Fire Risk Assessment title in Scotland

[stuart.hood]

I have been approached by a fellow fire safety consultant and asked if I am aware of any requirement for a "Fire Risk Assessment Report" in Scotland to be titled as a "Fire SAFETY Risk Assessment Report". It would appear that someone auditing one of his Fire Risk Assessment Reports has taken issue with the fact that it is not called a Fire Safety Risk Assessment report.

In my mind the title of the fire risk assessment is unimportant, its the contents which is important.

I would welcome the views of any fellow forum members on this point, inparticular any who have experience of conducting Fire Risk Assessments in Scotland.

[afterburner]

Stuart

Start point is the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, Part 3, section 53 (2)(a) which states "an assessment of the workplace for the purpose of identifying any risks to the safety of the employer’s employees in respect of harm caused by fire". All the words are there, 'fire', 'safety','assessment' & 'risk'.

The Scottish Government publish a 'Fire Safety Guidance Booklet' which, on Page 3 comes up with 'Duties imposed by legislation ....' and the first one of these is 'carrying out a fire safety risk assessment'. This phrase is then used throughout the Guidance booklet.

I have always headed my submissions as 'Fire Risk Assessments' and have never had any problems. I have never been asked to change the title to include the word safety.

Could this be that someone has read the 'Guidance' and once again applied the words in the 'Guidance' as a legal requirement?   

[nearlythere]

Stuart

Start point is the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, Part 3, section 53 (2)(a) which states "an assessment of the workplace for the purpose of identifying any risks to the safety of the employer’s employees in respect of harm caused by fire". All the words are there, 'fire', 'safety','assessment' & 'risk'.

The Scottish Government publish a 'Fire Safety Guidance Booklet' which, on Page 3 comes up with 'Duties imposed by legislation ....' and the first one of these is 'carrying out a fire safety risk assessment'. This phrase is then used throughout the Guidance booklet.

I have always headed my submissions as 'Fire Risk Assessments' and have never had any problems. I have never been asked to change the title to include the word safety.

Could this be that someone has read the 'Guidance' and once again applied the words in the 'Guidance' as a legal requirement?   

If the officer was so tied up about the use of words in the legislation then maybe he should be ask where he wants the Assessment carried out to.
I think your friend must have got the I/O on a day when he forgot to bring his colouring in book and crayons.