Arson Prevention Inspection

• FSC/API-

• Arson Prevention Inspection

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Part 1: Exit/ Fire Doors

• Are there procedures in place to control any smoking materials, e.g. Cigarettes, matches or lighters?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there procedures in place to monitor any cooking processes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there procedures in place to monitor the use of any electrical, gas or oil fired heaters in the assessment area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If there are any flammable products e.g. cleaning and decorating products, petrol, white spirit, methylated spirit, alcohol, cooking oils or disposable lighters within the assessment area, are they stored correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there procedures in place to control the use of any portable lighting equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Part 2: Staircases

• Are the Staircases for landings clear from any obstruction and combustible material?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Part 3: Corridors/Passageways

• If there any flammable liquids stored in plastic containers are they stored correctly within the assessment area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all people who are unfamiliar with the premises, e.g. agency or temporary staff, guests, visitiors (including visiting medical or social care staff) contractors in the assessment area, made aware of the fire safety procedures for the area.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there present, shut off valves for piped Oxygen/Medical Gas Supplies within the assessment area? If yes are any such valves marked or labeled to identify as to which area they control?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there procedures in place in regards the evacuation of any people who are not able to leave the premises quickly (but do not require assistance), e.g. patients or visitors who are elderly or with limited disabilities and parents with children?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there procedures in place to ensure that any patients who are unable to escape unaided (young children, babies, the elderly, physically disabled people (in particular people with mobility impairment) are evacuated safely in the event of a fire alarm activation.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If there are present, any flammable gases e.g. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) including aerosol canisters within they assessment area, are they stored correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Part 4: Fire Extinguishers

• Are the Extinguishers placed appropriately and prominently?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the Extinguishers clear from obstruction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the extinguishers below 1.5m height

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Part 5: Hosereels

• Are the hosereels working (shooting distance min 6m)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the nozzle and hoses in working order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are they free from obstruction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the control valve working?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Part 6: Exit signs

• Is the exit sign visible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the exit sign illuminated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the exit directional sign adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Part 7: Manual Call Point

• Are they free from obstruction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the alarm maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it located 1.4 m above the floor?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Part 8: Heat/Smoke Detector

• Are they free from obstruction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a clearance space of 500 mm below the detector?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Part 9: Sprinklers

• Is the sprinkler head free from obstruction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Part 10: Hydrant

• Is the hydrant free from obstruction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the pit cover free from obstruction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Part 11: Fire hazards

• Are there flammable/ explosive/ combustible substances?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there vertical storage of goods up to the ceiling height?

  No

  Yes

• Is the fire engine accessway free from obstruction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Boundary fence/wall free from obstruction and storage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Part 12: Means of Escape

• Is escape lighting provided to cover the following areas? Each exit door, intersections in corridors, outside each final exit and external escape routes, emergency escape signs , stairways so that flight receives adequate light, changes in floor levels, windowless rooms and toilet accommodation exceeding 8m2, fire fighting equipment, fire alarm call points, equipment that would need to be shut down in an emergency, lifts, areas greater than 60m2?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is escape lighting installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is primary lighting provided to all internal and external escape routes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Large Premises: is escape lighting provided within the following spaces: External routes to a place of safety?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Part 13: Others

• Is the travel distance between remote corner to means of escape less than 25m (one-way)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the travel distance between remote corner to means of escape less than 60m (two-way)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Part 14: Containment - Compartmentation

• Is the building adequately sub-divided with fire-resisting construction into compartments and sub-compartments, to inhibit the spread of fire within it?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can the fire alarm be clearly heard throughout the building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the fire alarm visual and audible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Part 15: Recommendations / Action Plan

• Place all recommendations within this section and label either urgent or non - urgent.

  Urgent

  Non-Urgent

Part 16: Review Date

• Date of review:

  Original Audit

  Reviewed Audit

Part 17: Signature of Area IC

• Representative of Area I/C

  Sign

• WSH Personnel

  Sign