Fire Risk Assessment Office

Title Page

Site
Full Address
Fire Safety Officer
Prepared by
Date of Previous Fire Risk Assessment
Date of Fire Risk Assessment
Suggested Date for Review

Information

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Premises
Number of Floors
Brief details about the construction
Use of the premises
The Occupants
Approximate maximum number
Number of Disabled Occupants

Hazard and Risk Identification

HAZARD AND RISK FACTORS

What are the factors present in the inspected area? You may choose multiple items. *You may also add photos, notes, and actions by clicking the paperclip icon.
- Adequate
- Inadequate

Cooking

Select a circumstance observed
- No evidence or suggestion of careless behavior
- Has evidence or suggestion of careless behavior
Inappropriate use of cooking equipment (e.g. microwave ovens).
May occasionally leave cooking unattended.
Likely to leave cooking unattended.
History of alarm signals or small fires from cooking.
Are there more details observed?
Please provide further information here

Electrical

Including equipment and extensive use of extension leads and adapters and/or electric blankets
Select a circumstance observed
Cube adapters used
Potential overloading of circuits
Worn equipment or cables
REFERENCE: Extension cables in good working condition
[This is an example of how you can use iAuditor to include best practice reference images in your templates to assist with inspections]
Electric blankets not maintained regularly
Are there more details observed?
Please provide further information here

Portable Heaters

Select a circumstance observed
- Compliant with modern standards (oil filled radiators or convector)
- Higher hazard (fan heaters, radiant bar fires)
Evidence of heaters sited too close to combustible materials
Likelihood of heaters sited too close to combustible materials
Potential for other careless use (e.g. drying clothes, warming meals, etc.)
Are there more details observed?
Please provide further information here

Use of Candles

Select a circumstance observed
- Used with appropriate precautions
- Used without appropriate precautions
List further details of the current circumstance
Please provide information here

Deliberate Ignition

Select a circumstance observed
- No history or likely potential
- No history but has some potential
- Has history or potential
List further details of the current circumstance
Previous history of deliberate ignition
History of malicious false alarms to the fire and rescue service
Are there more details observed?
Please provide further information here

Alcohol or Drug Use

Select a circumstance observed
- Without high fire risk behavior
- With high fire risk behavior
Evidence or likelihood of careless handling of smoking materials
Evidence or likelihood of leaving cooking unattended
Are there more details observed?
Please provide further information here

Hoarding (access)

Select a circumstance observed
- No hoarding, or hoarding of generally non-combustible materials that do not obstruct escape routes
- Hoarding between clutter levels 1 and 413
Hoarding confined to a single room
Hoarding in more than one room
Hoarding within escape route
List the types of materials hoarded
Please specify

Oxygen

Use of oxygen combined with high fire risk behavior
Are there other details observed?
Provide further information here

Sensory Impairment

Select a circumstance observed
- Hard of hearing, or partially sighted
- Deaf or blind
Please specify further details observed
Provide information here

Arson

Select a circumstance observed
Are there fire loads in close proximity from the premise?
Are there more details observed?
Provide further information here

Housekeeping

Select a circumstance observed
Combustible materials appear to be unseparated from ignition sources
No appropriate storage of hazardous materials
Inappropriate storage of Combustible materials
Are there more details observed?
Provide further information here

Dangerous Substances

Select a circumstance observed
- Stored and used with precaution
- Not stored properly
List observations

Other Factors

Please list factors not mentioned above and provide further details to each.
State them here

Fire Protection Measures

FIRE PROTECTION MEASURES

1. Means of Escape from Fire
It is considered that the premises are provided with reasonable means of escape in case of fire
Has adequate design of escape routes?
Has adequate provision of exits?
Exits easily and immediately openable where necessary?
Fire exits open in direction of escape where necessary?
Avoidance of sliding or revolving doors as fire exits where necessary?
Satisfactory means for securing exits?
Has alternative means of escape?
Escape routes unobstructed?
It is considered that the premises are provided with reasonable arrangements for means of escape for disabled people.
2. Emergency Escape Lighting
Has reasonable standard of emergency escape lighting provided?
Fire Safety Signs and Notices
Has reasonable standard of fire safety signs and notices?
3. Means of Giving Warning in case of Fire
Has reasonable manually operated electrical fire alarm system provided?
Has automatic fire detection provided?
Has remote transmission of alarm signals?
4. Manual Fire Extinguishing Appliances
Has reasonable provision of portable fire extinguishers?
Hose reels provided?
Are all fire extinguishing appliances readily accessible?
5. Procedures and Arrangements
Are procedures in the event of fire appropriate and properly documented?
Are there suitable arrangements for Summoning the fire and rescue service?
Are there suitable arrangements to meet provide relevant information, including that related to hazards to firefighters?
Are there suitable arrangements for ensuring that the premises have been evacuated?
Is there a suitable fire assembly point(s)?
Are there adequate procedures for evacuation of any disabled people who are likely to be to be present?
Persons nominated and trained to use fire extinguishing appliances?
Persons nominated and trained to assist with evacuation, including the evacuation of disabled people?
6. Training and Drills
Are all staff/members given adequate fire safety instruction and training?
Which of these items do the members or staff knowledgeable about? You may select multiple items.
- Fire risks
- Fire safety measures
- Action in the event of a fire
- Action on hearing the fire alarm signal
- Method of operation of manual call points
- Location and use of fire extinguishers
- Means for summoning the fire and rescue service
- Identity of persons nominated to assist with evacuation
- Fire drills
7. Testing and Maintenance
Has adequate maintenance of premises?
Has weekly testing and periodic servicing of fire detection and alarm system?
Has monthly and annual testing routines for emergency escape lighting?
Has annual maintenance of fire extinguishing appliances?
Has periodic inspection of external escape staircases and gangways?
Has weekly and monthly testing, six monthly inspections and annual testing of firefighting lifts?
Has weekly testing and periodic inspection of sprinkler installations?
Has routine checks of final exit doors and/or security fastenings?
Has annual inspection and testing of lightning protection system?
8. Records
Appropriate records of:
Fire drills?
Fire training?
Fire alarm tests?
Emergency escape lighting tests?
Maintenance and testing of other fire protection Systems?

Overall Assessment

The following simple fire risk level estimator is based on a commonly used health and safety risk level estimator.
DEFINITION OF TERMS (Risk from Fire)
Taking into account the fire prevention measures observed at the time of this risk assessment, it is considered that the risk from fire (likelihood of fire) at these premises is:
DEFINITION OF TERMS (Risk Assessment)
Taking into account the nature of the premises and the occupants, as well as the fire protection and procedural arrangements observed at the time of this fire risk assessment, it is considered that the consequences for life safety in the event of fire would be:
DEFINITION OF TERMS (Risk Level)
Accordingly, it is considered that the risk to life from fire at these premises is: