Kingfell News

Paul Bryant, CEO of Kingfell plc, has expressed his views about the state of the fire risk assessment market at a series of recently held workshops. "I still find it hard to understand why those responsible for the lives of their employees and for the survival of their business are happy to entrust their fire risk assessments to the lowest bidder. Isn't it strange that some will spend more time choosing the quality of their steak and chips than the quality of their auditor!" says Paul.

Paul Bryant, Author of KF913, will be holding further workshops following the success of the ones held in March and April 2012.

Requests for Kingfell's Code KF913  for Fire Risk Assessments for Complex Buildings has been astonishing, according to CEO Paul Bryant. "We have had requests in the hundreds" says Paul. The Code is designed to give guidance for assessments that will inevitably be more detailed and will require greater levels of expertise than that required for more rub-of-the-mill premises.

  Key provisions covered in this Code include:

 · Recognition of the additional expertise required for assessing complex buildings.

· Assessment considerations included for Performance based / Fire Safety Engineered buildings.

· Assessments may incorporate the opportunity to consider wider issues than that required by legislation alone.

· Assessments may consider issues such as the 7(2)(d) requirement of the Fire and Rescue Services Act to reduce duplication of effort and thus help Fire Authorities to meet their compliance requirement at less cost.

· Guidance on MIP provisions given in tabular form.

· Process flowchart and assessment questionnaire for complex buildings included.

· Full assessments to be undertaken every three years with an annual follow up.

The Code can be obtained, free of charge,  by contacting publishing@kingfell.com