Fire Risk Assessments

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.

I own a one bedroom house with its own front door and integral garage. Once in the front door, to get to the one level living accommodation you climb the stairs. My house is the only one like this in the development. Under a large part of my property are 2 parking spaces for 2 neighbours who rent. I do not know who owns the properties. One neighbour repeatedly stores things and uses the space as a open shed! There is a gas bottle, an empty (I hope) petrol can, old furniture etc. etc. These are mainly against my garage wall, (making it awkward to read my gas meter) but under my bedroom, kitchen and lounge floor. I have mentioned my concern to the offending person in the pa…

Hi have a shop with flat behind it with its own entrance escape route,and two flats above with their own entrances escape routes.will be upgrading fire barrier to 60 min .at present have mains aico alarm in each flat with radio link interlinking all flats .there are no common areas.

I am about to sign a contract for our charity to be based in a serviced office for two years. I have seen that they have emergency exits and a fire alarm system. Before I sign the contract should I be asking to see a certain piece of paperwork that says that they are fire compliant? If possible, please could you get back to me today? Many thanks for your help. Tobi

Hi all, My name is Alex and I am looking to refit and open a new menswear retail shop. The shop is situated in a shopping village behind a garden centre in the green belt area of Bracknell. It currently has no second entrance/exit and no sprinkler system. It is just a shell of a building. I am planning to fill it up with lights, fabrics and stud walls. Can you tell me what requirements I need to do as a tennant to meet fire safety regulations? E.g. Do I need to buy safety signage and fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems, alarms etc?

Hello A question that I cannot find the answer online to. A friend of mine has a flat (freehold) in a 3 story converted Victorian town house, there are 3 flats in total. 1 is rented out the other 2 are owned. The common area staircase is only on two floors. My question is Will he need a hard wired fire alarm system? thank you Simon

Hello there I live in a leasehold property on three floors with four flats. There are two on the first floor and two on the second. Garages and storerooms on the ground floor. There is plenty of natural light on all three floors through a communal front and back door and plenty of light. Our managing agents are saying that from the Fire risk assessment we need emergency lighting and fire detectors. The staircase is not complicated - the building is not converted and we have plenty of lighting as it is. Apparently from the report these changes were recommended but not considered essential. It seems they just want to make money from us. Where do we stand please?

We have had an independent fire risk assessment undertaken at my small offices and warehouse. They have asked us to change all existing hinges on our fire doors and add a third, central one, on all fire doors. These doors have been as is for 30+ years. Is this correct? And would it be a recommendation or a legal requirement?

We are setting up a Buddhist retreat centre, we have the local council building inspector advising us on fire route, equipement, lighting etc and will inspect at the end of the month to sign off building regulations so we can open to the general public. Our electrician has said we have to have a fire safety inspection before we can open to the public, is this true please and how do we know if we have everything you require in place too? any advice would be much appreciated.

Hi all. Quick question if I may. How deep should an FRA go? Basically, I have had an FRA carried out on my two storey office (mainly admin with a kitchen and canteen). The report seems fairly comprehensive. I also have a separate company who service my alarm system which includes advice on detectors etc. The company who service my alarm have picked up that I require a 'fire alarm fused spur' to provide a safe method for safely isolating the mains voltage supply to the fire alarm. They also picked up that one or two detectors should be smoke rather than heat, which is presently installed. Should my Fire Risk Assessment have picked this up or were they only …