Fire Safety Manual

The Fire Safety Manual is a complex, strategic document which identifies and demonstrates compliance with legislative requirements placed on designated “responsible persons”. The Fire Safety Manual is bespoke to the building, forms an ongoing history of fire safety management, provides a one stop reference source of information and demonstrates, in compliance with the legislative control:

A statement of intent and the safety systems and methodology
An appropriate assessment of risk and emergency planning
The managerial structures and responsibilities in relation to fire safety
The applied fire safety engineered solution
The means of escape strategy
Fire fighter protection
Fire fighting equipment provision
The evacuation philosophies to include “Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans” for disabled persons
The maintenance and testing strategies

The Fire Safety Manual evidences and satisfies the requirements of the HSE Enforcement Management Model, in particular Article 11 of the RR(FS)O – Fire Safety Arrangements, through a robust fire safety management framework which demonstrates:

All fire safety measures and applications referenced against enforcement criteria
An effective pro-active attitude to fire safety
Clear defined responsibilities relating to fire safety
An effective recording strategy of systems, fire safety engineered solutions and escape philosophies

The Fire Safety Manual ensures upon audit by the enforcing authority that the detailed information required for the audit process is readily available, current and sufficient to meet the strict requirements of the regulations and avoidance of enforcement action.

Advantages to building owners, managing agents and landlords

Legislative compliance
All building fire safety information in one easy to use manual
Minimal action required by the responsible person after completion
Saleable commodity
A complete “one stop shop” for all fire safety related matters
Fire insurers have evidential proof of legislative compliance
Legal professional enquiries documented