Fire Risk Assessments

Ive just recently moved on to doing FRA's for residential properties such as flats and HMO's, ive always used the PAS79 format but I find its designed for more industrial than residential properties. Could I ask if someone could give me a more appropriate format please? My talent on a computer is limited to filling in forms and not designing one unfortunately

Hi I live in a purpose built block of 15 flats built in 1974, over 4 strories, will the doors still cover the current regulations ,as they were built to regulations made in 1974

Hi I am new to this world and am just starting to go out and carry out fire risk assessments with a mentor. However, the big thing that confuses me is when does a door need to be a fire door?? I understand that you need fire doors to compartment hazard areas such as kitchens, plant rooms, etc. But also escape routes... when does a corridor or passage way officially become an escape route? We went to a small health care building today. A small passageway / corridor [no more than 12m] had a mixture of fire doors and non-fire doors! All store cupboards along the passageway had fire doors. There were escape options at each end of the passageway / corridor …

I am in the process of assessing a site and I have come across something unusual. My client owns a block of flats and two particular flats in question are served by their own hall (quite small, about 8' x 4'). Both of these flats are leased, however the hall has been retained by the landlord. Both lease holders have replaced their doors which are now not compliant FD30 doors. My question is: Will this hallway have to be treated as any other hall serving the rest of the block ie. take into consideration that the compartmentation is not up to scratch and pursue the lease holders in renewing their doors? Thanks in advance, Chris.

Hi, The Hospital where I work is looking to employ an FDIS Certified Fire Door Inspector to survey and report on the existing fire doors in our 3-storey residential flat blocks on site, which are occupied by a mixture of student nurses, doctors and their families. Many of the flats house multiple occupants in bedsit rooms with a shared kitchen and bathroom. Having met with said Fire Door Inspector he has informed us that although several of us are trained Fire Risk Assessors (with experience of assessing flat blocks and HMO's) that we aren't certified and are thus unable to check fire doors sufficiently to say whether they are compliant with Building Regulation…

Hi. Just found your site from a Google search. Essentially my neighbour has a lot if bonfires. He burns many different things at all times of the day which obviously is very irritating on a lovely hot sunny bank holiday. My concern is what he's burning. Today's offering was a double divan bed & mattress. Not only does it stink but having dashed out to get my washing in i find my nose is sore and my eyes. I'm worried there are fumes going up with the smoke that are harmful. We are not a no-smoke area, but is what he's doing dangerous? Hope you can help!

There is a domestic flat which the building lets out. Should the fire alarm system have fire sounders from the offices in the domestic premises? And should the premises have automatic fire detection that informs the offices of fire from the flat? TD

There is a domestic flat which the building lets out. Should the fire alarm system have fire sounders from the offices in the domestic premises? And should the premises have automatic fire detection that informs the offices of fire from the flat? TD

Hello, can anyone help with this please? we live in a flat which is a large converted house (8 flats). All flat owners are part of the management team. We have had a fire risk assessment completed but wanted to know is any of this a legal requirement, Most comments have the word 'recommended' by the side. Also is our buildings insurance affected by any of the comments? thank you sarah

I own a restaurant which contains lots of old and reclaimed furniture. is it a legal requirement to hold a fire resistance certificate? It has been mentioned in a recent FRA and that the risk was 'tolerable'. thanks

Hi Can anyone shed light on why LaCORS advises both a heat and smoke detector in the lobby of a flat opening on to the escape route? If the smoke alarm goes off isn't this sufficient to alert the other flats by interlinking instead of the heat detector which will go off at a higher temperature? I'm looking at bottom page 25-26 of the guide. Many thanks

Hi I am setting up a small glamping site and have a bathroom block that is approx. 48m sq . There will be 3 shower rooms with loos and one kitchen. The building is timber with a metal roof. I have just been asked about getting it fire inspected but don't quite know what to do. Can you advise please. I am in North Gloucestershire. GL55 6PN Jane

Hi I am selling my flat where I have the leasehold, however I do also own the freehold for my flat and the one above in a converted Victirian house. We have a small communal area of approx 2m squared in the entrance. The buyers solicitors have requested as the landlord and freeholder, that I must supply a risk assessment to comply with the fire safety order for the whole of the building, both flats and communal area. The second is owned by someone else and rented out. Can you advise what I need to be doing please. Thanks.

Hi, I'm working on a fire risk assessment as part of my education. The building in question is warehouse and offices. The third floor of the offices is a penthouse apartment which is lead to by a spiral accommodation stair. Up with the penthouse are three self-contained flats (the penthouse and flats are for the company owner and guests when they visit). What i want to know is what means of escape is required from up there? Currently, it is just the accommodation stair up to the third floor. There is a fire exit up there but this just leads on to a flat roof with no way down to the ground. Any information would be much appreciated for my self-development. I've check…

We live in a victorian house that was converted into two flats. Each flat has a share of the freehold so we are both landlords. We recently had a fire risk assessment carried out on our communal areas, each are just a small entrance, a small landing and 2 flights of stairs, and we are now required to install emergency lighting, interconnecting fire detectors and manual fire call points. We had an electrician around today that noted that in order to perform the works, a landlord supply/meter is required for the devices to be plugged in to. Is such a meter really required or can we "argue" that as we are both landlords we could choose one of the meters to be used …

I am in the process of buy a children nursery and have tenants who will manage it. I needed advice on who should pay for and be responsible for it. regards Riz

Hi having a querie relating to alarms. A commercial premises has an 8 zoned alarm panel,multiple manual call points and linked heat and smoke detectors. This system appears to me to be a part 1 but the last engineers report states Part 6. Any help would be appreciated

Hi all, My landlord ( a Housing Association) has now declared that the porch that connects only 2 flats is now a communal area. As this is not maintained by them, ie: cleaning etc should this be classed as communal? Even the electricity the powers the light in the porch runs of My electricity and I pay the bill for it. They have told Us that We can no longer have mats by our front door's or even a net curtain up at the window, which was a way of stopping the low life in the area watching us go in and out of the flats, as this is classed as a risk. I don't think the front doors are fire proof ones so should they now replace these?

Hello, I own a flat in a building comprising four flats. We share the freehold between us, and there is a common area of stairs and landings. We had a fire assessment done, two years ago. Do we need to act on its recommendations, which suggest installing fire doors for each flat (as they feed onto the common areas), and smoke alarms on each common area floor?

Hi, I am selling a flat in a Victorian house that has been converted into 3 flats. My flat is the ground floor flat. I believe the door on to the communal hall is a fire door along with the other door from the kitchen into the bedroom (all be it older fire doors), but cannot prove they are fire doors. I bought the flat off a Housing Association and have not changed the doors. I have lived there myself and never rented and am selling to another owner occupier. My buyers solicitor is not happy about the doors as I have no proof. What is the situation, do I have to change them. JJ

Hi Peter, I would like to find out how quickly do newly built property have to be Fire Risk Assessed. Mainly referring to residential properties. Some say its four weeks within occupation, I have heard others say within 6 months of occupation. Is the a rule on this? Thanks

Hi, I have being asked to install basic electrics,sockets and lights for 4x industrial units. Question is, do the owners have to supply a fire alarm systems (no one knows what the new clients will use the units for)?

I own 2 flats in a converted house which is split into 4 flats. I need to change the main communal front door. I know the doors into the flats from the communal area need to be fire doors. But does the main front door into the communal hallway need to be a fire door?

Where would I find the relevant fire safety guidelines for this? Thanks David

I own a flat which has its own exits front and rear i have been told i need a risk assessment is this right.