Fire Safety Tips for Your Commercial Restaurant

If you run or manage a commercial business, it’s vital you implement and adhere to strict fire safety standards to ensure the safety of you, your staff and your guests. This is particularly necessary for businesses in the hospitality industry. There is a large risk of fire in commercial kitchens and you have a responsibility to keep everyone in the restaurant safe.

Here are our fire safety tips:

Conduct a Fire Risk Assessment

All commercial premises need a fire risk assessment in order to comply with The Regulatory Reform Order 2005. A fire risk assessment covers five essential aspects of assessing how likely it is that a fire will start in your workplace. These include:

-      Identifying fire hazards

-      Identifying the people at risk

-      Evaluating, removing or reducing the hazards

-      Record the assessment, create a plan and provide the necessary training

-      Review the risk assessment frequently

It’s a good idea to get a professional fire safety company to complete your risk assessment so you can be confident that your workplace is compliant and they will then be able to provide any training needed.

Invest in Fire Safety Training

Once you have completed a fire risk assessment, training your staff is a good idea to ensure they will be able to react appropriately in the case of a fire. Workplaces with trained staff have a better chance at controlling a fire because they have been given the right information, training and instruction.

It’s also worthwhile investing in fire warden training to prepare certain members of your staff to be in charge of your workplace fire safety and carry out tests year-round to ensure you are compliant and safe.

Install Fire Alarms

Not only do you need quality fire alarms installed in your restaurant but you should also get them serviced regularly. A fire safety company can plan and implement a fire alarm system that will keep you and everyone in the building safe. It’s also vital that your installation or servicing company can provide 24-hour call outs so if something goes wrong with your system it can be repaired as soon as possible.



What are your legal requirements?

According to The Regulatory Reform Order 2005, your business should do the following:

●     Provide fire awareness induction training.

●     Provide regular refresher training if the risk level increases as a result of business changes.

●     Provide training to support employees in meeting their fire safety duties.

●     Skill-building such as fire risk assessments or learning how to use fire extinguishers.

Ace Fire Alarms provides fire safety for commercial and domestic premises to keep you and everyone in your building safe. Whether you run a restaurant, hotel, shop or school, we can provide the necessary training, risk assessments and alarm systems to ensure your business is compliant. For more information, get in touch.