Small business owners, landlords and managers in England and Wales

What kind of premises is it?

Free fire risk assessment record for a shop, office, cafe or small venue in England and Wales, built on the five steps in government guidance.

  • Free to read
  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Hands off to the right door
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ePlan fills in

  • Building outlines
  • Listed building status
  • Company details

How it works

Fire risk assessment record, from one answer

  1. Describe the premises, who uses it and what could start a fire.
  2. ePlan walks the five steps and fills the record from your answers.
  3. Read the free record. Building work with planning conditions? Start a construction management plan draft.

What you get

Fire risk assessment record and 1 more document

The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Construction management plan door.

The first draft

Fire risk assessment record (free)

  1. Premises and responsible person
  2. Step 1: fire hazards
  3. Step 2: people at risk
  4. Step 3: evaluate, remove or reduce the risks
  5. Step 4: record findings, emergency plan and training
  6. Step 5: review dates

Modeled on: Fire safety risk assessment: 5-step checklist (gov.uk); Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, art 9

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Emergency plan

  1. Raising the alarm
  2. Escape routes and assembly point
  3. Staff roles
  4. Training records

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

1 October 2023

is the date the law changed so every fire risk assessment, and every review of one, must be recorded
Source: Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, art 9(6), as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022

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Questions

Fire risk assessment record: what people ask

Can I do the fire risk assessment myself?

Yes. You can do it yourself with the help of standard fire safety risk assessment guides. If you don't have the expertise or time, appoint a competent person to help, such as a professional risk assessor.

Source: gov.uk

Does the assessment have to be written down?

Yes. As soon as practicable after making or reviewing it, the responsible person must record the assessment, including its findings, the fire safety measures taken or planned, and any group of people identified as especially at risk.

Source: legislation.gov.uk

What are the five steps?

Identify fire hazards; identify people at risk; evaluate, remove or reduce the risks; record your findings, prepare an emergency plan and provide training; then review and update the assessment regularly.

Source: gov.uk

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