Ranked, not listed
Every finding carries a risk rating and a realistic timescale, so the urgent items are unmistakable.
Fire risk assessment that tells you what to fix, in what order, and why.
Suitable and sufficient fire risk assessments, emergency arrangements and compartmentation observations for responsible persons who need a defensible position and a plan they can actually work through.
Fire Safety
A fire risk assessment is a duty, not a document.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order the responsible person must make a suitable and sufficient assessment and act on it. A generic assessment that lists hazards without ranking them, or recommends everything at once, leaves you no better placed than having none.
We assess the building as it is used, not as the drawings say it should be: how people actually leave, which doors are wedged, where the compartment lines have been breached by cabling, and whether the arrangements would survive a bad night.
What the service covers
- Fire risk assessment — a suitable and sufficient assessment with a dated, risk-ranked action plan
- Means of escape review — travel distances, exit capacity, protected routes, signage and lighting
- Fire door observations — condition, gaps, seals, closers and the integrity of the door in its frame
- Compartmentation observations — breaches at service penetrations, ceiling voids and riser cupboards
- Emergency arrangements — evacuation strategy, roles, drills, records and provision for those needing assistance
- Review and reassessment — a clear position on when the assessment must be revisited and what would trigger it
Who it is for
Responsible persons in commercial and mixed-use buildings, managing agents, employers in occupied premises, and principal contractors managing fire safety on live sites.
What you get
A defensible assessment and a plan you can work through.
Every report is written to be used on site, not filed and forgotten — prioritised findings, plain language and a clear owner for each action.
Written for the responsible person
Plain language and specific locations, so the person who has to act knows exactly where to go.
Honest about limits
Where an intrusive survey is needed to reach a view on compartmentation, we say so rather than implying assurance we cannot give.
Common questions
Fire Safety, answered plainly.
How often does the assessment need reviewing?
Regularly, and always after a material change — a layout alteration, a change of use, a change in occupancy or a fire. For most premises an annual review with a full reassessment on change is proportionate.
Is this an intrusive survey?
The standard assessment is non-intrusive. Where the construction cannot be verified without opening up, we flag it as a limitation and recommend the specific intrusive work needed.
Can you assess a building under construction?
Yes. Fire safety during construction is its own duty, covering temporary arrangements, hot works, escape routes and the interface with occupied parts of the building.