JP Fire Safety, Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 Fire Risk Assessment

• Audit Title

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• Fire Risk assessment Prepared by

• Fire Risk Assessment Conducted on

  Date
• Address of premises
  Address

• Personnel questioned as part of the assessment

Part 1: GENERAL INFORMATION.

The responsible person

• Name of the responsible person

• Position

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

• Floor area: (m2 per floor)

• Floor area: (m2 total)

• Brief details of construction:

• Occupancy type:

2 The occupants

• Maximum number of occupants within the premises at any given time:

• Maximum number of staff at any given time:

• Maximum number of visitors or members of the public at one time:

3 Occupants at special risk

• Are children employed at the premises?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there sleeping occupants?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there disabled occupants?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there occupants in remote areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there lone workers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations

4 Previous Fire loss experience

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

5 Other relevant background

• Are there any residential properties in or attached to the building

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an alteration notice in force? (if yes give date of issue)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an enforcement notice in force? (if yes give date of issue and date of when work is to be completed by)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Part 2: FIRE HAZARDS AND ELIMINATION OR CONTROL

6 Electrical sources of ignition

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the fixed wiring installation periodically tested and inspected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are portable appliances tested/inspected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a suitable policy about the use of personal electrical appliances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations

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

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations

8 Arson

• Does the basic security against arson appear reasonable?

  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

• Recommendations

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

• Recommendations

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

• Are suitable extinguishers available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations

11 Lightning

• Does the building have lightning protection system if required? (if yes has it been tested and are records of testing kept)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations

12 Significant ignition sources that warrant consideration

• Are any other significant ignition sources present within the premises?

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12a Significant fuel sources that warrant concideration

• Are any other significant fuel sources present within the premises?

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13 Housekeeping

• Is the standard of housekeeping adequate?

  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

• Are any other significant fuel sources present within the premises?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations

14 Hazards introduced by contractors and building works

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there arrangements for the safe storage of gas cylinders and others hazardous materials

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire safety conditions and instructions communicated to contractors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations

15 Dangerous Substances

• Are dangerous substances present on the premises?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations

Part 3: FIRE PROTECTION MEASURES

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 by fire resisting construction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there suitable fire precautions for all inner rooms?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are escape routes unobstructed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there suitable means of escape for disabled occupants?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations

17 Measures to limit fire spread and development.

• Is there a sufficient standard of fire compartmentation and sub-compartmentation within the premises?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are wall and ceiling linings that promote fire spread avoided as far as reasonably practicable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do fire doors close fully on to their doorstops.

• Are all self-closing devices fitted to fire doors operating correctly.

• Are all fire doors fitted with intumescent strip and smoke seals.

• Recommendations

18 Escape lighting

• Is there a reasonable standard of escape lighting provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations

19 Fire safety signs and notices

• Are fire safety signs and notices suitable and sufficient?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations

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 signals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations

21 Manual fire extinguishing appliances

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations

22 Relevant automatic fire extinguishing systems

• Type of system installed within the premises:

• Comments, locations and observations:

• Recommendations

23 Facilities, equipment and devices for the protection of Fire-Fighters

• Types of facilities installed within the premises:

• Comments, locations and observations:

• Recommendations

Part 4: MANAGEMENT OF FIRE SAFETY

24 Procedures and arrangements

• Who is responsible for the fire safety management within the premises:

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

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are appropriate fire procedures in place? (including arrangements for calling the fire service)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there persons nominated to respond to fire?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are persons nominated to assist with evacuation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there appropriate liaison with the fire service?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations

25 Training and drills

• Are staff given instruction on induction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do staff receive periodic refresher training at suitable intervals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff with special responsibilities, such as fire marshals, given appropriate training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire drills carried out at appropriate intervals, dependant upon the type of premises and the use of the premises?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations

26 Testing and maintenance

• Is weekly testing and periodic servicing of the fire detection and alarm system taking place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is monthly and annual testing of the emergency lighting taking place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are monthly inspections & annual maintenance and testing of fire extinguishing equipment taking place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is annual inspection and test of the lightning protection system taking place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are six monthly and annual testing of wet/dry risers taking place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are weekly testing and periodic inspection of sprinkler installations taking place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are routine checks of the internal fire doors and final exit doors taking place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Other relevant inspection and test

• Recommendations

27 Records

• Are there appropriate records of fire drills?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there appropriate records of fire training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there appropriate 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 the fire fighting equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there records of maintenance and testing of other fire protection systems including smoke control systems etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recommendations

Part 5: RISK RATING

• The following risk level estimator is based on a more general health & safety risk estimator contained in BS 8800

• Taking into account the fire prevention measures observed at the time of this risk assessment, it is considered that hazard from fire (probability of ignition) is (LOW, MEDIUM or HIGH)

  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 assessment, it is considered that the consequences for life safety in the event of a fire would be (SLIGHT HARM, MODERATE HARM or EXTREME HARM)

  SLIGHT HARM

  MODERATE HARM

  EXTREME HARM

• In this context, the definitions of the above the above terms are:
  
  SLIGHT HARM - Outbreak of fire is unlikely to result in serious injury or death of any occupant.
  
  MODERATE HARM - Outbreak of fire could result in injury of one or more occupants, but is unlikely to involve multiple fatalities.
  
  EXTREME HARM - Significant potential for serious injury or death of one or more occupants.

• Accordingly, it is considered that the risk to life from fire at this building is:

  TRIVIAL

  TOLERABLE

  MODERATE

  SUBSTANTIAL

  INTOLERABLE

Occupiers confirmation of attendance

• Responsible person / representative has been informed of the significant findings of the assessment.

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• Assessor Signature

  Sign

Re-Assessment

• Recommended date for re-assessment

  Date