Reveiw of a fire risk assessment

[Chris Houston]

We shall never talk about this incident again.

[Midland Retty]

Mrs Prendergast's husband is a nuclear power station technician who practices his petrol juggling act during lunch hours in the power station's plush new canteen.

On his days off he assists his lovely wife (Who by the way is a second cousin of Postman Pat) in her shop. To wow the customers he juggles fish, and as an extra special trick he ignites them mid air to produce smoked mackeral.

Both prendergast and the power station should have flagged this up as a significant finding. So you were right to argue the point PhilB - those bullies just mocked and cajouled you.

Chris you were right that both organisations should review their assessment regularly and Kurnal Mrs Prendergast does have a hygiene problem cos she smells of fishy petrol.

The moral of the story is this?:  don't know exactly... what was the question again? Ive lost the plot and am talking utter rubbish brought about by PhilB's fantasy and surreal nuclear power station and Mrs Prendergrast's pungent B.O.

I have to go now nurse wants to give me my medication

I love you Mrs Prendergrast.

[The Colonel]

Yes Chris so would I.

Please Chris and Kurnal forget I ever mentioned a nuclear power point..I will never mention one again.......I was just trying to make the point that the frequency of the reviews should be proportionate to the risk.......and leave Mrs Prendergast alone too!

Phill I think you like many others have hit the nail on the head in that the review frequency should be proportionate to the risk. The problems as I see it is convinving the responsible person that they have a risk and that a file full of papers is not like waving the old fire certificate and saying I have one go away. Even harder is convincing responsible persons that they have to act on the assessment and not just file it away.

One case that I know of was a school, where the risk assessment was undertaken which would involve some considerable work, noises were made that budgets would be sought and work considered. Nothing was done, reviews were declined and it was not until the local FSO paid a visit that the RP even thought of doing the work in the assessment. The RP then realised that it was his rear end on the line.