Fire Risk Assessments

A fire risk assessment is an organised and methodical look at a property; the activities within the property, the potential for a fire to occur and the harm it could cause to the people.

During a fire risk assessment the existing fire safety measures/precautions are evaluated and kept under review to establish whether they are adequate.

The aims of a fire risk assessment are:

• To identify hazards and to reduce the risk of those hazards causing harm.
• To determine what fire safety measures and management policies are necessary to ensure the safety of people in the building, should a fire occur.

Our team

We have a core team of over 40 trained fire risk assessors nationally who undertake fire risk assessments.

Surveyors are trained to evaluate hazards and the likelihood of harm resulting from these hazards to provide a comprehensive and prioritised risk assessment.

Our services

We have developed a comprehensive suite of fire risk assessments for various building types and uses. These are adapted to suit each client’s individual properties and requirements.

Our risk assessments use a risk rating system which can be used to prioritise remedial works and to develop schedules of work for remedial programmes.

We regularly liaise with multiple stakeholders within a client organisation to ensure assessments are continually updated to reflect changes in portfolio, refurbishment or new acquisitions.

Fire safety legislation

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRO) 2005 applies to England and Wales.

In Scotland, The Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 operate in conjunction with Part 3 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005.

Accountability for complying with fire safety orders rests with the ‘responsible person’. In a workplace, this is the employer and any other person who has control of all, or part, of the premises - for example, the occupier or owner.

In all other premises the person or people in control of the buildings are responsible. If there is more than one responsible person, they must take reasonable steps to work with each other. The responsible person must carry out a fire risk assessment, focusing on the safety in case of fire of all ‘relevant persons’.

Risk assessments apply to virtually every type of building, structure and open space, for example:

• Offices and shops
• Premises that provide care
• Community halls
• Common areas of houses in multiple occupation
• Pubs, clubs and restaurants
• Schools
• Hotels and hostels
• Factories and warehouses