Fire Safety Policy

The Service Manager will hold the NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management (or equivalent), or Level 4 VRQ Diploma in Asset and Building Management. If they do not have this already, they will obtain it within 12 months of the approval of this policy.

Only suitably competent contractors, fire risk assessors (with NEBOSH in Fire Safety and Risk Management or equivalent) and fire engineers will undertake FRAs or works to fire safety equipment, systems, and installations. These must be suitably experienced and certified by BAFE and/or an IFSM member and be in line with the Fire Sector Federation's guidance on choosing a competent Fire Risk Assessor.

Only suitably competent fire safety consultants and contractors will provide third party technical quality assurance checks.

The Council will check that internal staff and external contractors hold the relevant qualifications and accreditations when they are employed or procured to carry out work.

We will check our contractors hold the relevant qualifications and accreditations when we procure them, and thereafter on an annual basis; we will evidence these checks and each contractor's certification appropriately.