Fire Risk Assessment

• Site

• Address
  Address

• Area of Business

  DW Fitness - Wet Site

  DW Fitness - Dry Site

  DW Retail

  FF Fitness - Wet Site

  FF Fitness - Dry

• Conducted on

  Date

• Completed by

  Sign

Photograph of Site

• Upload an exterior picture and an entrance picture.

  Media

Fire Detection and Alarm

• Is the fire alarm working?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please state when it was last serviced.

  Date

• Alarm panel suitable located by the entrance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• In complex premises, alarm panel has a clear zone map next to it?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all manual call points working?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all staff trained in the evacuation procedure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Means of Escape

• Sufficient number of exits of suitable condition for members, staff and contractors to use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Internal fire exit routes clear and free from combustible materials and hazards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All stairs and steps in good repair?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All routes and paths have surfaces in good repair?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Will disabled people be able to evacuate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any additional security locks (barriers) on final exits released and checked daily?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All final exits fitted with push-bar or push-pad easy release systems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No fire exit doors stuck closed or difficult to open?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• External exit routes clear and lead to place of final safety?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Assembly point appropriate and allows for retreat if required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the overall means of escape considered adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Overall risk rating for Means of Escape.

  Low

  Med

  High

Emergency Lighting

• Is emergency lighting available where it is required inside the building to enable safe escape?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are escape routes adequately lit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are stairs, steps, changes of level and changes of direction adequately lit for safe evacuation in an emergency?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are outdoor routes and features adequately lit to reach the assembly point safely?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the emergency lighting system tested monthly and records kept?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the emergency lighting 'drain down' tested annually and records kept?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please state last date of completion.

  Date

• Is the overall lighting for emergency evacuation considered adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Overall risk rating for Emergency Lighting.

  Low

  Med

  High

Fire Fighting / Suppression Systems

• Is there a sprinkler system installed? Test records must be on site.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are sufficient fire extinguishers on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire extinguishers all of the correct types for their jobs.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please select are types of extinguishers that you have on site.

  Select Water Foam Co2

  • Water
  • Foam
  • Co2

• Are the fire extinguishers properly mounted, kept clear and have signage present?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all the extinguishers annually serviced and records kept?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please state date of last service.

  Date

• Do all fire doors have adequate smoke seals all the way around without any gaps.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the overall fire fighting measures considered adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Overall risk rating for Fire Fighting / Suppression Systems.

  Low

  Med

  High

Compartmentation

• Are all internal fire doors kept closed when not in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No extinguishers or wedges propping open fire doors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all automatic door closures, where fitted, fully operational?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No risk to neighbouring property?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No Risk from neighbouring property?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is compartmentation adequate overall?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Overall risk rating for Compartmentation.

  Low

  Med

  High

Fire Loading

• Is waste and debris kept to a controlled minimum and stored for disposal correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• is upholstery modern, in good condition and fire resistant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the construction suitable for fire spread / flammable considerations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are highly flammable materials stored / controlled properly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are source of ignition and combustible materials reasonably well separated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has there been a fire incidents or near misses recorded or in memory of the current occupants?

  Yes

  No

• Please briefly detail what happened and how.

• Overall risk rating for Fire Loading.

  Low

  Med

  High

Notices ans Signage

• No smoking sign clearly displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire action notices clearly displayed with consistent information completed on them?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire action notices correctly positioned?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire exit signage correctly and clearly positioned throughout?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire exits signs visible from everywhere and for full length of escape routes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Final exit doors clearly signed 'Keep Clear' on both sides?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Lifts signed posted 'Do not use in the event of fire'?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Overall risk rating for notices and signage.

  Low

  Med

  High

Arson

• Are staff aware of the serious threat of arson?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are adequate defensive measures in place? (security)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• There are no reasons to suspect a particular threat, recently disgruntled staff / customers / locals or local outbreaks of arson?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Overall risk rating for Arson.

  Low

  Med

  High

Procedures and Paperwork

• Are bi-annual fire drills carried out and recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please state when the last one was completed.

  Date

• Is portable appliance testing (PAT) within the dates recommended for it?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the main electrical installation tested every 5 years and records kept?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please state the last date of completion.

  Date

• Member and contractors signing in procedures in place and practiced?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Permit to work systems in place for contractors and understood?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No portable heaters / fans / radiant bars / LPG heaters in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No equipment misuse, daisy chaining of extension leads ect.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Faulty equipment taken out of use and reported?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Only company provided equipment on site - nothing from home?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• There are no other significant hazards, risks or considerations to take into account. (misc)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Overall risk rating for Procedures and paperwork.

  Low

  Med

  High

Personnel

• Do all staff have the ability to evacuate speedily and safely in the event of an emergency?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Occupancy. The premises have what can be considered a normal occupancy level and are not overcrowded, so everyone would be able to evacuate speedily and safely?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Identity of the persons at risk and any groups / persons at special risk

• Identity of responsible person for the property by law

• Overall risk rating for Personnel.

  Low

  Med

  High