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ROSPA - Fire risk assessments and arson
Fire risk assessing plays a fundamental part in reducing the risk to people and property from arson and deliberate fire setting. In this article from Croner-i, Mike Sopp explains how to conduct a thorough assessment.
Arson and deliberate fire setting continues to be a significant issue in the UK. The latest figures from the Home Office indicate that between 45–50 per cent of all fires attended by UK fire and rescue services fall into this category.
Although the actual number of premises targeted is a small proportion of the overall figures, an arson/deliberate fire setting incident can have safety consequences.
As such, the duty holder under the relevant fire safety legislation needs to take into account arson/deliberate fire setting when undertaking a fire risk assessment, as required by the respective legislative statutory instruments. This in itself can be challenging.
