A fire risk assessment that an enforcing officer can actually use, significant findings prioritised, action plan dated, and a written re-assessment trigger so you know when it expires.
A structured, written assessment of the fire risk in a building under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, carried out to PAS 79 methodology by a competent assessor and signed against named premises.
The 'Responsible Person' for any non-domestic premises and the common areas of any HMO or block of flats, landlords, employers, building owners, managing agents and freeholders.
Annually for higher-risk premises; every 1–3 years otherwise; immediately after a fire, a near-miss, a layout change, or a change of occupancy.
The RRFSO 2005 requires a written FRA for premises with 5 or more occupants. Without one, the Responsible Person is in breach the moment the building opens.
After a serious incident, the FRA is the first document the fire authority requests. A template-only FRA accelerates prosecution rather than defending against it.
We review your existing FRA (if any), drawings, fire alarm certificates and EICR before attending, saves you paying us to read on site.
Common parts, escape routes, fire-resisting construction, alarm provision, lighting and signage, sampled to the agreed FRA type.
Visual or intrusive sampling of flat entrance doors, ceilings, service penetrations and roof-space separation, flagged as required by your FRA type.
Each finding prioritised P1–P3 with a target completion date, a named responsibility and an estimated cost band.
Full PAS 79 report delivered digitally with a written re-assessment trigger date. We diary the review reminder for you.
Written to PAS 79, accepted by South Wales Fire & Rescue and Welsh local authorities on inspection.
Every finding has a date, a name and a cost, not just 'consider further'.
We re-assess against the previous report so progress is visible, not a clean-slate every visit.
Type 2 and Type 4 assessments include intrusive sampling, we do not subcontract this and we do not skip it.
Where we also install or service your alarm, FRA findings feed straight into the service brief, no duplication.
Per-unit or per-floor pricing published before the visit. No per-finding fee.
Fire risk assessment is structured by the four PAS 79 types depending on how invasive the survey is. The right type for your premises depends on use, occupancy and known historical issues.
Standard FRA for blocks of flats and small HMOs. Reviews escape routes, alarm, lighting, signage and visual evidence of compartmentation. Does not include intrusive sampling. Suitable as a baseline assessment for low-rise, low-risk properties.
Includes intrusive sampling of compartmentation in agreed areas, typically following building-fabric concerns. Required where Type 1 findings indicate possible compartmentation defects.
Extends Type 1 into a sample of flats, escape doors, smoke alarms, flat entrance door condition. Common after a near-miss or change of management.
The most comprehensive, combines Type 2 and Type 3 with intrusive sampling in flats. Typical after a fire incident or where remedial works are planned.
Under the Building Safety Act 2022, buildings 18m+ or 7+ storeys have additional duties. We refer those out to a specialist HRB-registered assessor and do not pretend we can sign them off ourselves.
Higher-risk premises: annual. Most HMOs: 1–2 years. Lower-risk commercial: up to 3 years. Always re-assess after a fire, near-miss, change of use or significant layout change.
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