Information
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Audit Title
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Document No.
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
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Personnel
Part 1 General Information
The responsible person for fire safety
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Name of the responsible person
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Contact details of responsible person
1 The Building
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Number of Floors
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
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Floor area: (m2 per floor)
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Floor area: (m2 total)
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Brief details of construction: Wall Windows Roof Escape Routes Adjacent Property Risk
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Occupancy type:
2 The occupants
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Maximum number of employees at any given time:
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Maximum number of visitors at any given time:
3 Occupants at special risk
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Are children employed at the premises?
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Do employees sleep at the premises overnight?
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Are disabled occupants catered for?
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Are there occupants in remote areas?
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Are there lone workers? (If present, is there a suitable policy in place?)
4 Previous Fire loss experience
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Is there any previous history of fire loss in the premises? (if yes give details)
5 Other relevant background
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Are there any residential properties in or attached to the building?
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Is there a prohibition notice in force? (if yes give date of issue)
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Is there an alteration notice in force? (if yes give date of issue)
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Is there an enforcement notice in force? (if yes give date of issue and date of when work is to be completed by)
Part 2: FIRE HAZARDS AND ELIMINATION OR CONTROL
6 Electrical sources of ignition
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Are reasonable measures taken to prevent fires of electrical origin?
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Is the fixed wiring installation periodically tested and inspected?
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Are portable appliances tested/inspected?
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Is there a suitable policy about the use of personal electrical appliances?
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Is there a suitable limitation on the use of trailing leads and adapters?
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Is there exposed wiring present?
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Is all electrical equipment tested and records on site?
7 Smoking
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Are reasonable measures taken to prevent fires as a result of smoking?
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Is smoking prohibited in the building?
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Is smoking prohibited in appropriate areas?
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Are there suitable arrangements made for those who wish to smoke?
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Is there absence of any evidence of breaches of smoking policy?
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Is the appropriate smoking prohibition notice displayed at the building's entrance?
8 Arson
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Does the basic security against arson appear reasonable?
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Is there sufficient control of unnecessary fire load in close proximity to the building or available for ignition by outsiders?
9 Portable heaters and heating installation
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Is the use of portable heaters avoided as far as reasonably practicable?
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If portable heaters are used, are the more hazardous types (radiant bars and LPG) avoided?
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If portable heaters are used are suitable measures taken to minimise the risk of ignition of combustible materials?
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Are fixed heating installations subject to regular maintenance?
10 Cooking facilities
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Are reasonable measures taken to prevent cooking fires?
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Are filters changed and ductwork cleaned regularly?
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Are suitable extinguishers available?
11 Lightning
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Does the building have lightning protection system if required? (if yes has it been tested and are records of testing kept)
12 Other significant ignition sources that warrant consideration
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List other ignition sources:
13 Housekeeping
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Is the standard of housekeeping adequate?
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Are combustible materials separated from ignition sources?
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Is the unnecessary accumulation of combustibles and waste avoided?
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Is there appropriate storage of hazardous materials?
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Are combustible materials stored appropriately?
14 Hazards introduced by contractors and building works
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Is there sufficient control over works by contractors? (e.g. Permits to work, issue of safety instruction, etc)
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Are there arrangements for the safe storage of gas bottles and others hazardous materials?
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Are fire safety conditions and instructions communicated to contractors?
15 Dangerous Substances
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Are dangerous substances present on the premises?
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Has the risk to relevant persons been adequately eliminated or reduced?
Part 3: FIRE PROTECTION MEASURES
16 Means of escape
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Is the building provided with adequate means of escape in case of fire?
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Are there sufficient exits?
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Are exits easily and immediately openable where necessary?
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Do fire exits open in the direction of travel where necessary?
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Have sliding or revolving doors been avoided as fire exits?
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Are there adequate means of securing exits?
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Are there reasonable distances of travel where there is a single direction of travel?
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Are there reasonable distances of travel where there are alternative means of escape?
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Are escape routes adequately protected?
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Are there suitable fire precautions for all inner rooms?
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Are escape routes unobstructed?
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Are there suitable means of escape for disabled occupants?
17 Measures to limit fire spread and development.
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Is there a sufficient standard of compartmentation and sub-compartmentation?
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Are linings that promote fire spread avoided as far as reasonably practicable?
18 Escape lighting
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Is there a reasonable standard of escape lighting provided?
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Is Emergency Luminous Discharge Lighting installed? (if yes does the installation meet with current standards)
19 Fire safety signs and notices
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Are fire safety signs and notices suitable and sufficient?
20 Means of giving warning in the event of fire
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Is a manually operated electrical fire alarm system provided?
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Is automatic fire detection provided?
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Is there remote transmission of alarm signals?
21 Manual fire extinguishing appliances
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Is there suitable and sufficient provision of portable fire extinguishers?
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Are hose reels provided?
22 Relevant automatic fire extinguishing systems
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Type of system:
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Comments and observations:
23 Facilities, equipment and devices for the protection of Fire-Fighters
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Types of facilities:
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Comments and observations:
Part 4: MANAGEMENT OF FIRE SAFETY
24 Procedures and arrangements
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Person responsible for fire safety:
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Is there a suitable and sufficient diagrammatic displaying locations of utilities cut off points, dangerous substances, safety critical areas and other information required by the F&RS?
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Are there competent persons available to assist in implementing fire safety arrangements?
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Are appropriate fire procedures in place? (including arrangements for calling the Fire & Rescue Service)
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Fire Emergency Plan in place and details recorded?
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Does the plan take account of other Fire Emergency Plans applicable in the building?
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Is the Fire Emergency Plan readily available for employees to read?
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Is the Fire Emergency Plan available to the enforcing authority?
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Are there persons nominated to respond to fire?
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Are persons nominated to assist with evacuation?
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Is there appropriate liaison with the F&RS?
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Do routine in-house inspections of fire precautions take place?
25 Training and drills
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Are staff given instruction on induction?
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Do employees receive periodic refresher training at suitable intervals?
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Are those with special responsibilities given appropriate training?
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Are fire drills carried out at appropriate intervals?
26 Testing and maintenance
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Is the workplace adequately maintained?
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Is there weekly testing and periodic servicing of the fire detection and alarm system?
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Is there monthly and annual testing of the emergency lighting?
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Is there annual maintenance and testing of fire extinguishing equipment?
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Is there annual inspection and test of the lightning protection system?
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Is there six monthly and annual testing of wet/dry risers?
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Is there weekly testing and periodic inspection of sprinkler installations?
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Is there routine checks of fire doors and final exit doors?
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Other relevant inspection and test
27 Records
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Is there a suitable and sufficient fire safety log book (FSLB)?
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Are there records of fire drills?
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Are there records of fire alarm tests?
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Are there records of emergency lighting tests?
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Are there records of fire training?
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Are there records of maintenance and testing of other fire protection systems?
Part 5: RISK RATING AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Risk Items
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Item 1
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Action
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Item 2
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Recommendations
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Action
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Item 3
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Recommendations
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Action
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Item 4
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Recommendations
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Action
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Item 5
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Recommendations
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Action
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Item 6
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Recommendations
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Action
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Item 7
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Recommendations
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Action
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Item 8
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Recommendations
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Action
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Item 9
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Recommendations
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Action
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Item 10
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Recommendations
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Action
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Received by responsible person / representative
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Assessor Signature
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Pictures
Re-Assessment
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Recommended date for re-assessment