Fire Risk Assessments
Fire Risk Assessments
Fire risk assessments are required by law for most businesses and can help to prevent fires as well as protect your property and assets in the event of a fire.
Step 1
Identify fire hazards
How could a fire start?
What could burn?
Step 2
People at risk
Identify who is at risk and whether the risk is greater for some people.
Step 3
Evaluate, and act
Evaluate your findings, remove potential fire risks and take action to protect your premises and people.
Step 4
Record, plan and train
Keep a record of any fire hazards and what you have done to reduce them. Have a clear plan of how to prevent fire and train your staff what to do in the event of fire.
Step 5
Review
Review the fire risk assessment and identify any particular changes in risk.
At Safety Forward our fire risk assessment approach is pragmatic. We do not sell fire-fighting equipment or alarm systems, so our assessment recommendations will be based solely on your safety and business needs, and not commercially based.
A fire risk assessment is a legal requirement for most UK businesses, landlords, and property managers. It is the foundation of effective fire safety management — helping to prevent fires, protect lives, and safeguard property and assets.
At Safety Forward, our IFE-qualified fire risk assessors carry out professional assessments in line with government-approved PAS 79 standards. We provide clear, independent recommendations designed around your safety and compliance needs — never driven by sales of fire alarms or equipment.
Our qualified fire risk assessor will visit your site, look at your fire safety records and then undertake a site walk-around. Following this we will provide you with a professional fire risk assessment report and prioritised recommendations, where necessary, to improve your fire safety management.
Our fire risk assessors are experienced IFE professionals, regularly carrying out fire risk assessments for businesses, apartment buildings, and communal areas required by solicitors, agents, landlords and homeowners.
A fire risk assessment will provide you with a professional report, which identifies your fire safety compliance, servicing of equipment, access & escape routes, signage and locks.
What Our fire risk assessments include:
- Emergency routes and exits
- Fire detection and warning systems
- Firefighting equipment
- The removal or safe storage of dangerous substances
- An emergency fire evacuation plan
- The needs of vulnerable people, for example the elderly, young children or those with disabilities
- Providing information to employees and other people on the premises
- Staff fire safety training
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Fires need three things to start
Heat
A source of ignition including heaters, lighting, naked flames, electrical equipment, smokers’ materials (cigarettes, matches etc), and anything else that can get very hot or cause sparks.
Fuel
Something that burns. A sources of fuel includes wood, paper, plastic, rubber or foam, loose packaging materials, waste rubbish and furniture.
Oxygen
Sources of oxygen include: the air around us.
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We provide a wide and varied range of services including:
Why choose Safety Forward for your fire risk assessment?
Independent advice — we don’t sell equipment, so our recommendations are impartial.
Qualified experts — all assessors are IFE professionals with extensive industry experience.
Compliant reporting — assessments formatted to PAS 79 standards.
UK-wide coverage — serving businesses and property managers across the country.
Clear, actionable results — prioritised recommendations you can implement immediately.