Fire Safety for Residential Care Homes

What is a Fire Risk Assessment?

A Fire Risk Assessment is a thorough review of your premises & the people who are likely to use them, including the elderly, very young children & disabled people.  It considers the risk of fire breaking out & what measures you need to put in place to prevent it, keeping people safe.  All residential care homes, whatever the size, must complete a Fire Risk Assessment.

The risk assessment should identify fire hazards & rate them in terms of risk – high, moderate or low.  For example, a care home kitchen would be considered a high-risk area.  At-risk persons should also be identified, such as the occupants or disabled members of staff.

For each risk you identify, a plan should be put in place to eliminate (if possible), reduce & protect people from that risk.

There are 5 Key Steps for a Fire Risk Assessment.

• Identify the fire hazards
• Identify the people at risk
• Evaluate, remove or reduce the risks
• Record your findings, prepare an emergency plan & provide training
• Review & update the fire risk assessment regularly

If you do not have the expertise or time to do the fire risk assessment yourself, you need to appoint a ‘competent person’ to help.  Fire Queen can help; we provide a full range of Fire Safety Services including Fire Risk Assessments, Fire Training, Fire Extinguisher Servicing & Fire Alarm Maintenance, in Stockport, Manchester, The North West, & UK wide

Fire Queen Limited is a leading provider of Fire Risk Assessments, Wireless Fire Alarm Installation, Life Safety & Fire Extinguisher Servicing for Residential Care Homes.