Information
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Audit Title
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Document No.
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
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Personnel
Part 1: GENERAL INFORMATION
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A current fire risk assessment is required but The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
This is a live document to be updated by the FM with input from occupier representatives:
1. Whenever there is significant change to the premises which may affect fire strategy
2. If there is a significant change in work activity or process or an increase in storage or use of hazardous materials in a building
3. If there is a significant increase in staff or student numbers
4. Immediately after a fire
5. Following an audit by UOB safety office or an enforcement agency
6. Annually
The risk assessment will form part 2 of the fire manual
The responsible person for fire safety
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Name of responsible person
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Contact details of facilities manager
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Date of assessment
Re-Assessment
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Recommended date for re-assessment
1 The Building
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Building address
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Take a photo of the building
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Approximate age of building
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Listed building?
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Number of staircases
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- 00
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Number of Passenger lifts
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- 10+
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Number of Goods lifts
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Number of Evacuation lifts?
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Number of final exits
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Floor area: (m2 per floor)
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Brief details of construction:
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Construction class
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Does the building contain asbestos?
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What hazards should the fire officer be aware of before entering the building?
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Describe the layout (number of rooms, corridors,height of ceiling,hazardous areas
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Basement
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Ground floor
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1st floor
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2nd floor
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3rd floor
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4th floor
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5th floor
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Use of building
2 The occupants
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Name of Building fire coordinator
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Names of technical managers
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Names of school / section safety advisors
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Maximum number of occupants:
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Maximum number of occupants at any given time:
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Maximum number of members of the public at one time:
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The fire wardens are
Fire warden
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Name
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Location
3 Occupants at special risk
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Are any people aged under 16 employed at the premises?
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Are there sleeping occupants?
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Are there disabled occupants?
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Are there occupants in remote areas?
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Are there lone workers?
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Are instructions, information given on specific hazards in the form of an induction?
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Are max number of occupants clearly defined for lecture theatres?
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Are evacuation arrangements in place for conferences, ceremonies and public events?
4 Previous Fire loss experience
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Is there any previous history of fire loss in the premises (if yes give details)
5 Other relevant background
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Are there any residential properties in or attached to the building
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Are there any outstanding actions from formal cautions or Notices issued by an enforcement agency?
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Have all actions been completed from the previous fire risk assessment?
Part 2: FIRE HAZARDS AND ELIMINATION OR CONTROL
6 Sources of ignition
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Can all naked flames be isolated locally?
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Is there a gas supply including bottled gases?
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Is the electrical supply tested and records available?
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Is the location of isolation switch for oil fired equipment known and documented?
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Are portable appliances tested/inspected?
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Does temperature thermostats on hot works/cooking processes or lab equipment work?
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Has all faulty, misued electrical equipment or poorly installed equipment been reported and isolated?
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Is all lighting in a good state of repair?
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Is there a suitable limitation on the use of trailing leads and adapters?
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Is the use of portable heaters avoided as far as reasonably practicable?
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If portable heaters are used, are the more hazardous types (radiant bars and LPG) avoided?
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If portable heaters are used are suitable measures taken to minimise the risk of ignition of combustible materials?
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Are fixed heating installations subject to regular maintenance?
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Does the building have lightning protection system?
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Are reasonable measures taken to prevent cooking fires?
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Are suitable extinguishers available?
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Are filters changed and ductwork cleaned regularly?
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Does the basic security against arson appear reasonable?
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Is there sufficient control of unnecessary fire load in close proximity to the building or available for ignition by outsiders?
7 Other significant ignition sources that warrant consideration
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Are the ignition risks from hot process controlled? eg welding, grinding, curing in autoclave?
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Are their procedures for managing heat produced from chemical reactions?
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Are procedures in place for self heating or spontaneous ignition sources?
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Does smoking occur only in external areas away from the building?
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Are risks from mechanical equipment documented?
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List other ignition sources:
8 sources of fuel
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Is there an inventory of hazardous substances present on the premises?
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Is there an inventory of flammable substances and is it up to date?
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Has the risk to relevant persons been adequately eliminated or reduced?
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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?
9 Laboratory gases
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Are there oxidising processes in use?
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Is there a piped laboratory gas supply and is it maintained and tested?
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Are oxygen cylinders stored correctly with segregation of empty cylinders?
10 Hazards introduced by contractors and building works
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Is there sufficient control over works by contractors (e.g. Permits to work & hot works permits)?
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Are there arrangements for the safe storage of gas bottles and others hazardous materials
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Are fire safety conditions and instructions communicated to contractors?
Part 3: FIRE SPREAD
11 Measures to limit fire spread and development.
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Is there a sufficient standard of compartmentation and sub-compartmentation?
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Are routes that promote fire spread avoided as far as reasonably practicable?
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Is fire spread limited by correct use and maintenance of fire precautions?
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Do riser cupboard doors, corridors have keep shut signs?
12 Fire alarm and detection system
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What is the fire alarm sound?
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Can the fire alarm be heard though out the building?
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Are there alternative provisions for deaf or the hard of hearing?
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Are there arrangements in place for noisy environments?
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Are arrangements in place for noise sensitive areas?
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Is the fire alarm system provided suitable and sufficient?
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Is automatic fire detection provided throughout?
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Is there remote transmission of alarm signals via university systems?
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Are fire alarm call points located by storey and final exits?
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Are the call points unobstructed?
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Are compliant fire action notices displayed near to call points?
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Is there weekly testing and periodic servicing of the fire detection and alarm system?
13 Fire Fighting equipment
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Is there suitable and sufficient provision of fire fighting equipment?
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Are hose reels provided?
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Is it maintained and stored correctly?
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Is there a wet or dry riser and is it maintained?
14 Means of escape
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Is the building provided with adequate means of escape in case of fire?
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Are there sufficient exits?
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Are exits easily and immediately openable where necessary?
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Do fire exits open in the direction of travel where necessary?
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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 distances of travel where there is a single direction of travel?
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Are there reasonable distances of travel where there are alternative means of escape?
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Are escape routes adequately protected?
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Are there suitable fire precautions for all inner rooms?
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Are horizontal, vertical and external escape routes unobstructed?
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Is the location of fire assembly point suitable for building?
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Are there suitable means of escape for disabled occupants?
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Is the access statement in place?
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Are Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEP) up to date?
15 Emergency exit lighting
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Is there a reasonable standard of escape lighting provided?
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Is there monthly, six-monthly and annual testing of the emergency lighting?
16 Fire safety signs and notices
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Are fire safety signs and notices suitable and sufficient?
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Are fire exit signs suitable and sufficient?
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Are emergency break glass door secure systems interfaced with the fire alarm?
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Do fire exit doors have suitable and sufficient signage?<br>
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Are door release systems tested regularly?
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Are hazardous areas approximately signed and flammable materials clearly labelled?
17 Relevant automatic fire extinguishing systems
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Type of system:
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Comments and observations:
18 Facilities, equipment and devices for the protection of Fire-Fighters
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Types of facilities:
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Comments and observations:
Part 4: MANAGEMENT OF FIRE SAFETY
19 Procedures and arrangements
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Person responsible for fire safety:
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Are there competent persons available to assist in implementing fire safety arrangements?
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Are appropriate fire procedures in place? (including arrangements for calling the fire service)
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Fire Emergency Plan in place and details recorded?
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Does the plan take account of other Fire Emergency Plans applicable in the building?
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Is the Fire Emergency Plan readily available for staff to read?
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Is the Fire Emergency Plan available to the enforcing authority?
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Are there persons nominated to respond to fire?
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Are persons nominated to assist with evacuation?
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Is there appropriate liaison with the fire service?
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Do routine in-house inspections of fire precautions take place?
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Are there arrangements in place to inform temporary staff, students or contractors?
20 Training and drills
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Are staff given instruction on induction?
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Do staff receive periodic refresher training at suitable intervals?
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Are staff with special responsibilities for hazardous substances given appropriate training?
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Are fire drills carried out every term?
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Has the occupier provided an appropriate number of trained fire wardens?
21 Testing and maintenance
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Is the workplace adequately maintained?
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Are the university test logs completed and up to date?
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Other relevant inspection and test
22 Locations of specific hazards
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Are there specific hazards?
Hazard
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Is there gas bottles, radioactive sources or other flammables?
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Location (floor / room no)
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Type of hazard
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Quantity
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Size
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Contact
Part 5: ACTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Risk Items
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Are there risks to address?
Risk
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Description and location of risk
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Non compliance or observation?
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Risk rating score (probability x consequence)
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Action
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Owner
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Target date
PART 6: QUALITY ASSURANCE
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Received by responsible person / representative
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Assessor Signature
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Pictures