Health and safety in any public building or business premises is an extremely important consideration for any business owner and employer. Ensuring that your customers, staff and visitors remain safe in your building is vital, as well as protecting yourself from potentially damaging claims.

FM Partnerships Health and Safety Audit is a methodical, independent and documented assessment of your business’ system and processes, in which it is measured against regulated criteria to make sure health and safety standards are being upheld. It is essential your organisation has a management system in place to ensure safety processes are maintained.

The main benefit of an FM Partnership Health and Safety Audit is to identify problems. If there are problems lurking behind the scenes, this can lead to accidents and other negative consequences for your business. The sooner problems are identified and addressed, the better prepared your business will be for assisting your customers, staff and visitors.

If you are bidding for clients, looking to host large events, or looking into new business, you will find that the majority of companies expect you to have proper health and safety procedures in place. Having positive public relations on the back of this will ultimately benefit your business goals.

An FM Partnership Health and Safety Audit provides a calculated analysis of procedures and provides fact-based changes to be implemented. This will save you from wasting money on what may be little more than second guessing requirements.

FM Partnership has years of experience in all areas of health and safety in the hospitality industry, so you can enjoy complete peace of mind when putting your business in our hands. Any health or safety failure which leads to a customer, employee or on-site contractor sustaining an injury is likely to result in a claim for compensation being made against the company, something which has the potential to be devastating for the success of your business.

FM Partnerships Health and Safety Audits include a full Fire Safety Audit.

A fire safety audit is an examination of your premises and relevant documents, to ascertain how the premises are being managed with regards to fire safety. Our qualified consultants will carry out a systematic and thorough appraisal of all potential fire risks involving personnel, premises, services & operation methods. We will also assist with the review your procedures and documentation.

We will evaluate the suitability and location of your extinguishers in comparison to nearby hazards as well as the adequacy of the fire detection and alarm system with respect to relevant standards, positioning of the detectors with respect to ventilation system, beam depth, obstructions, etc.

FM Partnerships consultants may also wish to talk to members of staff to confirm their level of fire safety awareness and to help identify any key areas for training.