A careful look at your premises & people
A Fire Risk Assessment is a careful look at your premises and the people who use them, from a fire prevention perspective.
It’s about understanding the potential risks, then improving your fire safety precautions to keep people safe – a clear, professionally written assessment with an action plan you can actually work to.
Your fire risk assessment must be a written record.
Your premises
A non-destructive tour observing layout, equipment in use, compartmentation, alarms and how everything is checked, inspected and maintained.
The people who use them
Who occupies the building and when - including those especially at risk - and how they’d be warned and evacuated safely.
Fire prevention measures
The hazards present, how they’re eliminated or controlled, and the protection and management measures keeping life safe.
Our assessors have years of experience across a wide variety of premises – including schools, care homes, retail stores, factories, warehouses, offices, churches, bars and restaurants, studios, beauty parlours, construction sites, museums, communal areas of residential properties, and waste transfer and recycling centres.
A legal duty - and good business sense
If you’re the employer, owner or occupier of premises that aren’t a single private dwelling, it’s your duty to make sure a competent person assesses the fire risks and that you act on them. Beyond the law:
Legal requirement
A written record
Insurers expect it
Landlords ask for it
The fire service want to see it
Property lawyers want to see it
Many businesses never recover after a fire
Effective fire prevention starts with properly understanding the risks. A well-run assessment protects your people first - and gives your business its best chance of carrying on if the worst happens.
Competent, PAS 79-led assessment
A thorough, life-safety focused assessment carried out by qualified assessors – then written up clearly so you know exactly what to do next.
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Competent, qualified assessors
Our assessors are properly trained and competent working to PAS 79 methodology and BS 9792:2025 (Fire risk assessment. Housing. Code of practice),
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A comprehensive site tour
A non-destructive walk-round observing activities, equipment, maintenance, training, compartmentation, alarms and systems. We’ll need a representative to show us around and answer questions.
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A written report & action plan
A professionally written fire risk assessment, provided as a PDF, including a clear, prioritised action plan wherever one is required.
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Review & re-assess
Review your assessment regularly - and whenever significant changes are made that would have an impact on it.
A clear PDF, structured end to end
The Fire Risk Assessment report is provided to you in PDF format, structured so you can find what you need – and finishing with a prioritised action plan wherever one is required.
The Fire Risk Assessment deliverable includes a prioritised action plan.
Introduction
Regulatory Requirements
The premises
Occupants
Fire Loss Experience
Other relevant legislation
Fire Hazards & their control
Fire Protection Measures
Management of Fire Safety
Risk Evaluation
Action Plan
Free tools to help you act on it
Fire warden template
A ready-to-use template to record your nominated fire wardens by name, floor and contact number.
Fire awareness training pack
An adaptable training template to help you deliver fire awareness training to all of your employees.
What to have ready
To help prepare for your fire risk assessment, here are the items, evidence and records we may need to see when we attend. Don’t worry if you can’t find everything – gaps are exactly what the assessment is for.
Fire Procedures & Arrangements
Fixed Wiring Certification
PAT Testing
HVAC Servicing & Maintenance
Gas Safety Records
Fire Alarm Servicing
Fire Extinguisher Servicing
Emergency Lighting Testing
Fire Safety Signage
Fire Log Book
Lightning Protection
Compartmentation Certification
Fire Suppression System Info
Fire Warden Training
Fire Awareness Training
FEEPs & PEEPs
Smoke Vents
Fire Drills
Sprinkler Systems
Contractor Management
Induction Records
