The Fire Safety Scheme

The fire safety scheme addresses the challenge for knowing how safe a building is
by providing the public with a fire safety star rating, viewed both on line and at
the entrance of a building, just look for the trade marked logo on the annually
renewable window sticker!

The scheme works by providing the assessor with a standard assessment
application. Imbedded technologies provide a “what to look for guide”, ability to
upload building plans, photographs, complete with an electronic mark up
functionality. Check any product against “known product recall list”, electronic
access to the action register and automatic notifications for any overdue actions.
The report is independently reviewed by Chartered Fire Engineers, registrants
with the IFE.

Within 21 days of the assessment details are listed on a publicly accessible
webpage, which also provides the public a means to report any fire safety
violation, which will be investigated to drive fire safety compliance.
The fire risk assessment is held on a national database, exclusive access to the
fire and rescue service.

The fire safety scheme provides:
A standard fire risk assessment application tool

The report generated by the tool is compiled in real time during the
assessment undertaking using a an iPad or tablet computer

Information buttons provide the assessor with a what to look for guide

The assessor can upload building plans, photographs and the tool has the
functionality to mark these up electronically

Imbedded tools aim to help the assessor, such as the ability to check any
product against a known product recall list

Once the assessment is complete the application automatically issues the
user and the responsible person with a PDF version of the report along
with electronic access to the action register

The report provides an executive summary compliance dashboard

The scheme generates automatic notification for overdue actions

The report generated is independently reviewed by Chartered Fire
Engineers who are registrants with the IFE (Institution of Fire Engineers),
their comments are contained within the action register with an
automatic notification of their review sent to the responsible person

The action register links audited suppliers for products and services with
customer needs therefore, providing confidence to the consumer for
trustworthy products and services

Within 21 days of the assessment undertaking the building details are
listed on a publicly accessible webpage, information shown; the name of
the building, the address, the date of the assessment undertaking and the
fire safety star rating achieved

Also within 21 days of the undertaking a annually renewable window
sticker is issued to the building user to display the fire safety star
achieved and a certificate which maybe presented to their insurance
provider

The publicly accessible webpage also provides a means to report any fire
safety violation which will be investigated by a chartered fire engineer to
support and drive fire safety compliance

The fire risk assessment will be held on a national database with
exclusive access provided to the fire and rescue service