Fire Protection Association

The Fire Protection Association is the UK’s national fire safety organisation, one of 28 similar national bodies worldwide. It was established in 1946 and has strong support from the insurance industry, primarily through the Association of British Insurers and Lloyd’s.
The FPA’s mandate is:

to protect people, property and the environment by advancing fire prevention and protection techniques
to collaborate with its members, insurers, central and local government, the fire service and others in this work
to help focus national and international attention on such issues
to influence related decision-making of individual consumers and businesses
to collect, analyse and publish statistics, identify trends and promote research
to publish guidance, recommendations and codes of practice
to disseminate advice

Fire Safety Legislation

Fire Risk Assessment - Gavel The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order became law on 1st October 2006 and affects all non-domestic premises. Click here to find out more.

Fire Risk Assessments

Our team of risk assessors cover the UK including West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent, Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire and London. Call us now on 01403 738000 to arrange a fire risk assessment of your premises.

Risk Assessment Guidelines

The ‘Guidelines’ pages shown on this website provide legislation advice taken from the H.M. Government Guidance Documents for risk assessments. The full documents can be downloaded at communities.gov.uk.