Fire risk assessments in your building
We carry out Fire Risk Assessments across our buildings to ensure your safety; these are available on request. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns about fire safety in your building:
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Email
Contact
Fire Safety
- Phone 01484 414886
In a fire emergency, call Phone 999 immediately.
How we carry out Fire Risk Assessments
Fire Risk Assessments
At Kirklees Council, we want our tenants to be as safe as they can be in their homes. This extends to many areas of our work with you, including fire safety. Your home in is one of several buildings where we, as your landlord, are required to meet specific rules and regulations. This document gives you the information you need to understand how we are meeting our obligations, provides information in relation to fire safety specific to your building and how we propose to address works that are required to continue to keep you safe.
The key legislation that we are required to meet is listed below.
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO)
- The Fire Safety Act 2021
- The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
- The Building Safety Act 2022.
We have a legal duty under the Fire Safety Regulations (2022) to identify and remove any risks and hazards, or to reduce these as far as possible. A Fire Risk Assessment is carried out periodically on your building by an independent qualified assessor to assess the fire safety of your building. The FRA looks internally and externally at:
- Fire hazards - things that could start a fire.
- People at risk - who might be affected if a fire happens.
- Safety measures - what is in place to prevent fires and keep people safe (like alarms, fire doors, and escape routes).
- Actions needed - any actions required to make the building safer.
Fire Safety Programmes
Over the next few years, we are investing in fire safety improvements to ensure we have the highest standards of fire safety protection across council homes in Kirklees. Our initial focus is to improve fire safety measures in high rise properties, six-storey blocks and retirement living schemes. The latest updates can be found on our website.
