The Fire Risk Assessment Competency Council (FRACC) has published a set of criteria against which the competency of those undertaking fire risk assessments can be judged.

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The government recommends that fire risk assessments should be carried out by suitably competent fire professionals. We are nationally recognised and accredited under the The Institute of Fire Safety Managers.  

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From the The Institute of Fire Safety Managers.

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''The government recommends that fire risk assessments should be carried out by suitably competent fire professionals. We created the Tiered Fire Risk Assessors Register (TFRAR) as a way to help people locate suitable professionals in their area.

 

We organise the register into tiers, which recognise the different levels of knowledge and competency that each individual currently holds. This ranges from entry level assessors just starting out in their career (Tier 1) through to nationally accredited, highly experienced professionals (Tier 3).

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This enables the responsible person / duty holder to locate and select a Fire Risk Assessor who is competent at the prescribed level and is capable of carrying out a Fire Risk Assessment of the premises / workplace or similar establishment. The assessor will be able to identify and record fire risks, as well as carry out audits to verify another person's Fire Risk Assessments.

 

There are many Fire Risk Assessors who work as competent specialists in a very particular sector of the community e.g. heritage buildings, hospitals and similar, construction sites etc. They operate within a larger ‘generalist’ framework but in order to recognise their specific competence, we offer specialist / sector registration within Tier 2.''

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