Businesses operating from within the industrial sector often face unique challenges when it comes to fire safety. With so many manufacturers, warehouses and facilities storing or utilising flammable materials and liquids, industrial organisations need to take every precaution necessary to protect staff, property, equipment and even the wider community.
Melwood Facilities’ accredited and experienced contractors take the time to carefully assess the standard of fire safety and provide the advice required to improve, tailoring its approach to facilitate the requirements of individual industrial properties. Our primary priority is to work closely with fire safety managers or the responsible person to remove unnecessary hazards and reduce fire risks to acceptable level of safety in industrial environments.
Any fire risk assessment should be carried out by competent, approved contractors, especially in industrial facilities as flammable materials and sources of ignition can be present. Moreover, it’s especially important for any fire risk assessment to be regularly reviewed and renewed, especially when there is any significant change to workplace or manufacturing properties and activities conducted there.
Which Properties Require an Industrial Fire Risk Assessment?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it is a legal requirement for all non-domestic premises in the UK to complete a fire risk assessment, including industrial properties.
Just some of the industrial properties that require a fire risk assessment are;
- Factories
- Warehouses
- Workshops
- Manufacturing Facilities
- Power Plants
- Chemical Plants
- Petrochemical Plants
- Mining Operations
- Construction Sites
- Agricultural Facilities
- Food Processing Centres
- Textile Mills
- Paper Mills
- Printing Facilities
- Timber Yards
- Recycling Facilities
As with any property, there is a responsible person for fire safety, whether it be the owner, occupier, employer or delegated personnel.
What does an Industrial Fire Risk Assessment Include?
An industrial fire risk assessment refers to any such procedure at an industrial property, for example, a factory or warehouse.
The first protocol in a fire risk assessment is to identify fire hazards. Unlike fire risk assessments, such as commercial or residential, there is likely to be an elevated chance of fire due to flammable materials, liquids and sources of ignition present in industrial environments. This can often lead to Class B & Class C fire classification scenarios.
Melwood Facilities will actively seek to examine the storage and handling of flammable materials and hazardous substances. They will also check any complex machinery and equipment, ensuring the tools are safe to use.
Our approved contractors will also identify those most at risk in industrial premises, including employees/contractors, visitors, and members of the public or wider community.
Melwood Facilities will carefully evaluate all of the risks identified. This is to consider the chances of a fire occurring in an industrial property and the potential consequences.
We will then produce the advice required to reduce the risks of a fire occurring in an industrial facility as much as possible. This can include eliminating hazards, controlling hazards and providing adequate fire safety measures.
Another important aspect of industrial fire risks assessments is to properly document findings. It’s crucial that all findings are accessible to future fire safety personnel, and the document should also include emergency evacuation plans, and any fire safety training that has been provided to staff.
Benefits of a Melwood Facilities Fire Risk Assessment for Industrial Properties
There are numerous benefits of an industrial fire risk assessment from Melwood Faciities.
Firstly, our approved contractors will fully ensure industrial facilities are compliant with the law. It will also reduce the risk of a fire occurring, and will help to protect people and property in the event of a fire.
An industrial fire risk assessment can also lead to reduced insurance premiums, leaving businesses with more financial resources to work with and an enhanced reputation in local communities and among the wider general public.
Areas We Cover
For a complete fire risk assessment in Wigan, from a team of fully-accredited, certified fire safety assessors, don’t hesitate to get in touch today.
Here at Melwood, we’re proud to offer industry-leading, local services to industrial or work properties across the North-West. Some of our most popular areas of service include:
- Greater Manchester (Manchester, Salford, Stockport, Eccles, Wigan, Bolton)
- Lancashire (Preston, Blackpool, Blackburn)
- Merseyside (Liverpool, Warrington, St. Helens)
- Stoke-On-Trent
- Crewe
If you’re looking for a team you can trust, in your local area, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Melwood Facilities today. For more information about our Fire Doors please contact the Melwood team at hello@melwoodfacilities.co.uk.
