Stair Consultancy

Fire Risk Assessment - Managing Occupied Buildings

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) sets out the law on construction site general fire safety. The FSO requires that a “responsible person“ must carry out, and keep up to date, a risk assessment and implement appropriate measures to minimise the risk to life and property from fire.

The landlord is responsible for ensuring there is co-operation and co-ordination between tenants on site. Stair Consultancy will ensure a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment is carried out. This will consider/include:

• review building design and layout / travel distances / means of escape
• a non-destructive inspection of the site common areas including plant rooms / compartmentation
• a review of the management / evacuation procedures / fire drills (if applicable)
• tenant monitoring
• housekeeping
• ignition sources
• fire prevention / maintenance
• security / risk of arson
• use of contractors
• provisions for people at particular risk

Fire risk assessments are drafted within one week of the site visit and issued to the client in either a printed or electronic format.