Title Page

  • Building Name

  • Location
  • Buildings UPRN

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

Building Inspection

Access Arrangement

  • Is there a emergency access available?

  • What type of system it is?

  • Is the M1 Key access system operational

  • Is the drop key access system operational?

  • Is the access system operational?

  • Please describe the system and add the location of the override box. If no override box located, show the system as not operational as no means of gaining easy access in emergency. In such case arrange for a fob to be added to the PIB boxes.

  • Please describe what are the emergency access arrangements fof the buildings.

External input, LFB, LA, NOTICES ETC.

  • Is the building under notice by the LFB?

  • What notice has been served on the building?

  • Have the actions within the notice been completed?

  • Are the actions within date?

  • Are the relevant teams aware of the actions required?

  • Have the actions within the notice been completed?

  • Are the actions within date?

  • Are the relevant teams aware of the actions required?

  • Is there other external input to be considered?

  • What are the issues to be considered and dealt with?

Evacuation Strategy

  • What is the evacuation strategy for the building ?

  • Does the signage support stay put evacuation policy and is it complete throughout the building?

  • Does the signage support simultaneous evacuation policy and is it complete throughout the building?

  • What is the evacuation policy for the building?

  • Does the signage meet the requirements of the stated evacuation policy and is it complete throughout the building?

PIB's, Plans, REP's

  • Is there a premises information box for the building?

  • Does it appear intact and locked secure?

  • Does the key work, can it be accessed readily with the issued suited key?

  • Is the Emergency Response Pack inserted in the PIB and is it complete and correct?

  • Is one needed for this site?

Plant Room and auxiliary rooms

  • Is there a plant room?

  • Describe the plant room and what it serves?

  • Do all the equipment appear in good working order?

  • Are there auxiliary rooms?

  • What auxiliary rooms are there?

  • Does the refuse store appear well maintained with no build up / overflow of refuse, including bulk items?

  • Does the bicycle room appear well maintained, clean and used appropriately?

  • Does the communal/ co-operation room appear well maintained, clean and used appropriately?

  • Does the storage room/s appear well maintained with no build up of belongings to suggest increased risk of fire?

  • Who are the owners/ managers of the office space?

  • Does the office space appear well maintained without build up of materials/belongings which would increase risk of fire?

  • Describe the space and it's use?

  • Does the area look well maintained and without increasing the risk of fire to the building.

  • Does the bin chute appear well maintained with no build up / overflow of refuse, including bulk items?

  • Do the seals appear intact?

Car Park / Garages

  • Is there a car park as part of the building?

  • Does the car park seem well maintained, clear of any hazardous material?

  • Are there electrical vehicle charging points?

  • Do the electrical vehicle charging points appear in good shape and working order?

  • Are there life safety systems within car park?

  • Are there individual garages within the footprint of the building.

  • Do the garages look locked and well maintained.

Life Safety Systems (include comments about Car Park systems)

  • Is the building equipped with a sprinkler system with.

  • Does the system appear functional and without faults

  • Is there a fire detection and alarm system?

  • What type of system is it?

  • Does the system appear in working order and without faults on the system?

  • Is there Ventilation System?

  • What system is it?

  • Does the system appear in working order and without faults on the system?

  • Are there Dry/Wet Rising Mains?

  • What rising main is it?

  • Does it appear complete and in working order?

  • Does it appear complete and in working order?

  • Are there any communal fire doors?

  • Do all the fire doors appear in good condition and are those fully operational?

  • Are fire doors requried?

  • Please explain?

  • Are there any evidently damaged flat front doors?

  • Are there Service Risers?

  • What service risers are there?

  • Do all the Electrical Risers appear, secure, locked, with fully operational doors and clear of belongings?

  • Do all the Gas Risers appear, secure, locked, with fully operational doors and clear of belongings?

  • Do all the Water/Sprinkler risers appear, secure, locked, with fully operational doors and clear of belongings?

  • Do all the Ventilation Risers appear, secure, locked, with fully operational doors and clear of belongings?

  • Do all the Telecommunication risers appear, secure, locked, with fully operational doors and clear of belongings?

Lifts

  • Are there lifts in the building?

  • What type of lifts are there?

  • Is the Evacuation lift operational?

  • Is the Fire Fighting lift operational?

  • Is the Fireman's lift operational?

  • Is the passenger lift operational?

Lighting

  • Does the communal area lighting and the emergency lighting appear in intact and in working order?

Signage

  • Is the way finding signage compliant with the requirement, consistent and in good order throughout the building?

  • Is the directional signage compliant with the requirement, consistent and in good order throughout the building?

  • Are the informative, danger, caution, warning, security signs compliant with the requirement, consistent and in good order throughout the building?

Escape routes, walkways and corridors.

  • Are all the escape routes, walkways and corridors clear of any obstruction and clean?

Photovoltaic Panels

  • Are there Photovoltaic Panels on the Building?

  • Are these appropriately signed and labelled?

NOTICE BOARD

  • Is/are there a Notice Board?

  • Is the Notice Board in good order with secure lock and can it be used for displaying required information about the building. (checking for A2 size, to fit 8 A4 pages as minimum, key secured notice board, with clear undamaged (graffiti, scratches) cover?

  • Is the building safety information included within the notice board.

  • Please insert evidence of the information within the Notice Board, including general condition.

  • Describe what is missing and general condition.

  • Describe the space (is there space for a notice board) and your findings e.g. was there a notice board etc.

Current works ongoing?

  • Are there any current works (remediation, planned, investment) ongoing?

  • Describe works and the team/s responsible?

Building Safety Information and Resident Communication?

  • Have the resident of the building received a BSI within 12 months or since a major change to FRA?

  • Is a copy displayed on the notice board.

FRA

  • Is there and FRA within date

  • Is an FR Assessment booked?

  • Insert date of scheduled FRA

OPEN ACTIONS (Building Safety Inspection, FRA & Orchard)

  • Have the actions within the last FRA been completed.

  • What is being done to complete FRA Actions.

  • Have the actions within the last BSI been completed.

  • What is being done to complete BSI Actions.

  • Have ALL OTHER actions within keystone been completed.

  • What is being done to complete Open actions.

  • Please insert evidence of the Keystone actions checked.

Building Safety Case Report

  • Is there a building safety case report for the building.

  • Was it submitted to the regulator.

  • Select date

Additional notes

Additional notes

  • Please describe any other issues encountered which are not included above?

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