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Unlocking value Describing how certification assists companies
in different sectors,Richard Jenkins addresses the need for confidence in risk management
of buyers and operators in residential, commercial and public sectors. It also helps address the need for confi dence in how risk to people and property is managed in practice. Public consciousness about the value of security and fi re safety has been thrown into sharp focus by recent events, underlining the pressing need for credible ways by which suppliers can demonstrate competence in delivering fi t for purpose products and services. There is also the strong sense that buyers
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– be they householders, commercial or other organisations – are unsure about how to identify providers who can deliver effective fi re safety and security solutions, and to trust that people and property are safe. So how can buyers’ needs be met, and their legislative responsibilities credibly and demonstrably be discharged? This very lack of understanding of precisely what standards should be applied
36 SEPTEMBER 2018
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ERTIFICATION, OR the issuing of approvals to security and fi re safety providers, helps a wide cross section
in what circumstances, and the seeming lack of good guidance, can be bewildering.
Guidance and standards
To help mitigate a range of security risks and fi re related threats, government, trade associations and charities issue a plethora of guidance to help inform their audiences on risk reduction. In the case of fire safety, documents such as the Fire Safety in the Home public service notice1
help householders
reduce the risk of fire with simple, easy to understand guidance. Fire and rescue services also issue advice, some of which is targeted at businesses, including nightclubs and bars. One example of this is documentation published by London Fire Brigade2
. However, guidance such
as this, albeit important in raising awareness and galvanising a broader audience, cannot be looked upon as a formal standard – that is to say, a published set of criteria against
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