Good morning, I test my fire call points on a weekly basis and log the results in my fire log book. How long do I need to keep these records for? At present I have 7 years worth.

The Fire Safety Order makes no requirement to record maintenance activities, let alone keep any such records for a set period. So the only comments possible must surely be advice and best practice, rather than any statutory obligation? There is no set time frame I would suggest to keep records for at least two years, as it will show any inspector that you haven’t just filled in the book before he or she came!

In addition to the above, for advice and best practice I would use BS 5839 Part 1 AMD 2013 which recommends keeping records, but nothing on how long to retain them. I would say keep them as long as they are of some use and give an arbitrary time, as suggested, of two to three years is about right.