Band 7 - Fire Safety Advisor, Compliance

at  West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Produce monthly/quarterly/annual reports on fire safety and fire alarm activations for; Trust Board, Fire Safety Improvement Group, Health & Safety Committee and DoH. Be responsible for the day-to-day management of fire safety throughout the Trust and ensure the Trust statutory requirements are met. Monitor the provision and maintenance of fire doors, shutters, and other structures. Undertake Fire Safety Risk Assessments and Fire Safety Audits as part of the requirements of the Regulatory reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Develop and continually monitor and improve the fire prevention and response systems as appropriate. This is particularly important in areas of high fire risk. Be responsible for the continuing evaluation, space and monitoring of the fire alarm testing system undertaken by the Trusts contractor, liaising with the FM supplier team directly or via the deputy. Act as the Trusts Fire Safety lead, when the Fire Safety Manager is unavailable, for capital projects and all other projects and day to day operational matters to ensure that all proposed new, upgrading fire alarm/detection systems comply with current standards and regulations prior to tendering and installation.
Attend regular meetings with project managers to ensure that, on project closure, the fire risk assessment is in place and statement is in place signing off the area as fit for purpose, building regulations approval and compliance with the RRO. Attend regular meetings with divisional leads for fire and clients/users and to address any fire safety related issues raised. Assist the responsible lead as associate author of the Trust fire policy implementation and development of fire management & prevention service policy, service development, within directorate and the Trust and implementation of robust and effective fire safety protocols, procedures and action plans. Be on-call out-of-hours (on a rota basis with the Trust Fire Safety Manager) in the event of confirmed fire calls and provide an out-of-hours emergency response that meets performance targets within organisational requirements (Subject to change)

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