Fire Risk Assessment Services

Green Hat Consulting has a dedicated department providing a complete Fire Risk Management service, fully compliant with the Articles of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England & Wales.
Green Hat Consulting are members of the Fire Protection Association.
Our Assessors have vast experience, knowledge and skill in the field, and work closely with clients, Fire Services and the Health and Safety Executive to ensure compliance and the avoidance of enforcement action.


Our Services
Fire Safety Consultancy

Fire Safety Strategy

Fire Safety Management & Policy

Fire Safety Gap Analysis
Fire Safety investigations

Premises Fire Risk Assessments

Construction Site Fire Risk Assessments

Timber Frame Fire Risk Assessments
Specialist Fire Risk Assessments

Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Regulations (DSEAR)

External Cladding Assessments

Management of risks advice
Fire Risk Assessments

Expert Witness Services

Fire Investigation
Our services in more detail:
Fire Safety Consultancy

Fire Safety Strategy
- Fire Engineering Support through the RIBA Stages
Fire System Design Plan Reviews, including Suppression, Fire Alarms, and Emergency Lighting, lightning protection etc.
- Value Engineering (Creating Opportunities to Reduce Costs) through the development of fire strategies, typically RIBA stages 1 – 4, inclusive of peer review, risk mitigation, impact assessment, design development and cost analysis with reporting and exchange support.
- Development of fire strategies, RIBA stages 5 – 7, including site inspections, commissioning, handover and pre/post occupancy support.
- Fire Safety Management & Policy
As a bespoke service to our clients, we provide suitable and sufficient; management policies, emergency plans, fire-fighting arrangements, evacuation strategies and training requirements for organisations. The Emergency Plan is based on the outcome of a Fire Risk Assessment or result of a Gap Analysis and must be made available to all employees and the enforcing authorities. - Fire Safety Gap Analysis
In the management of fire safety and to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, a gap analysis will compare the actual performance with potential or desired performance. The survey and report will identify areas that can be improved. The analysis involves determining, documenting, and identifying the difference between existing fire safety provisions and compliance/enforcement requirements.
Fire Risk Assessments

Premises Fire Risk Assessments
A Fire Risk Assessment should be undertaken annually and assesses the fire risks, the protective and preventative measures and processes/procedures within premises against current standards criteria. An assessment identifies necessary controlling measures to remove or reduce risk to a tolerable level and will produce an action plan for compliance.

A Fire Risk Assessment must be carried out if:
You are an employer, even if you have one employee
You are a landlord or managing agent in control of a building
You are responsible for managing the common-access areas of a block of flats, maisonettes or HMO (house in multiple occupation)

Construction Site Fire Risk Assessments
- Ignition sources, security and fire spread
- Means of escape
- Means of giving warning
- Means of fighting fire

Timber Frame Fire Risk Assessments
Our services seek to work with clients for cost effective solutions using off-site strategic reports and on-site reviews and risk assessments during the project.
Specialist Fire Risk Assessments

On-Site Fire Safety management plans procedures and checks

Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Regulations (DSEAR)
It is the responsibility of the employer to minimise the risks to their employees that can result from potentially explosive atmospheres (i.e. where there is presence of gases, vapours, liquids or dusts). Our team can conduct risk assessments and identify planning, procedural and training requirements for clients.


External Cladding Assessments
Identification of the external cladding on all buildings
Review of external cladding specification
Sampling of materials
Written report detailing presence and extent of combustible aluminium composite panelling
Carrying out checks on firestopping installations
Collection of available data to inform any future detailed investigations of compliance or risk
Fire Safety Investigations

Expert Witness Services
We act independently or as part of a specialist team, we assist in determining the origin and cause of a fire, able to assess evidence and provide expert opinion in either civil or criminal court.

Fire Investigation

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