Fire Risk Assessment Safety Checklist

• Site/Location

• Full Address
  Address

• Fire Safety Officer

• Prepared by

• Date of Previous Fire Risk Assessment

  Date

• Date of This Fire Risk Assessment

  Date

• Suggested Date for Review

  Date

• By checking all work-related activities that have the 3 elements needed to create a fire:

• 1: Have you identified all potential ignition sources?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 2: Have you identified all potential fuel sources?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 3: Have you identified all potential sources of oxygen e.g. air vents, gas cylinders?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 4: Have you made a note of your findings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 5: Have you identified who is at risk (including anyone at increased risk due to mobility impairment, or other disability, and lone workers or out-of-hours activities)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 6: Have you identified why they are at risk?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 7: Have you made a note of your findings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• Detection

• 8: Can the existing means of detection ensure a fire is discovered quickly enough for the alarm to be raised in time for all the occupants to escape to a place of total safety?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 9: Are detectors of the right type and in the appropriate locations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 10: Can the means of warning be clearly heard and understood by everyone throughout the whole building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 11: Can the warning be initiated from a single fire call point?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 12: Are there provisions for people or locations where the alarm cannot be heard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 13: If the fire-detection and warning system is electrically powered, does it have a back-up power supply?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• Firefighting equipment and facilities

• 14: Are the extinguishers suitable for the purpose?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 15: Are there enough extinguishers sited throughout the premises at appropriate locations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 16: Are the right types of extinguishers located close to the fire hazards and can users get to them without exposing themselves to risk?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 17: Are the extinguishers visible and appropriately signposted with a fire point?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 18: Have you taken steps to prevent the misuse of extinguishers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 19: Do you regularly check any other equipment provided to help maintain the escape routes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 20: Do you carry out daily checks to ensure that there is clear access for fire engines?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 21: Are those who test and maintain the equipment competent to do so?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• Escape Routes

• 22: Does your building have sufficient and suitable protected fire doors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 23: Are any holes or gaps in walls, ceilings and floors properly sealed, e.g. where services such as ventilation ducts and electrical cables pass through them?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 24: Can all the occupants escape to a place of total safety in a reasonable time?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 25: Are the existing escape routes adequate for the numbers and type of people that may need to use them, e.g. staff, members of the public, young children, and disabled people?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 26: Are the exits in the right place and do the escape routes lead as directly as possible to a place of total safety?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 27: If there is a fire, could all available exits be affected or will at least one route from any part of the premises remain available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 28: Are all escape routes and final exits kept clear at all times?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 29: Do all doors on escape routes open in the direction of escape?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 30: Can all fire doors be quickly released e.g. automatic release, push-bar?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 31: Can all final exit doors be opened easily and immediately if there is an emergency?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 32: Will everybody be able to safely use the escape routes from your premises?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 33: Are escape routes kept free of combustible materials and fire doors properly closed e.g. not wedged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 34: Are there any particular or unusual issues to consider e.g. non-standard escape routes?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• Emergency Escape Lighting

• 35: Are your premises used during periods of darkness?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 36: Are all escape routes properly lit, including outdoors, to assembly points?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 37: Do you have back-up power supplies for your emergency lighting?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• Signs and notices

• 38: Are escape routes and exits, the locations of firefighting equipment and emergency fire telephones indicated by appropriate signs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 39: Have you provided fire warning notices for: information to staff; operating security devices on doors; fire door signage; and fire action notices?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 40: Are all signs attached, information, and keys (where necessary) readily available to the fire & rescue service for; location of water suppression stop valves, fire hydrants, gas lock-off, electricity lock-off and the storage of hazardous substances, including zoned areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 41: Do you have Fire, Emergency & Evacuation Procedures in place which are: -

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• a) readily available and displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• b) approved by Fire & Rescue Service?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• c) reviewed at least annually or when they may become invalid?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 42: Do you have arrangements for; daily, weekly, monthly, six monthly and annual checks and tests?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 43: Do you regularly check all fire doors and escape routes and associated lighting and signs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 44: Do you regularly check all your firefighting equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 45: Do you regularly check your fire-detection and alarm equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 46: Are those who test and maintain the equipment competent to do so?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 47: Do you keep a log book to record tests and maintenance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 48: Do you have the necessary procedures in place to maintain any facilities that have been provided for the safety of people in the building (or for the use of fire fighters, such as access for fire engines and firefighting lifts)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• Evaluate, remove, reduce and protect risks by:

• a) Evaluating the risk to people in your building if a fire starts

• b) Removing or reducing the hazards that might cause a fire

• 49: Have you removed or reduced sources of ignition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 50: Have you removed or reduced sources of fuel?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 51: Have you reduced or controlled sources of air or oxygen in the event of fire?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 52: Have you removed or reduced arson risks (e.g. by securing building/site access and controlling waste disposal arrangements)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• Have you removed or reduced the risks to people in the event of a fire by:

• 53: Providing fire detection and fire warning?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 54: Providing firefighting equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 55: Determined whether your general lighting and emergency lighting are adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 56: Checking that you have adequate signs and notices?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 57: Regularly testing and maintaining fire safety equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 58: Considering whether you need any other equipment or facilities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Record

• 59: Have you recorded the significant findings of your risk assessment with an action plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 60: Have you recorded what you have done to remove or reduce the risk?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 61: Has your risk assessment been signed off and accepted by your line manager/senior person responsible for the building/site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 62: Are your records readily available for inspection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 63: Do you have an emergency plan and are the details recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 64: Does your plan take account of other emergency plans applicable to the building/site, including contingency plans?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 65: Is the plan readily available for anyone to read?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• Co-operation and co-ordination

• 66: Are staff told about the emergency plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 67: Are guests and visitors informed about what to do in an emergency?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 68: Are people identified to perform particular task e.g. fire wardens, incident officers, risk assessors, first aiders, (and where necessary, persons nominated to call the Fire Brigade)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 69: Are staff given information about any dangerous substances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 70: Do you have arrangements for informing temporary or agency staff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 71: Do you have arrangements for informing other employers whose staff are guest workers in the premises, such as maintenance contractors and cleaners?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 72: Are your fire safety arrangements co-ordinated with other responsible people in the building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 73: Are details recorded of any information or instructions you have given and the details of any arrangements for co-operation and co-ordination with others e.g. permit to work, out-of-hours working procedures, building or alterations works schedules.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• Training

• 74: Do staff receive relevant information, instruction and training on fire safety as part of local induction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 75: Have your staff received fire safety awareness training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 76: Have all staff identified to carry out specific tasks (e.g. risk assessors, incident officers, fire wardens, first aiders and nominated persons to call the Fire Brigade) received suitable and sufficient training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 77: Are training sessions recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 78: Have you carried out a fire drill recently?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 79: Are employees aware of specific tasks if there is a fire e.g. Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans for mobility and temporarily impaired staff (PEEPs) use of buddy systems/Evac Chairs etc, fire wardens, incident officers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 80: Are joint training sessions and fire drills carried out for multi-occupied buildings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• 81: If you use, store or produce hazardous or explosive substances, are your staff informed, instructed and trained appropriately?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please detail what actions you will take to comply with this section.

• Important Note

• You should seek professional advice if you don’t feel competent with undertaking a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment.