Construction Site - Fire Risk Assessment

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Project/Site Information

• Project Description

• Site conditions during the assessment

• Building Construction

• Occupied Building

• Expected labour levels (low and peak)

• Persons especially at risk from fire?

• Other information

• Identification of Hazards
  If yes is selected, risk reduction Control Measures must be completed and reflected in the project fire plan.

Combustible materials

• Are there suitable waste disposal and management programmes in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Is the fire load of the project being managed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Are waste storage facilities located a safe distance from ignition sources?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Are flammable substances or goods stored on site (i.e. gas, LPG, liquids etc.)? If so, are they being stored safely.

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

  Advisory

• Is fuel being stored safely on site?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

  Advisory

• Are general house keeping acceptable and not contributing fire loads?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

  Advisory

• Other?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

  Advisory

Sources of ignition

• Is there a hot works permit management system in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Is smoking being controlled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Are temporary electrical supplies being used and managed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Are there testing and inspection regimes of portable electrical appliances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Do welfare arrangements and equipment pose a fire risk?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

  Advisory

• Are generators in use and being managed?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

  Advisory

• Other?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

Emergency Procedures

• Has an adequate fire alarm system been installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Are fire points positioned strategically across site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Is there a means of fire or smoke detection (where appropriate and without creating a high risk of false alarms)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Are written emergency procedures / plans displayed in prominent locations across the site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Has a fire safety coordinator been appointed on the project and are they suitably trained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Has a fire drill been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Does the site induction include fire safety procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Are fire safety measures on site being proactively monitored and managed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Other?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

Escape and protection

• Are there adequate means of escape throughout site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Where dead-end situations exist, have they been subject to special attention?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Have travel distances for means of escape been considered and reduced to as low as reasonably practicable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Where external escape stairs have been constructed, do these comply with the requirements of HSG168?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Has an assembly point been identified and been published?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Is there clear fire escape and exit signage located throughout the site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• If applicable, have water supplies for firefighting been considered?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Has emergency lighting provision been considered within staircases etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Where flexible protective coverings are used, do these conform to the requirements of LPS1207?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Where flexible materials are used to clad scaffolding, do these confirm to the requirements of LPS1215?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Other?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

Fire Doors & Spread

• Are fire doors present and in good working order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Is compartmentation of good standard (holes, pipes, service penetrations - horizontal and vertical) ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Other?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

Portable fire extinguishers

• Are there adequate numbers of extinguishers on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Are extinguishers positioned strategically (emergency routes and exits) and are they accessible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Have extinguishers been serviced annually in line with BS5306-?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

Site security against arson

• Is the site suitably secured to prevent unauthorised access?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Are waste and combustible materials stored away from the site boundary?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Other?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

Temporary site buildings

• Are temporary buildings separated from the building under construction or refurbishment to provide as wide fire-break as possible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Are temporary buildings constructed from materials which do not significantly contribute to the growth of fire or the propagation of smoke?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Where temporary buildings and welfare facilities are installed within the building under construction, has fire safety and management been considered?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Do fire exits from temporary buildings / accommodation lead directly to the open air and away from the structure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

• Other?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Advisory

External risks and hazards e.g. arson.

• Does the project pose any significant fire risk to existing occupiers, adjacent properties and / or 3rd parties?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

  Advisory

• Do existing occupiers, adjacent properties and or 3rd parties pose a significant fire risk to the project?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

  Advisory

Overall Risk

• At the time of the site visit and assessment, we make the following risk calculation (please note, these assessments are a snap shot of the site, in the condition it was found in and the information gathered during our visit):

• Risk of a Fire Starting:

  LOW

  MEDIUM

  HIGH

• Risk of a Fire Spreading:

  LOW

  MEDIUM

  HIGH

Assessment Details

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