Fire risk assessment

photo of a fire inspection in a commercial premises

The Fire Safety Order (FSO) 2005 makes business owners, and those responsible for business premises, ultimately responsible for risk-assessing and making safe their places of work. We appreciate that this may be a daunting task for some, which is why we have produced a Fire Risk Assessment for Businesses document to help you comply with the requirements of the FSO. We have also made available further information to help you understand the process and learn more about your specific requirements.

Further information and help

Audits

Please download this document if you would like to know more about the audit we may complete in your premises. This will provide you with information about the areas we may look at:

Download our fire safety audit information - Microsoft Word document, 165 KB.

Fire Risk Assessment example

These documents illustrate a fictitious example of a Fire Risk Assessment. Please look at them if you would like to see what a Fire Risk Assessment may look like:

Blank fire risk assessment - MS Word document, 516 KB.
Example fire risk assessment - MS Word document, 6 MB.
Example plan (Basement, Ground, First and Second floors) - PDF document, 117 KB.
Fire Safety Symbols chart - PDF document, 226 KB.

Fire Risk Assessment guidance document

This document provides detailed guidance on areas you may wish to consider when completing your Fire Risk Assessment:

Download our Fire Risk Assessment guidance document - Microsoft Word document, 413 KB.

Please also look at the specific guidance document for your type of premises.

Fire Certificates

The introduction of the FSO repealed the previous Fire Precautions Act. This in turn removed the status of, and need for, a fire certificate. For details on the current legislation, see the Legislation section.

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