Narberth runs on independent business. High Street retail, delis, galleries, restaurants and boutique accommodation in period buildings, plus the commercial and retail development at Bloomfield and the surrounding villages.
Small independents are exactly who the October 2023 change caught. A two or three person business used to sit under the five-employee recording threshold and reasonably assumed a written assessment was optional. That threshold no longer exists in Wales, and an audit will now ask to see the assessment recorded in full along with the fire safety arrangements. Most owners here simply have not been told.
We are 25 minutes away, so there is no travel charge and no waiting a fortnight for a slot.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 the responsible person for any non-domestic premises must carry out a fire risk assessment. Since 1 October 2023 it must be recorded in full, with the fire safety arrangements, regardless of how many people you employ. Enforcement in Narberth sits with Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
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Tell us the building and we will give you a price on the phone. Most assessments are booked within the week.