How Long does a Fire Risk Assessment Last For before i have to renew it ?

Fire Risk Assessments should be renewed as a maximum every 4 years to allow for new legislation to be included in your report to safeguard all occupants with in your building .

Question ? Who is responsible for the Fire Risk Assessment to be carried out in a purpose Built / Converted House Block of Flats Communal Areas in the United Kingdom .

Question ? Who is responsible for the Fire Risk Assessment to be carried out in a purpose-built / Converted House Block of Flats Communal Areas in the United Kingdom . Answer , A designated Person is responsible for a Fire Risk assessment in a UK Block of Flats , usually the secretary of the Apartment Blocks Tenants Association , they are known as the responsible person and have a legal obligation to make sure the assessment is carried out every 4 years by law .

FIRE RISK ASSESSOR

WE ARE FIRE RISK ASSESSORS

WE CARRY OUT FIRE RISK ASSESSMENTS IN UK HOMES AND BUSINESS PREMISES

CALL 0800 776 5018

THE FIRE SAFETY ORDER 2005 DOES NOT INCLUDE FAMILY HOMES WITH ONLY ONE FAMILY PRESENT BUT WE ARE GETTING REQUESTS FROM CUSTOMERS THAT THE COUNCIL IS NOW REQUIRING AN ANNUAL FIRE CERTIFICATE FOR FAMILY HOMES WHICH THEY ARE ENFORCING UNDER HHSRS ( Housing Health and Safety Rating

Systems ) RULES ( Catergory 1 ) Covering Fire Hazards ) Enforced by the Housing Act 2004

We Would Charge £350.00 for carrying out such an Inspection up to a 3 Bedroom House and £400 up to a 5 Bedroomed House . Please note that you need to be an Engineer to carry out one of these tests and on this occassion it is not something you can do yourself .

BACS / CHAPS PAYMENTS TO

FIRE INSPECTOR

ACCOUNT NO : 63385652

SORT CODE : 089250

All of our engineers are are affiliate members of the Institution of Fire Engineers

SERVICES

Fire Risk Assessment in a Church or Community Hall on 0844 802 5191

FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNAL HALLWAY . CALL 0800 832 1198

Fire Risk Assessment in a Clinic / Dental Surgery / Doctors Surgery on 0844 802 5191

Fire Risk Assessment in a Nursing / Care Home on 0844 802 5191

Fire Risk Assessment in a Hotel / Guest House on 0844 802 5191

Fire Risk Assessment in a Pub or Restaurant on 0844 802 5191

Fire Risk Assessment in an Office / Retail Unit on 0844 802 5191

Fire Risk Assessment in an H.M.O. on 0844 802 5191

Fire Risk Assessment in a School on 0844 802 5191

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FIRE RISK ASSESSMENTS

BUSINESS AND BUILDING OWNERS MUST HAVE A FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT ( Carried out by a Fire Risk Assessor ) IN PLACE TO ENABLE THE PUBLIC TO VISIT THERE PREMISES ( Every 4 Years , reviewed every 2 years ) THIS AFFECTS ALL BUSINESS PREMISES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THEY HAVE .

THIS CAME IN TO EFFECT IN 2022 UNDER NEW LEGISLATION OF THE BUILDING SAFETY ACT 2022 .

YOU CAN BE PROSECUTED FOR NOT HAVING A FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT AS IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO TRADE WITH OUT ONE , THE PENALTY CAN BE UNLIMITED FINES OR UP TO 2 YEARS IN PRISON .

BUILDING OWNERS MUST ALSO PROVIDE A FIRE STRATEGY REPORT ( carried out by a Fire Engineer )

TO THERE TENANTS OR LEASEHOLDERS , THIS IS A LENGTHY DOCUMENT USUALLY ABOUT 100 PAGES EXPLAINING THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING AND ALL THE REGULATIONS THAT APPLY . THIS WAS INTRODUCED IN 2010 UNDER SECTION 38 OF THE BUILD REGULATIONS BUT IS NOW BEING ENFORCED BY THE FIRE BRIGADE AND BUILDING CONTROL DEPARTMENT IN YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITY UNDER THE BUILDING SAFETY ACT 2022 , NON COMPLIANCE OF THESE FACTORS CAN RESULT IN A PROHIBITION NOTICE BEING PLACED ON YOUR PREMISES ( Closing Your Business Premises ) UNTIL RECTIFICATION WORKS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT .

THE FIRE BRIGADE HAS BEEN IN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF 2025 BEEN SENDING OUT TEAMS OF TECHNICIANS TO IDENTIFY FAULTS IN BUSINESS PREMISES WITH FIRE INSPECTORS TO CATCH PEOPLE OUT AND CARRY OUT WHAT WE HAVE EXPLAINED ABOVE .

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