Connaught provide a wide range of fire consultancy services in light of the new fire safety regulations and Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations. We have Consultants with specialist expertise and experience in these areas who can understand your organisation and help you comply with legislation.
In October of 2006 the law relating to fire changed throughout the UK and introduced new responsibilities for employers to ensure that the fire risk their premises was minimised. This new law replaces the previous requirement for fire certificates and the emphasis is now upon the employer rather than the fire authorities.
An employer should be competent person who has been suitably trained for example on the NEBOSH Fire Certificate to assist the employer by undertaking the fire risk assessment. Connaught can undertake the risk assessment or train staff as competent people to carry it out. The assessment will be documented and consider:
In compliance with the new Fire legislation Connaught can also assist your organisation in the following:
Risk assessments to address the requirements of Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations
The DSEAR legislation now applies to all existing processes in organisations and exemptions no longer apply. This now affects practically all organisations dealing with dangerous substances. Let our experts in DSEA help you comply with the regulations.
A dangerous substance can include any of the following:
We provide you with consultancy support on how to comply with the Dangerous Substances Explosive Atmospheres Regulations.
We complete a Hazardous Area Classification (HAC) & zoning. We carry out a Risk Assessment and produce an Explosive Protection Document. We help you to put your emergency planning arrangements in place. We can assist you in providing information and training on DSEAR to employees in your organisation. We provide a comprehensive report detailing Materials on site which could give rise to a flammable atmosphere; the results of Hazardous Area Classification, indicating the type and extent of zones identified and Recommendations to address the risks identified during the assessment.
HAZOPS (Hazard & Operability Study) is a procedural tool designed to highlight deficiencies & shortcomings in the design & operation of industrial plants. This technique is now widely used as a standard procedure for a safety assessment in the process, chemical, petroleum industries & many others. We can assist you by leading & managing such studies.
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| Comments made by Rolls Royce. |
| "An excellent HSE professional who provided us with a comprehensive HAC report. The report was excellent and has helped us a lot in moving forward in this area. She met with several members of staff and the feedback from those staff members was excellent." |
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