The following gives an insight into how you can check the competency of your contractors.
Fire safety engineering support, whether supervision, inspections, or assessments should never be just a box ticking exercise.
Fire Risk Engineers Ltd will always ensure engineers are appropriately qualified, and experienced.
We strongly recommend verification of qualifications for any fire safety advise.
Registration with fire industry institutions and associations, demonstrates commitment to remaining up to date with industry standards and development, as well as showing additional recognition for their qualifications and experience.
Our qualifications and experience are testament to our commitment to provide a high quality service.
There are many companies claiming competency, and the number of organisations can be confusing.
In the UK, the body appointed under the Accreditation Regulations 2009 as the sole national accreditation body (NAB) is the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).
UKAS is the sole NAB for undertaking mandatory and voluntary accreditation in the UK. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will only recognise accreditation of UK based conformity assessment bodies that have been granted by UKAS. www.gov.uk
Our principal fire engineer carries out third party supervision of sprinkler installations on behalf of the LPCB, BRE Global, a UKAS accredited organisation.
For further verification, the Fire Sector Federation (FSF) provides a good place to check, having a registrar of membership which includes all reputable UK fire safety organisations that we are aware of.
The FPA, Fire Protection Association is the UK’s national fire safety organisation, according to the UK HSE.
To remain informed of fire safety development, our principal fire engineer maintains membership of 3 FSF registered organisations, including the FPA, and actively involved in continual professional development.
We strongly recommend verification of qualifications for any fire engineer.
