Institution of Fire EngineersIFE Register of Fire Risk Assessors & Auditors
Background |
How can IFE help |
To apply please email katy.priestley@ife.org.uk |
What is it?
The IFE has created a Register of Fire Risk Assessors and Auditors to assist employers, building owners and managers to source appropriately skilled consultants to help them meet the requirements of legislation.
The register provides an opportunity to search for registered assessors and registered auditors by name, company, postcode or stream. Please read the important information provided in the Clauses for Clients/Users the conditions of which must be accepted before progressing to the search function.
Background
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRO) came into force in April 2006, extending the range of occupancies across England and Wales that need to become familiar with the concept of fire risk assessment.
The new legislation simplified and brought together a wide range of existing fire safety regulations, though the requirement for businesses to have a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment carried out, by a competent person, still remains. Legal responsibility for carrying out a risk assessment rests with the 'responsible person', who is usually the employer or may be a manager of an activity in a building.
As legislation is unclear on the competency of the fire risk assessor, the responsible person needs to decide whether they, or a member of staff, have the necessary knowledge and experience to carry out a fire risk assessment in-house or whether external assistance is required.
How can the IFE help?
How can employers, who are still ultimately responsible for the fire risk assessment, ensure that their choice of consultant is a good one? In this potential minefield, The Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) has created a Register of Fire Risk Assessors. It was appropriate for the IFE, as the leading professional body in the field of fire, to take this initiative to ensure that anyone having need of the services of a fire risk assessor can refer to the Register and thereby verify the credentials of their choice of assessor.
David Bonnett (Chairman of the Fire Industry Confederation) states: "We encourage the development of third party certification schemes to provide businesses with peace of mind that they are choosing a competent supplier. The rapidly growing fire risk assessment consultancy market is unregulated and confusing for buyers - this is a potentially dangerous situation, as incorrect advice may be given by unqualified consultants. The IFE register is a step towards defining the competence of fire risk assessment consultants to alleviate this situation".
Who can apply?
Members and non members of the IFE may be registered; the only prerequisite is that each applicant is able to demonstrate to a Professional Review Panel that they have suitable education, training, and experience in the principles of fire safety and fire risk assessment and this involves submitting examples of their work for evaluation.
Fire Risk Assessment Training Courses
Fire Risk Assessment Training courses, approved by the IFE for the purpose of the Fire Risk Assessors Register, are listed below:
| Course Provider |
Course Title |
Duration |
Contact |
Valid From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Compliance & Safety Franchise Ltd |
Fire Risk Assessors Course |
5 days |
bob.ward@fire-compliance-safety.com | 16th February 2009 |
| Fire Protection Association |
Fire Risk Assessment | 3 days |
training@thefpa.co.uk | November 2005 |
| Fire Protection Association |
Fire Risk Assessment & Fire Safety Management |
5 days |
training@thefpa.co.uk | September 2006 |
| Fire Protection Association |
Fire Risk Assessment for Houses in Multiple Occupation |
3 days |
training@thefpa.co.uk |
November 2008 |
| Fire Protection Association |
NOS 3.1 Fire Risk Assessment of Simple Premises |
5 days |
training@thefpa.co.uk |
November 2008 |
| Fire Protection Association |
NOS 4.1 Fire Risk Assessment of Higher Risk Premises |
5 days |
training@thefpa.co.uk |
February 2009 |
| Fire Service College |
HM Prison Service Fire Advisor Course Module 1: Foundation - General Principles of Fire Safety HM Prison Service Fire Adviser Course Module 2: Fire Risk Assessment Nb - Both modules must be successfully completed. |
5 days |
ppinney@fireservicecollege.ac.uk | Sept 2008 |
| Fire Service College |
Level 2 - Protection: an accredited course for Fire Safety Practitioners and Fire Risk Assessors |
5 days |
mhudson@fireservicecollege.ac.uk | May 2006 |
| International Training & Development Centre |
Advanced Fire Risk Assessment Course | 5 days |
TonyAshworth@lancsfirerescue.org.uk |
January 2006 |
| London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority |
Fire Risk Assessment Course |
4 days |
ctu@london-fire.gov.uk | January 2007 |
| Northern Ireland Fire Safety Panel, & delivered for the Panel by C S Todd & Associates |
Fire Risk Assessment |
3 days |
cstodd@btconnect.com | April 2002 |
| Northern Ireland Fire Safety Panel, & delivered for the Panel by C S Todd & Associates |
Fire Risk Assessment | 5 days |
cstodd@btconnect.com | August 2002 |
How to apply
The links below provide all the information you should require in order to make an application for Registration. Please read the Assessor Guidance Notes and review the application process flowchart carefully. Should you have any questions please contact the Fire Risk Registration Department via email to: katy.priestley@ife.org.uk .
