Limited Fire Risk Assessment - Reactive Asset Properties - Master Copy

• Development Image

  Media

• Client/Site

• This assessment is exclusively for the shared internal communal areas, it has no scope over the residential areas at all.

• Location
  Address

• Prepared by

• Date of Previous Fire Risk Assessment

  Date

• Date of Fire Risk Assessment

  Date

• Suggested Date for Review (3 years)

  Date

GENERAL INFORMATION

• The Premises

• Development Type

  Converted House

  Purpose Built Block

  Maisonettes

  Other

• Describe property type

• How many separate residential units are there?

• Number of Floors

• Are there any shared staircases?

  Yes

  No

• Is there more than one escape route?

  Yes

  No

HAZARD AND RISK FACTORS

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

  Select Electrical Portable Heaters Smoking Deliberate Ignition Housekeeping Other factors

  • Electrical
  • Portable Heaters
  • Smoking
  • Deliberate Ignition
  • Housekeeping
  • Other factors

Smoking

• Select a circumstance observed

  Select No signs of smoking observed Has signs of smoking behaviour in communal area

  • No signs of smoking observed
  • Has signs of smoking behaviour in communal area

• Discarded cigarettes and matches

  Yes

  No

• Observed cigarette burns on carpets

  Yes

  No

• Are there more details observed?

  Yes

  None
Detail

• Please provide further information here

Electrical

• Select a circumstance observed

  Select No evidence of electrical equipment Electrical equipment and installations observed

  • No evidence of electrical equipment
  • Electrical equipment and installations observed

• Are the main Electrical incoming supplies, consumer units or meters in the communal area?

  Yes

  No

• Are these housed in a cupboard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any light fittings?

  Yes

  No

• Are they working?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are they in good visual condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any power outlets?

  Yes

  No

• Are the outlets in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any other electrical related concerns?

  Yes

  None
Detail

• Please provide further information here

Portable Heaters

• Select a circumstance observed

  Select Compliant with modern standards (oil filled radiators or convector) Higher hazard type units (fan heaters, radiant bar fires)

  • Compliant with modern standards (oil filled radiators or convector)
  • Higher hazard type units (fan heaters, radiant bar fires)

• Evidence of heaters sited too close to combustible materials

  Yes

  None

• Likelihood of heaters sited too close to combustible materials

  Yes

  None

• Potential for other careless use (e.g. drying clothes, warming meals, etc.)

  Yes

  None

• Are there more details observed?

  Yes

  None
Detail

• Please provide further information here

Deliberate Ignition

• Select a circumstance observed

  Select No history or likely potential Has history or likely potential

  • No history or likely potential
  • Has history or likely potential

• List further details of the current circumstance

• Previous history of deliberate ignition

  Yes

  No

• History of malicious false alarms to the fire and rescue service

  Yes

  No

• Are there more details observed?

  Yes

  None
Detail

• Please provide further information here

Housekeeping

• Select a circumstance observed

  Adequate

  Inadequate

• General inappropriate storage impacting on clear emergency egress

  Yes

  No

• Inappropriate storage of Combustible materials

  Yes

  No

• Are there more details observed?

  Yes

  None
Detail

• Provide further information here

Other Factors

• Please list factors not mentioned above and provide further details to each.

Risk Factor

• State them here

FIRE PROTECTION MEASURES

• 1. Means of Escape from Fire

  Media

• It is considered that the premises are provided with reasonable means of escape in case of fire

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Exits easily and immediately openable where necessary?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire exits open in direction of escape where necessary?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has alternative means of escape?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Escape routes unobstructed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2. Compartmentation

  Media

• Are there any breaches to the fabric of the communal area to other areas of the building?

  Yes

  No

• Are the internal doors to the communal area of a fire resisting type?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there intumescent strips and cold smoke seals fitted to internal doors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there closers on fire doors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3. Emergency Escape Lighting

  Media

• Has a reasonable standard of emergency escape lighting been provided where required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has reasonable standard of fire safety signs and notices if more than one escape route exists?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4. Means of Giving Warning in case of Fire

  Media

• Has reasonable manually operated electrical fire alarm system provided if required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has automatic fire detection provided if required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has remote transmission of alarm signals if alarm system is fitted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5. Manual Fire Extinguishing Appliances

  Media

• Has reasonable provision of portable fire extinguishers if required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all fire extinguishing appliances readily accessible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are extinguishers maintenance and servicing in date if provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6. Testing and Maintenance

  Media

• Has adequate maintenance of premises?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has weekly testing and periodic servicing of fire detection and alarm system where fitted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has monthly and annual testing routines for emergency escape lighting where installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has routine checks of final exit doors and/or security fastenings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The following simple fire risk level estimator is based on a commonly used health and safety risk level estimator.

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• 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:

  LOW

  MEDIUM

  HIGH

• 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:

  SLIGHT HARM

  MODERATE HARM

  EXTREME HARM

• DEFINITION OF TERMS (Risk Level)

• 

• Accordingly, it is considered that the risk to life from fire at these premises is:

  Trivial

  Tolerable

  Moderate

  Substantial

  Intolerable