Since they invested in the Fire Consultancy division, they were aware of the perceived ‘conflict of interest’ in the fire industry for companies like ourselves; Why? As they assess client fire safety risks and are then providing Active & Passive fire solutions to address the findings within the assessment.
For some people, informing a company that they need to improve their fire safety and then, later on, assessing those improvements may appear conflicting. Because yes, they have passive and active fire protection and fire consultancy teams under the FireRite banner each independent from one another but with a common goal "Life safety". But, they work well at delivering a professional service to clients and any overlap is always in the best interests of clients because, quite simply, it helps reduce the risk of fire (i.e., the core business!).
The Importance Of Third Party Accreditation
The recent and successful NSI GOLD BAFE SP205 audit opened the team up to significant external scrutiny
Certainly, there is no ‘conflict of interest’ in the one-stop fire solution they offer clients. For many years, FireRite has sought third-party accreditation for the services they provide. These ‘yardsticks’ (carried out on an annual basis), allow them to scrutinize and conduct an intrinsic evaluation of all the services. They also prove they are a professional company in terms of management, Competency knowledge, and service delivery.
The recent and successful NSI GOLD BAFE SP205 audit opened the team up to significant external scrutiny. The audit paid particular attention to the contents of the selected fire risk assessments, and the knowledge and training of the fire risk consultants.
Legally Committed To Providing The Best Advice
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 they have a legal duty to provide a service giving clients the correct information and services.
This could be in terms of carrying out a fire risk assessment or devising a service and maintenance plan for a fire alarm system. If they don’t do these properly they could be subject to legal action – not something any company welcomes.
Independence of the fire risk assessment process
The consultancy team goes to great lengths to ensure the client is made aware of the liberty of the fire risk assessment process
In addition, when carrying out fire risk assessments, the consultancy team goes to great lengths to ensure the client is made aware of the independence of the fire risk assessment process.
The team is from the Fire and Rescue Service background (the ‘enforcing authority’). Everyone is aware of the stipulations of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 mentioned in the previous paragraph. As a result, for the teams to do anything less would be extremely foolhardy from both a personal and professional perspective.
Good Communication And Scrutiny Between Teams
Interaction between the fire protection and fire consultancy teams involves questioning each other’s services. Good communication between teams is essential, with both sides taking findings from each other onboard and developing their services accordingly.
They are confident that with the one-stop fire solution, they demonstrate a professional approach when providing fire safety services to the clients. After all, it is a competitive market, and there is a wide range of organizations that provide similar services. They are a pioneer in the field and are confident about what they can provide clients.
All they ask for clients is that when they consider acting on the significant findings of the fire risk assessment, Firerite is invited for commercial competitive tender and/or quotation. They are on a number of Frameworks that have vetted the pricing structure, certification, and quality control for peace of mind.
