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British Approvals of Fire Equipment - BAFE
About BAFE
BAFE is an independent inspectorate body who inspect fire companies to ensure they are working to the highest standards.
Any company carrying the BAFE logo and accreditation has been assessed on their systems and services to ensure they comply with the required standards to install and maintain professional fire systems.
Regular inspections
BAFE check all our systems, engineers, procedures, insurance, false alarm analysis, maintenance completion times, call out response and much more.
The following organisations all recommend you have an approved service and system in place:
- The Government
- Insurance Companies
- The Fire Brigade
- The Association of British Insurers
- Local Councils
Legal requirements for building owners
As part of The Regulatory (Fire Safety Law) Reform Order (The RRO) a fire safety provider should be able to prove his competence in his chosen field, just as with Gas or Electricity. The Government now recommends that you should choose a company who is approved with a 3rd party inspectorate such as BAFE.
A building owner, manager, landlord, responsible person or any person who owns, runs the business or looks after the alarms system cannot pass on liability to a fire safety company by simply saying they chose a fire company to do this work. You should be able to prove you chose a competent company to look after fire safety requirements in accordance with The RRO.
Only by choosing a company who has passed the high standards of BAFE can you ensure you have a professional service and system in place with the added peace of mind that you are covered.
Choose peace of mind, choose professionalism............choose a BAFE approved company
Fire Brigade requirements
The Fire Brigade now recommends you have your systems / service installed by an approved company through a 3rd party inspectorate such as BAFE.
The Fire Brigade recommends you chose a BAFE approved company to carry out your fire safety work.
Also The Fire Brigade is now phasing in a procedure where they will not now respond to a fire alarm signal (from a monitored fire alarm system) unless it is installed by a BAFE approved company and has a unique reference number (URN).
Take advice from the very best professionals and seek a BAFE approved system.
You may download our BAFE certification here.
Insurance requirements.
Most insurance companies recognise the need for a professionally installed and maintained fire system.
Insurance companies need the peace of mind that a professional service will be in place and that all measures have been taken to ensure fire safety is of the highest standard. That's why the major insurers and most insurance organisations now recommend or specify a BAFE approved company to install or maintain fire safety systems and services.
Our membership of BAFE
We have long been accredited to and have passed the high standards of BAFE. As part of our membership we will provide a certificate of conformity for every installation completed, Simply pass this onto to your insurance company to prove you have an approved system in place.
Regular inspections
Assured are inspected by an approved inspector of BAFE every 6 months to ensure all office procedures, maintenance & installations are being carried out to the highest standards & comply with regulation.
BAFE is your guarantee you are dealing with an approved company and you can therefore be confident that the company:
- All engineers and employees have been security screened in accordance with the relevant British Standard
- Holds appropriate company insurance
- Can provide 24 hour engineer call out facility
- Can respond to an emergency call out by having an engineer on site within 8 hours
- Is competent to install and maintain fire systems
- Has sufficient staff to provide the services offered
- Operates from suitable premises with high security of documents & records
- Can install systems that are eligible for Fire Brigade Response
- Can install systems acceptable to your insurer
- Installs & maintains systems that are in accordance with the relevant standards
- Is subject to regular inspection to check the standard of work
- Issues a certificate of conformity for each system
- Engineers and surveyors carry ID cards
You may download our BAFE certification here.
