If your business stores, handles or produces flammable substances, gases, dusts or vapours, a standard fire risk assessment isn't the whole picture. The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) are a separate legal duty, enforced by the HSE rather than local Fire and Rescue Services.
DSEAR is the one service where we work anywhere in the UK, not just the North East — because dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres turn up in the same kinds of premises everywhere, and the specialist knowledge needed is hard to find locally wherever you are.
We identify the dangerous substances present, and how they're stored and handled.
ATEX zoning classifies areas by the likelihood and duration of an explosive atmosphere being present.
Prioritised, practical control measures — not just a list of hazards.
We flag when it needs revisiting, so it stays current as processes change.
No. They're separate legal duties under separate regulations, enforced by different bodies — DSEAR by the HSE, fire risk assessment under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Most sites that need one need the other, which is why we usually recommend pairing them.
ATEX zoning is the process of classifying areas according to the likelihood and duration of an explosive atmosphere being present, which then drives what equipment and controls are appropriate for that area.
Yes — DSEAR is the one service we deliver nationwide. Fire risk assessments and fire door inspections stay regional because they need a site visit we can turn around quickly; DSEAR work is scoped and quoted wherever you're based.
Available anywhere in the UK. Fixed price agreed before we attend.
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