decide what physical precautions and management arrangements are necessary to ensure the safety of the people involved if a fire does start.
Sypol support
Over the years Sypol has worked very closely with many of its RSL clients to help them meet their statutory duties and reduce the risk of fire within their housing stock. Sypol has the experience and the expertise to project manage large and complex fire risk assessment assignments across the UK.
On many occasions our consultants have carried fire risk assessments involving hundreds of properties and providing not only individual fire risk assessments but also a summary report. identifying current status and also clearly showing the commonalities that existed across most of the premises.
Armed with this information the client was able to rectify any failings in the most cost effective manner with minimum delay. Sypol also assisted with the Fire and Rescue Service discussions and was able to confirm the methodology involved and the plan of action that was to be put in place.
The assessment
Using the Prioritised Management Action Plan in the assessment, Sypol’s clients clearly identify resource requirements and also use it to assist in reducing hazards and associated risks to an acceptable and realistic level. It also can be used to show their clients that effective action has taken place and to try and actively involve them in maintaining current and proposed fire precautions.
Sypol also produces fire risk assessments for many other complex properties, including commercial and industrial premises, and high profile public buildings.
Other fire risk assessment consultancy services
Additional Sypol provides tailored fire risk assessment training for in-house personnel. This tailoring ability allows many staff and professionals such as Surveyors, Maintenance Supervisors and Facilities Managers to obtain the best training applicable to their areas of control, current knowledge and influence.
For Sheltered Schemes, which involves the presence of on-site personnel such as Scheme Managers and Wardens, Sypol will assist them in the compilation of effective and practical Fire Emergency Plans to ensure an effective response to fire and other related emergency situations. The care of the elderly and infirm in such situations is of course paramount and needs to be thoroughly assessed, involving the provision of training to site staff.
Choosing Sypol
By choosing Sypol, any prospective RSL client would be commissioning the services of a well established service provider in fire risk management consultancy support. Sypol has gained vast experience working with housing organisations and RSLs, and continues to expand its reach in this market area.
Sypol’s unparalleled knowledge in the field of housing has been gained from many years working with central government and non government organisations including local housing providers throughout the UK.