Fire Risk Assessment House of Multiple Occupancy & Similar Properties in accordance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

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• Document No.

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

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• Location
  Address

• Personnel

• Management Company or Landlord

Part 1: FIRE GENERAL INFORMATION

The responsible person for fire safety

• Name of the responsible person (RP), Management Representative or Landlord

• Contact details of responsible person

1 The Building

• Number of Floors

  Select 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10

• Number of access and egress points

• Brief details of construction: Wall Windows Roof Escape Routes Adjacent Property Risk

• Occupancy type: Sleeping Accommodation ISBN: 978 185112817 4

2 The occupants

• Maximum number of individual apartments or flats

• Maximum number of occupants at any given time:

3 Occupants at special risk

• Persons with varied degrees of learning ability?

  Yes

  No

• Are sleeping persons present at the premises overnight?

  Yes

  No

• Are physically disabled occupants catered for and if so what measures are in place such as ramps, disabled lift or care line alert system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there occupants in remote areas?

  Yes

  No

4 Previous Fire loss experience

• Is there any previous history of fire loss in the premises (if yes give details)

  Yes

  No

• Is there a Fire & Rescue Service alteration notice in force? (if yes give date of issue)

  Yes

  No

• Is there a Fire & Rescue Service enforcement notice either informal, verbal or written in force? (if yes give date of issue, name of Fire Officer and date of when work is to be completed by)

  Yes

  No

• Is there a Fire & Rescue Service prohibition notice in force? (if yes give date of issue)

  Yes

  No

5 Other relevant background

• Number of designated escape routes

  Select Yes No N/A

  • Yes
  • No
  • N/A

• Routes of escape from upper floors including internal and external stairs.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• External areas including refuse, car park or garages.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Number of individual apartments or flats accessed if any?

• Is there a transfer of fire risk to and from residential or commercial properties attached to the building

  Yes

  No

6 Electrical sources of ignition

• Is the fixed wiring installation periodically tested and inspected by an NIC EIC approved contractor?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are portable appliances tested/inspected within common areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a suitable restriction of access to electrical cupboards and fuse boards in common areas.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all electrical equipment tested and records on site

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there exposed wiring present?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a suitable limitation on the use of trailing leads and adapters in common areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

7 Smoking

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is smoking prohibited in the building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is smoking prohibited in appropriate areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there suitable arrangements made for those who wish to smoke?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there absence of any evidence of breaches of smoking policy?

  Yes

  No

• Is the appropriate smoking prohibition notice displayed at the building's entrance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

8 Arson

• Does the basic security against arson appear reasonable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is access and egress controlled to the common areas such as: mag lock, key fob or number combination panel.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are refuse areas segregated and controlled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there sufficient control of unnecessary fire load in close proximity to the building or available for ignition by outsiders?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

9 Portable heaters and heating installation

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If portable heaters are used, are the more hazardous types (radiant bars and LPG) avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If portable heaters are used are suitable measures taken to minimise the risk of ignition of combustible materials?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fixed heating installations subject to regular maintenance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

10 Cooking facilities

• Are reasonable measures taken to prevent cooking fires?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are filters changed and ductwork cleaned regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Within the common kitchen are cookers free from grease and burnt on food residue?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are cooker seals in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are suitable extinguishers and a fire blanket available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are electrical appliances sufficient distances from sources of water?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

11 Lightning

• Does the building have lightning protection system if required? (if yes has it been tested on a decreasing 11 month cycle with records of testing retained)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

12 Other significant ignition sources that warrant consideration

• List other ignition sources:

13 Housekeeping

• Is the standard of housekeeping adequate within common areas including refuse locations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are combustible materials separated from ignition sources?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the unnecessary accumulation of combustibles and waste avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there appropriate storage of hazardous materials?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are combustible materials stored appropriately?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

14 Hazards introduced by contractors and building works

• Is there sufficient control over works by contractors by the RP or Landlord (e.g. Permits to work & hot works permits)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a signing in procedure alongside control over works by contractors by the RP or Landlord (e.g. Permits to work, RAM's, Insurances & hot works permits)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there arrangements for the safe storage of gas bottles and others hazardous materials on site or are they removed daily?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire safety conditions and instructions communicated to contractors with signatures of understanding retained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

15 Dangerous Substances

• Are dangerous substances present on the premises and if so is there a COSHH management system in place?

  Yes

  No

• Has the risk to relevant persons been adequately eliminated or reduced?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

16 Means of escape

• Is the building provided with adequate means of escape in case of fire?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there sufficient exits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are exits easily and immediately openable where necessary?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do fire exits open in the direction of travel where necessary?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have sliding or revolving doors been avoided as fire exits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there adequate means of securing exits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there reasonable distances of travel where there is a single direction of travel?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there reasonable distances of travel where there are alternative means of escape?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are escape routes adequately protected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there suitable fire precautions for common areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are escape routes unobstructed and do individual apartments internal locks have one handed operation such as twist locks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there suitable means of escape for disabled occupants including mechanical evacuation, refuge points or "stay put" policy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

17 Measures to limit fire spread and development.

• Is there a sufficient standard of compartmentation and sub-compartmentation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are linings that promote fire spread avoided as far as reasonably practicable where visible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fuse boards protected by flame retardant covers such as (bakelite) that contain fire spread avoided as far as reasonably practicable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

18 Escape lighting

• Is there a reasonable standard of escape lighting provided internally?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is Emergency Luminous Discharge Lighting installed such as green exit illuminated directional signage (if yes does the installation meet with current standards)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a reasonable standard of escape lighting provided externally to final fire exits and to assembly area if applicable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

19 Fire safety signs and notices

• Are fire safety signs and notices suitable and sufficient?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there sufficient fire action notices present and are they clearly annotated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the assembly area signed if required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

20 Means of giving warning in the event of fire

• Is a manually operated electrical fire alarm system provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is automatic fire detection provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there remote transmission of alarm signal & if so who is the monitoring company?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the fire alarm system suitable and sufficient including fire rated cable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a suitable and sufficient schematic plan of the fire alarm zones present?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

21 Manual fire extinguishing appliances if applicable

• Are hose reels provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there suitable and sufficient provision of portable fire extinguishers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are portable fire extinguisher configurations replicated on each elevation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

22 Relevant automatic fire extinguishing systems such as sprinklers or suppression systems

• Type of system:

• Comments and observations:

23 Facilities, equipment and devices for the protection of Fire-Fighters such as smoke vents, fire shutters and extraction systems

• Types of facilities:

• Comments and observations:

Part 4: MANAGEMENT OF FIRE SAFETY

• Person responsible for fire safety:

24 Procedures and arrangements

• Are service cupboards, mains feeds, COSHH cupboards and shut offs signed appropriately?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there competent persons available to assist in implementing fire safety arrangements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire Emergency Plan in place and details recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the plan take account of other Fire Emergency Plans applicable in the building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Fire Emergency Plan readily available for occupants to read?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Fire Emergency Plan available to the enforcing authority?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do routine in-house inspections of fire precautions take place and if so are they documented in a Fire Safety Log Book (FSLB)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

25 Training and drills

• Are tenants given instruction on occupation and are the instructions fixed within common areas and individual accomodation (if access is available to confirm)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

26 Testing and maintenance

• Are fire doors containing magnetic door closers and magnetic locks serviceable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire doors well maintained including fire rated glass, beading, hinges, self return brackets and signage?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Is there weekly testing and six monthly servicing of the fire detection and alarm system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there monthly and annual testing of the emergency lighting?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire doors kept closed onto their rebates and not wedged open?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there annual maintenance and testing of fire extinguishing equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there 11 monthly inspection and test of the lightning protection system ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there six monthly and annual testing of wet/dry risers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there appropriate servicing and testing of sprinkler or suppression installations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there routine inspection & maintenance of fire doors and final exit doors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Other relevant inspection and test

27 Records

• Is there a suitable and sufficient fire safety log book (FSLB)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there records of fire alarm tests?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there records of emergency lighting tests?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there records of maintenance and testing of other fire protection systems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Part 5: RISK RATING AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Risk Items

• Item 1

• Action

• Recommendations

• Item 2

• Recommendations

• Action

• Item 3

• Recommendations

• Action

• Item 4

• Recommendations

• Action

• Item 5

• Recommendations

• Action

• Item 6

• Recommendations

• Action

• Item 7

• Recommendations

• Action

• Item 8

• Recommendations

• Action

• Item 9

• Recommendations

• Action

• Item 10

• Recommendations

• Action

• Item 11

• Recommendations

• Action

Re-Assessment

• UKFRAS Fire Risk Assessors signature of completion

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• RP or Landlords Representative acknowledgment of verbal findings

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