Register of Assessors
It is essential that when undertaking fire risk assessments that competent persons are used.
Competency, which offers the general assurance a task will be performed correctly has, since 2006, also been a legal duty in certain premises. Since publication of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety competency has received additional scrutiny.
The Fire Sector Federation has with many others been working to raise higher the performance of fire risk assessors. It has also endorsed an approach that proposes a third party accredits or validates company or individual certification. Following the links below lead to registers offering this level of assurance:
https://www.bafe.org.uk/schemes/life-safety-fire-risk-assessment-sp205/