A fire risk assessor should be just that, not a salesman making recommendations to then subsequently profit from the recommendations in his report. How often do we see recommendations in a report that the company or a sister company can profit from? Compartmentation surveys that are not required? Fire warden training for every member of staff? Three Co2 extinguishers in a single tiny plant room?
I have carried out some assessments on the back of a recent fire extinguisher technician visit and seen numerous over supplies of fire extinguishers that defies belief. Are they covering there back or just trying to profit?
Either way, let’s assess each building on its merit and find some common sense. Maybe they do need all those things but not always and the client deserves better.
