Fire Compliance & Safety Ltd provides fire risk assessments and health & safety services to businesses. They offer a unique online risk assessment system that allows clients to manage risks on an ongoing basis. They have partnered with an insurance broker to offer clients a 10% discount on commercial insurance premiums. The presentation outlines Fire Compliance & Safety's services, alternatives for businesses, client testimonials, and next steps for completing an assessment.

1. Our Services My Biography The New Legislation How this effects your business The Alternatives The choices available What our clients say Help with Funding What happens Next AGENDA

2. What we do Our Services Fire Risk Assessments Health & Safety Audits Fire Safety Training Weekly Fire Alarm Tests Monthly Emergency Light Tests 6 Monthly Fire Drills Management Training

3. Bob Ward – Director Fire Compliance & Safety Ltd On leaving the Fire Service early through injury, Bob entered the Fire Safety Industry, he joined a large international corporate company but found that the corporate sales strategy and ethos were at odds with his own desire to provide exceptional customer service. He was determined to strike out on his own and provide a service for customers that matched his ethos and give the customer exactly what they wanted at a price they could afford, in the knowledge that this professional service would continue from year to year protecting his client’s properties, business and staff. "People want to know that you care about them and their needs, rather than what your sales target’s dictate they should be having" Bob believes passionately about fire safety, using his trademarked Risk Assessment system he has built a client base in the South of England consisting of small shops and large factories, school complexes to large property portfolios and now, has franchised his business throughout the United Kingdom. Many Brigades have complimented Bob on the finished Fire Risk Assessment stating it as "very comprehensive and easy to use, an ideal tool for every business owner". If you would like Bob to help you with your Fire or Health & Safety issues contact him on [email_address] My Biography

4. New Fire Safety Law. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 means that every business in the UK is required by law to carry out and record a Fire Risk Assessment; act on the findings of the assessment; and train all staff in basic fire safety. This is where we can help you and your Business. If you don't employ anyone who is competent to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment, and you don’t want to take the liability, you can call on us! Let us take this burden from you. Whether it’s an annual Fire Risk Assessment or Health & Safety Consultancy Support your Business needs, we can accommodate your requirements both quickly and efficiently allowing you to concentrate on running your business with confidence! The Health & Safety Executive and the Fire & Rescue Service may carry out a spot check on your company at any time, and if you haven’t carried out (and recorded) a Fire Risk Assessment you will be breaking the law and liable to prosecution. We can keep you legal. Aside from your legal obligations, a Fire Risk Assessment can genuinely save you money by identifying what is actually needed and not what other people would like to sell you. The New Legislation

5. If your workplace has a fire, will your insurer pay out? If you haven’t carried out your Fire Risk Assessment this year they may not! What's a Fire Risk Assessment? A Fire Risk Assessment evaluates your premises in terms of fire safety hazards. A qualified Fire Compliance & Safety assessor will visit your premises, make a detailed physical inspection and provide you with an easy to understand report. This report will include a prioritised action plan on how to minimise the risk of fire to your business. Who needs a Fire Risk Assessment? The Law states that the responsible person for each premise is required to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment each year and take steps to reduce or remove the risks. The "responsible person" is the person/s, who owns or controls the business and the owner of the property in the case of multi occupied buildings. Why can’t I do the Fire Risk Assessment myself? If you have the time and expertise to do it you can, but beware, for an untrained person a Fire Risk Assessment can be time consuming and might not meet the legal requirements. The law clearly states that "a premise must have a suitable and sufficient Fire Risk Assessment carried out by a competent person". The definition of a 'competent person' is where a person has had "sufficient training and or knowledge and other qualities to carry out the role". The Fire Service are at liberty to visit a premises at any time and check a Fire Risk Assessment. If you are unfortunate enough to have a fire and your Fire Risk Assessment has been deemed not suitable or sufficient the loss adjusters can use that fact to withhold or downgrade any insurance payments. How This Effects Your Business

6. The Alternatives A. Do it yourself: Research information. Download application – From £50 to £250. Either complete yourself or appoint fire marshall within the company. Ensure either you or the fire marshall has completed suitable training so that you can demonstrate competency which is part of the legal requirement. Complete the application and follow through the actions. Regularly up date the log book so records are available for inspection. You still retain full liability along with the appointed member of staff. Cost in total to business from £850

7. The Alternatives B. Appoint one of the big multi-nationals. Chubb, Emtech, McAlpine. A static document that produces a coded version of the risk at the time it was completed. A snap shot in time of the current risk. Designed so that it is hard to understand with the emphasis on selling equipment. Little or no attention paid to the implementation of the actions needed to ensure the business is compliant. Little or no follow up. Costs from £675 to £1250

8. C. Local companies and one man bands: Normally tick sheet type questionnaire. No diagrams, photo’s or drawings Static document. Rarely contains a follow up or Fire Log Book. Business owner still retains all the liability. Little or no after sales. From £250 The Alternatives

9. D.THE FCS SYSTEM: Unique on-line Project Management system. Allows business owners to manage risk as it occurs – day by day. Complete with on-going log book to keep records of actions. Industry recognised & complimented by many brigades. Fully trained assessors that stay with the business Fire Risk Assessment fully indemnified through our insurers. Limiting liability to business owners. White labelled by Europe's biggest health & safety company. Part funded by International insurance brokerage. Now available with insurance discounts from £250. The Alternatives

10. The Choice is Yours A – B – C - D Today I have demonstrated the options currently available to business owners. We have looked at the alternatives and have what we believe to be the most cost effective, low risk method for helping you to stay compliant. Which of the options demonstrated would you say is right for your Business?

11. Funding available Leading Insurance Broker commits 10% premium discount on FCS Risk Assessment Fire Compliance and Safety (FCS), has announced a strategic endorsement and financial discount arrangement with leading insurance broker Melville Burbage Insurance Services Ltd, part of the Willis Commercial Network of Insurance Brokers. The endorsement was awarded in recognition of the quality of the FCS Risk Assessment product and service, resulting in the insurance brokerage agreeing to offer FCS customers a minimum 10% premium reduction on commercial insurance premiums. The 10% premium discount aims to help reward and acknowledge those who have successfully completed a risk assessment, and contributes towards embedding the FCS product in the marketplace. This enables us to offer our customers a discounted premium and helps to support the FCS product in becoming recognised as a leading standard in fire safety assessment. Cost can be an issue particularly with SME’s so this discount agreement means some if not all of the costs can be offset. This FCS system is like no other, it allows you to manage risk on a day to day basis instead of the conventional tick sheet type method that can only analysis risk on the day it was completed. Both the fire brigade and management companies have complimented us on the product”. For quotations on your Commercial Insurance please contact Melville Burbage Insurance on 01635 43880 or email [email_address] all enquires from FCS clients are dealt with by a senior member of staff. It is entirely possible that a saving of 15% or more can be achieved on last years renewal premium! Contact Melville Burbage Insurance on 01635 43880 for a quotation Always Quote Reference FCS/MB to obtain this offer.

12. Melville Burbage Insurance

13. Fire Compliance & Safety Why choose Fire Compliance & Safety ? Fire Compliance & Safety DOESN’T sell fire products, so you know our advice is impartial. We provide a comprehensive & unique Risk Assessment including a remedial action plan The FCS online system is an ideal management tool for clients with multi-site management requirements We provide email reminders, automatically showing any outstanding actions required.

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15. Fire Compliance & Safety Customer Feedback: “ Fire-Compliance & Safety Ltd delivers a highly professional, efficient and cost effective service; their experience helped me whilst I was working under pressure with the usual time constraints” Harwood Warrington Operations Director Merchant inns plc “ Fire-Compliance & Safety Ltd provided us with a comprehensive safety risk assessment on several of the buildings we manage, ensuring they comply with current legislation. The reports were carried out swiftly and accurately and have enabled us to put systems in place that benefit both tenants and clients alike” SBT Commercial Property Consultants “ Both fire risk management and health & safety are vitally important to us. Fire Compliance & Safety Ltd. delivered a friendly, knowledgeable service, resulting in a detailed, yet easy to follow report. We will continue to use their services in the future” Young Associates Asset Management Ltd

16. What Happens Next What we need to complete the assessment: Receive a work instruction or PO from the client. Complete the Fire Risk Assessment. Invoice and send Fire Risk Assessment to business. Apply for Insurance discount. Quote Ref: FCS/MB Assist with on going project management. Fire drills, System checks, Staff training.