FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT

A fire risk assessment is an assessment of your premises, the activities carried on there and the likelihood that a fire could start and cause harm to those in or around the premises will be considered for the same.

The aims of the fire risk assessment are

To identify the fire hazards.

To eliminate or reduce the risk of those hazards causing harm to as low as reasonable.

To decide what passive and active fire precautions and management arrangements are necessary to ensure the safety of people in your premises if a fire does start.

The assessment would be carried out by our competent staff in your premises to give you a comprehensive report. This will involve extensive inspection / survey of your premises. This will help to determine the current adequacy of the fire precautions in place and the need for any additional measures. Of equal importance is a review of current fire safety management within the building and consideration of the human factors such as how people respond to an emergency. The overall objective of the risk assessment is to ensure the safety of the occupants of the building.

NR consultant Fire Risk Assessment will include, where appropriate the following

How long is a Fire Risk Assessment Valid for

Under static circumstances this depends upon the risk profile of the property and appetite of the client to mitigate risk. Normally we recommend a Fire Risk Assessment for a period of two years. But it depends on the facility for which the Fire Risk Assessment is made. For example Fire Risk Assessment conducted for properties such as blocks of flat can go up to three years or more. High Risk sites may need to be assessed annually

FIRE ENGINEERING SERVICE

Fire Engineering is a specialised field which requires great amount of quality and experienced man hours. In order to do this job it requires qualified and experience person who has the benefit of knowledge gained from attending multiple incidents. NR consultant expertise manpower will help you save a considerable amount of money with our Fire Engineering Services.

Our Team can support your people in all aspects of building design and management, including architects, surveyors, builders and property owners. For example, if your business has engaged an architect for a new build or extension, we can work with them to deliver a cost-effective Fire Engineering Solution that will integrate with the project.

If the building in question is older or listed, you can also benefit from our experience and knowledge of fire engineering for historical buildings and how current legislation affects them.

Fire risk audits

Fire Risk audit is an effective tool for assessing fire safety standards of an organization or occupancy. A fire Risk audit addresses the inherent fire hazardous associated with day to day activities in an occupancy and recommend measures to reduce the potential fire hazards. Also, it helps the people to identify the areas for improvement and evolve an action plan.

We offer Fire Risk Audit services to the buildings as well as industrial complexes. It provides a comprehensive fire safety audit, systematic and organized way to identify the hazards from fire.

Our objective is to provide structured fire safety audits to check current adequacy of components, services & equipment, report of the expected performance, make recommendations for the compliance with the existing building rules, regulations, codes & standards and the requirement of providing a safe place for living or carry out commercial or industrial activities.

The Audit, Undertaken by an experienced team include analytical, design and engineering experts.

FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENTS

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WITH ISI MARK

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ACCESSORIES

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS CHEMICALS

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS REFILLING

HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TESTING

SERVICING & CONSULTING.

FIRE HYDRANT SYSTEM & EQUIPMENTS

Fire License in Tamil Nadu

The issue and renewal of fire license across India are governed and regulated by the State Governments. Hence, the process and procedure for obtaining fire license vary from state to state. In Tamil Nadu, fire license is mandatorily required for various types of businesses mentioned in the Tamil Nadu Fire Service Rules. In addition to the mandatory requirement, fire license would also be required while obtaining Building Plan Approval from the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) for multistoried buildings. In this article, we look at the procedure for obtaining fire license in Tamil Nadu.

Applying for Fire License

The authority to whom fire license application must be submitted would depend on the type of building. To obtain fire license for building with height of upto 17.25 meters (Non-MSB), the District Officer, Fire and Rescue Services Department is the concerned authority.

To obtain fire license for building with height above 17.25 mts (MSB) or building with more than single basement and height of less than 17.25 meters, The Director, Fire and Rescue Services Department is the concerned authority

Application for Fire License

The application for fire license must be signed by the building owner along with the following information or documents

Requisition Letter addressed to Approving Authority (District Officer/ Director, as applicable) with the signature of authorised signatory.

Land ownership document copy (Rental Agreement/ Sale Deed including patta, chitta copy / Lease Deed).

Copy of Compliance Certification issued by Fire and Rescue Services Department (For MSB only).

Details of Fire Safety measures undertaken in the building.

Fire Safety Plan of the building including Fire Alarm Plan and Hydrant Layout etc.

4 copies of approved building plan from Competent Authority (Local Body/ DTCP/ CMDA).

In addition to the above, the applicant must submit the following information in the format provided below during site verification

Processing Time for Fire License

The government processing time for issuance of fire license in Tamil Nadu is between 15 to 30 days. The applicant would have to visit an e-Sevai Centre for beginning the application process. The authority at the e-Sevai Centre would upload the application on behalf of the applicant on the system along with the required documents. Once, documents are uploaded, an application number will be generated and the applicant will receive a confirmation of the same via SMS. There is no fee to be paid to the Fire & Rescue Services department for this application.

On completion of the application upload, the applicant should send by speed post all of the documents uploaded to the concerned Approving Authority (District Officer/ Director, as applicable). The Approving Authority would acknowledge the receipt of the application and documents, to the applicant via SMS. The approving Authority can ask for additional information from the applicant, only pertaining to application form and supporting documents specified within 7 working days of application receipt (including supporting documents). The applicant can respond to the queries received through the online portal. Based on the submission, the approving Authority would schedule an inspection of the site after providing prior notice.

Post inspection, the concerned Officer will prepare and submit the inspection report on the online portal and forward it to the concerned authority. If found fit, the fire license would then be issued by the Authorities to the applicant.