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Q: We have a Health & Safety Assessment dated 4/12/2015 and an Asbestos Survey Report dated 27/10/2016. We also have an 'Electrical installation work certificate of compliance’ dated 22/3/2012 concerning installing power to our garage blocks. Bearing in mind that we are a two-story block with no common internal areas 1 . Are there any other certificates/reports which we are required to obtain? 2. When do we need to get them renewed? FPRA Chairman Bob Smytherman replies: 1. You are required to have a Fire Risk Assessment which for a two-storey Block, which need not be onerous but must cover safe means of escape in the event of fire that is adequately lit in the event of a power cut. Your directors are the ‘responsible persons’ collectively and there is extensive guidance on our website to assist meeting your responsibilities. 2.The electrical safety check for any electrical supply provided by the company will need renewing every five years and therefore is overdue and should be a priority for your directors. There is an extensive guide on our website covering this and the qualifications required from a suitable electrical contractor. Question submitted May 2018

Question 2

Health and Safety

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Q: We have a Health & Safety Assessment dated 4/12/2015 and an Asbestos Survey Report dated 27/10/2016. We also have an 'Electrical installation work certificate of compliance’ dated 22/3/2012 concerning installing power to our garage blocks. Bearing in mind that we are a two-story block with no common internal areas 1 . Are there any other certificates/reports which we are required to obtain? 2. When do we need to get them renewed? FPRA Chairman Bob Smytherman replies: 1. You are required to have a Fire Risk Assessment which for a two-storey Block, which need not be onerous but must cover safe means of escape in the event of fire that is adequately lit in the event of a power cut. Your directors are the ‘responsible persons’ collectively and there is extensive guidance on our website to assist meeting your responsibilities. 2.The electrical safety check for any electrical supply provided by the company will need renewing every five years and therefore is overdue and should be a priority for your directors. There is an extensive guide on our website covering this and the qualifications required from a suitable electrical contractor. Question submitted May 2018

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