Title Page
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Site conducted
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
The building
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Number of floors
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Floor area
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Brief details of construction
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Occupancy type
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Photo of the building
The occupants
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Maximum number of occupants
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Maximum number of employees at any time
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Maximum number of members of the public at any one time
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Other
Occupants at special risk
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Sleeping occupants
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Disabled occupants
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Occupants in remote areas
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Lone workers
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Other activities
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Other
Fire loss experience
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Have there been any fire loss (arson) etc. experiences in the last 2 months
Other relevant information
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Any other information on the building, occupants, activities or experiences that may be relevant to the FRA
Electrical safety
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Is the fixed wiring installation periodically tested and inspected
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Are reasonable measures taken to prevent fires of electrical origin
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Are portable appliances tested / inspected
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Is there a suitable policy about the use of personal electrical appliances
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Is there suitable limitation on the use of trailing leads and adaptors
Smoking
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Are reasonable measures taken to prevent fires as a result of smoking
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Is smoking prohibited in the building
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Are there arrangements made for people to smoke
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Are suitable and sufficient no smoking signs in place
Arson
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Is there sufficient control of fire load around the building to prevent arson risk
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Does basic security against arson appear reasonable
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Other
Portable heaters and heating installation
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Is the use of portable electric heaters avoided
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Other
Cooking
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Are filters and ductwork cleaned regularly
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Are suitable extinguishers available
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Are reasonable measure in place to prevent cooking fires
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Other
Lightning
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Does the building have an effective lightning protection system
Other significant ignition sources that warrant consideration
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Comments and hazards observed
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List other ignition sources
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Other
Housekeeping
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Is the standard of housekeeping adequate
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Are combustible materials separated from ignition sources
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Is the unnecessary accumulation of combustibles and waste avoided
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Is there appropriate storage of hazardous materials
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Are combustible materials stored appropriately
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Other
Hazards introduced by outside contractors and building work
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Is there sufficient control over works by outside contractors e.g. permits to work and hot works
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Are fire safety conditions and instructions communicated to contractors
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Are in house maintenance personnel sufficiently controlled
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Other
Means Of Escape (MOE) from fire
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Is the building provided with adequate MOE
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Are all exits correctly signed to final escape doors
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Are fire exits sufficient
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Do fire exit doors open in the direction of travel
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Have sliding or revolving doors been avoided as fire exits
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Are there adequate means of securing exits
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Are there reasonable distance of travel to a final MOE where there is a single direction of travel
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Are exits easily and immediately openable
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Are escape routes adequately protected
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Are escape routes unobstructed
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Are there suitable means of escape for disabled occupants
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Are there suitable fire precautions for all inner rooms
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Other
Measure to limit fire development and spread
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Are lining that promote the spread of fire avoided as far as reasonably practicable
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Is there a sufficient standard of compartmentation
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Other
Escape lighting
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Is an adequate standard of fire escape lighting provided
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Other
Fire safety signs and notices
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Are fire safety signs and notices suitable and sufficient
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Other
Means of giving warning in the event of a fire
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Is a manually operated electrical fire alarm system provided
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Is automatic fire detection provided
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Is there remote transmission of alarm signals
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Other
Manual fire extinguishers
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Is there suitable and sufficient provision of portable fire extinguishers
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Other
Relevant automatic fire extinguishing systems
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Type of system
Other relevant fixed systems
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Type of system
Procedures and arrangements
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Person responsible for fire safety
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Are there competent persons to assist in implementing fire safety arrangements
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Is there appropriate liaison with the fire services
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Are appropriate fire procedures in place
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Do routine in house inspections of fire safety precautions take place
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Other
Training and drills
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Do staff receive refresher training
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Are staff with special responsibilities given appropriate training
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Are staff given instruction on induction
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Are fire drills carried out at least twice a year
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Other
Testing and maintenance
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Is the workplace adequately maintained
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Is there monthly, six monthly and annual testing of the emergency lighting equipment
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Is there weekly testing and periodic servicing of the fire detection and alarm system
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Other relevant inspections and testing
Record keeping
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Are there records of fire drills
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Are there records of fire alarm tests
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Are there records of emergency lighting tests
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Are there records of maintenance and testing of other fire protection systems
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Are there records of emergency lighting tests
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Other
Fire risk assment
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What is the likelihood of a fire staring
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What is the likelihood of fire spreading
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What is the risk of fire to life
