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Information about the building

• Number of floors 2

• Brief details of construction:

• Operations undertaken within the premises:

The Occupants

• Approximate maximum number:

• Approximate maximum number of employees at any one time:

• Maximum number of members of public

Occupants at special risk

• Are there any disabled, remote or sleeping occupants?

  No

  Yes

• Number of sleeping occupants:

• Number of disabled occupants:

• Number of occupants in remote areas:

Previous fire history

• Have there been any fires or fire related incidents in the premises?

  No

  Yes

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• Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order
  Relevant Fire Risk Assessment Guidance pertaining to the premises

• Has an individual been appointed with management responsibility for fire safety

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Name

• A person who has control of the premises (as occupier or otherwise) in connection with the carrying on by him of a trade, business or other undertaking (for profit or not); or
  the owner, where the person in control of the premises does not have control in connection with the carrying on by that person of a trade, business or other undertaking should be named

• Is a competent person available to assist in the implementation of fire safety controls?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Name

• There should be someone with an appropriate level of competence to help you.

• Have persons been nominated to respond to fire situations

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Who and how

• Are appropriate procedures in place for summoning emergency assistance

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• What is the procedure?

• Are arrangements in place for liaison with the fire authority

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are routine in-house inspections of fire precautions undertaken

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What inspections are done in house?

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Fire Protection Measures

• Are the premises provided with adequate and reasonable means of escape?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Are there an adequate number of designated emergency exits?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Are exits easily and immediately open able?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Do exits open in the direction of escape?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Is the use of sliding/revolving doors as emergency exits avoided

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Are there satisfactory means for securing emergency exits?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Are travel distances to secure/protected reasonable?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Are suitable fire precautions in place for all inner rooms?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Are all escape routes unobstructed?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Are reasonable arrangements in place for the evacuation of disabled occupants?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Has a suitable assembly point been identified away from the premises?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Is the means of reaching the assembly point safe, free from obstruction and away from busy traffic routes, etc?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Is the assembly point clearly identified, labelled or signposted?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• s a system in place for conducting a roll call at the assembly point?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

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Measures to limit fire spread

• Is there evidence of adequate compartmentation of the premises?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Is there reasonable limitation of linings that may promote fire spread?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Are fire routes clear of flammable materials?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

Escape lighting

• Are provisions in place to ensure that escape routes are adequately lit at all times when the premises are occupied?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

Fire safety signs & notices

• Are emergency escape routes throughout the premises adequately marked with appropriate safety signage in accordance with current legislation?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

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Means of raising the alarm

• Is there an appropriate means of raising the alarm throughout the premises?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Can the fire alarm system be heard by all persons throughout the premises at all times when the premises is occupied?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Is automatic fire detection provided throughout the premises?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Is the system for detecting fires and raising the alarm available at all times when the building is occupied?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Does the system remotely transmit alarm signals to an external organisation?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

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Manual Fire Fighting Appliances

• Are appropriate means for manually fighting fires available throughout the premises?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Are hose reels provided throughout the premises?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Are fire blankets provided within the premises?

  Yes

  No

• Are a suitable number portable fire extinguishers available throughout the premises?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Is the location of fire fighting equipment obvious and clearly defined?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Is fire fighting equipment clearly indicated and labelled?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Have appropriate staff been trained in the use of fire fighting equipment?

  Yes

  No

• Is an automatic fire fighting system provided within the premises?

  Yes

  No

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Training & Drills

• Are all staff provided with relevant instruction related to fire and emergency on induction to the company?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Are all staff provided with “refresher training” at appropriate intervals?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Are staff with specific responsibilities (e.g. fire wardens) given additional training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire drills carried out on an appropriate and regular basis?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

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Testing & maintance

• Are the premises adequately maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are weekly tests and periodic inspections of the fire detection and alarm systems undertaken?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Monthly, 6 Monthly and annual testing routines in place for emergency lighting?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are items of local fire fighting equipment checked, tested and maintained on at least an annual basis?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where applicable are rising mains inspected and tested on six monthly and annual basis respectively?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where applicable are sprinkler systems tested weekly and regularly inspected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are routine checks of final exit doors or security fastenings undertaken?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are lightning protection systems inspected and tested annually?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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Does the company maintain adequate records of::

• • Maintenance and Testing of Fire Protection Systems

• • Fire/ Emergency Training

• • Fire Alarm Testing

• • Emergency Evacuation Lighting

• • Emergency Evacuation Drills

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Electrical hazards

• Are reasonable measures taken to prevent fires of electrical origin?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Are fixed installations periodically inspected and tested?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Is Portable Appliance Testing carried out?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Is a policy in place regarding the presence and use of personal electrical appliances?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Are suitable electrical distribution points available to limit the presence of trailing leads and adapters?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

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Smoking

• Are reasonable measures taken to prevent fires as a result of smoking?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Is the prohibition of smoking on the premises enforced?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Are arrangements in place for those who wish to smoke?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Is evidence available to substantiate breaches of smoking policy (Cigarette butts, ashtrays etc.)?

  No

  Yes

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Arson

• Does security in place to prevent arson by outsiders appear to be reasonable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the storage of wastes and other materials close to the building kept to a minimum to reduce the potential for ignition by outsiders?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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Heating

• Is the use of portable heaters avoided as far as is practicable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If portable heaters are used is the use of radiant bar fires and LPG appliances avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are controls in place to minimize the potential of ignition of combustible materials?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fixed heating installations regularly inspected and maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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Cooking

• Are reasonable measures taken to prevent fires as a result of cooking activities?

  Yes

  No

  Don't know

• Are filters and ductwork regularly cleaned?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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Housekeeping

• Is the standard of housekeeping within the premises adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are combustible materials separated from ignition sources?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the unnecessary accumulation of combustible materials or wastes avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hazardous / flammable materials appropriately stored?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the inappropriate storage of combustible materials avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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Hot works

• Are hot works likely to be carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Are controls in place over works carried out by contractors (“hot work” permits)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire safety conditions imposed on contractors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If in-house maintenance personnel are utilized are suitable precautions taken during works?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Observations

Observation

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• Taking into account the fire prevention measurers observed at the time of this risk assessment, it is considered that the hazard from fire probability of ignition is:

  Low

  Medium

  High

• Taking into account the nature of the building and the occupants, as well as the fire protection and procedural arrangements observed at the time of this risk assessment, it is considered that the consequences for life safety in the event of fire would be.

  Slight Harm

  Moderate Harm

  Extreme Harm

• These are defined as:
  
  Slight harm: Outbreak of fire unlikely to result in serious injury or death of any occupant (other than an occupant sleeping in a bedroom in which a fire occurs).
  
  Moderate harm: Outbreak of fire could result in injury of one or more occupants, but it is unlikely to involve multiple fatalities.
  
  Extreme harm: Significant potential for serious injury or death of one or more occupants.

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