Title Page

  • Ward / Area

  • Person Attending

  • Date of Previous Fire Risk Assessment

  • Date of Fire Risk Assessment

  • Suggested Date for Review

Information

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Number of Floors

  • Brief details about the construction

  • Use of the premises

  • The Occupants

  • Approximate maximum number

  • Number of Sleeping Occupants

  • Number of Disabled Occupants

  • Number of Elderly Occupants

Hazard and Risk Identification

HAZARD AND RISK FACTORS

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

Smoking

  • Select a circumstance observed

  • Does not use reduced ignition propensity

  • Discarded cigarettes and matches

  • Found few burns on carpets

  • Cigarette burns to clothes or furnishings

  • Are there more details observed?

  • Detail
  • Please provide further information here

Cooking

  • Select a circumstance observed

  • Inappropriate use of cooking equipment (e.g. microwave ovens).

  • May occasionally leave cooking unattended.

  • Likely to leave cooking unattended.

  • History of alarm signals or small fires from cooking.

  • Are there more details observed?

  • Detail
  • Please provide further information here

Electrical

  • Including equipment and extensive use of extension leads and adapters and/or electric blankets

  • Select a circumstance observed

  • Cube adapters used

  • Potential overloading of circuits

  • Worn equipment or cables

  • REFERENCE: Extension cables in good working condition
    [This is an example of how you can use iAuditor to include best practice reference images in your templates to assist with inspections]

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  • Electric blankets not maintained regularly

  • Are there more details observed?

  • Detail
  • Please provide further information here

Portable Heaters

  • Select a circumstance observed

  • Evidence of heaters sited too close to combustible materials

  • Likelihood of heaters sited too close to combustible materials

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

  • Are there more details observed?

  • Detail
  • Please provide further information here

Use of Candles

  • Select a circumstance observed

  • List further details of the current circumstance

  • Detail
  • Please provide information here

Deliberate Ignition

  • Select a circumstance observed

  • List further details of the current circumstance

  • Previous history of deliberate ignition

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

  • Are there more details observed?

  • Detail
  • Please provide further information here

Alcohol or Drug Use

  • Select a circumstance observed

  • Evidence or likelihood of careless handling of smoking materials

  • Evidence or likelihood of leaving cooking unattended

  • Are there more details observed?

  • Detail
  • Please provide further information here

Hoarding (access)

  • Select a circumstance observed

  • Hoarding confined to a single room

  • Hoarding in more than one room

  • Hoarding within escape route

  • List the types of materials hoarded

  • Material
  • Please specify

Oxygen

  • Use of oxygen combined with high fire risk behavior

  • Are there other details observed?

  • Detail
  • Provide further information here

Sensory Impairment

  • Select a circumstance observed

  • Please specify further details observed

  • Detail
  • Provide information here

Arson

  • Select a circumstance observed

  • Are there fire loads in close proximity from the premise?

  • Are there more details observed?

  • Detail
  • Provide further information here

Housekeeping

  • Select a circumstance observed

  • Combustible materials appear to be unseparated from ignition sources

  • No appropriate storage of hazardous materials

  • Inappropriate storage of Combustible materials

  • Are there more details observed?

  • Detail
  • Provide further information here

Dangerous Substances

  • Select a circumstance observed

  • List observations

Other Factors

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

  • Risk Factor
  • State them here

Fire Protection Measures

FIRE PROTECTION MEASURES

  • 1. Means of Escape from Fire

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

  • Has adequate design of escape routes?

  • Has adequate provision of exits?

  • Exits easily and immediately openable where necessary?

  • Fire exits open in direction of escape where necessary?

  • Avoidance of sliding or revolving doors as fire exits where necessary?

  • Satisfactory means for securing exits?

  • Has alternative means of escape?

  • Escape routes unobstructed?

  • It is considered that the premises are provided with reasonable arrangements for means of escape for disabled people.

  • 2. Emergency Escape Lighting

  • Has reasonable standard of emergency escape lighting provided?

  • Fire Safety Signs and Notices

  • Has reasonable standard of fire safety signs and notices?

  • 3. Means of Giving Warning in case of Fire

  • Has reasonable manually operated electrical fire alarm system provided?

  • Has automatic fire detection provided?

  • Has remote transmission of alarm signals?

  • 4. Manual Fire Extinguishing Appliances

  • Has reasonable provision of portable fire extinguishers?

  • Hose reels provided?

  • Are all fire extinguishing appliances readily accessible?

  • 5. Procedures and Arrangements

  • Are procedures in the event of fire appropriate and properly documented?

  • Are there suitable arrangements for Summoning the fire and rescue service?

  • Are there suitable arrangements to meet provide relevant information, including that related to hazards to firefighters?

  • Are there suitable arrangements for ensuring that the premises have been evacuated?

  • Is there a suitable fire assembly point(s)?

  • Are there adequate procedures for evacuation of any disabled people who are likely to be to be present?

  • Persons nominated and trained to use fire extinguishing appliances?

  • Persons nominated and trained to assist with evacuation, including the evacuation of disabled people?

  • 6. Training and Drills

  • Are all staff/members given adequate fire safety instruction and training?

  • Which of these items do the members or staff knowledgeable about? You may select multiple items.

  • 7. Testing and Maintenance

  • Has adequate maintenance of premises?

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

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

  • Has annual maintenance of fire extinguishing appliances?

  • Has periodic inspection of external escape staircases and gangways?

  • Has weekly and monthly testing, six monthly inspections and annual testing of firefighting lifts?

  • Has weekly testing and periodic inspection of sprinkler installations?

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

  • Has annual inspection and testing of lightning protection system?

  • 8. Records
    Appropriate records of:

  • Fire drills?

  • Fire training?

  • Fire alarm tests?

  • Emergency escape lighting tests?

  • Maintenance and testing of other fire protection Systems?

Overall Assessment

  • 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)

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  • 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:

  • DEFINITION OF TERMS (Risk Assessment)

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  • 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:

  • DEFINITION OF TERMS (Risk Level)

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

COMPLETION

  • Name of Responsible Person and Signature

  • Assessor's Name and Signature

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