Daily:

Check fire alarm panel is powered and fault-free
Check all escape routes are accessible and escape doors/gates are able to be opened without the use of a key

Weekly:

Test of manual call-point (different one per week) to ensure this activates the fire alarm and the smoke-ventilation system
Check fire extinguishers are present, sealed, and in correct pressure where gauge is present

Monthly:

Short-test of emergency lighting

Six-monthly:

Inspection of fire-resisting doors to BS8214
Service of fire alarm system to BS5839
Service of smoke ventilation and/or ancillary
equipment/services for fire protection to BS7273
Inspection of dry riser/s to BS9990
Conduct fire drill

Annually:

Full-duration-test of emergency lighting to BS5266
Test of dry riser/s to BS9990
Service of fire extinguishers to BS5306
Service of sprinker system to BS EN 12845
Test of private fire hydrant to BS9990
Test of lightning protection system to BS EN 62305
We suggest a test of portable electrical appliances, maintenance of fixed heating/cooling systems and cooking/laundry appliances/ductwork etc.
Review (and revise if necessary) your fire risk assessment

5 Yearly:

Test of electrical wiring to IEE regulations (in commercial buildings)

Note that the daily, weekly and monthly checks/tests are typically carried out in-house, and others by independent contractors.

Fire extinguishers

(works undertaken to BS5306 recommendations)

Our services and methods include:

Servicing your existing extinguishers, refilling used extinguishers
Amending/adding-to your existing extinguisher layout
Supplying, installing, wall-mounting new extinguishers
Advising on the quantities and types of extinguishers your premises require, and on the appropriate locations at which the extinguishers are required, based on a risk assessment of your premises
Considering life-protection, building-protection, and ease of in-house checks and maintenance
Taking a balanced approach to help ensure that the cost of the extinguisher-layout is proportionate to the protection it provides
At point of installation or the first service we undertake, providing your staff with a brief demonstration on how to use them
Supplying/fitting fire extinguisher signs, fire alarm signs, fire action signs, fire exit signs and fire-door signs
Providing a service-certificate, outlined report, and detailed inventory, all included in one typed document, emailed or posted to you

Fire alarms

(works undertaken to BS5839 recommendations)

Our services and methods include:

Servicing your existing fire alarm system
Amending/adding-to your existing fire alarm system
Installing a new fire alarm system, from independent battery-operated alarms to mains-powered radio-linked smoke/heat alarms, to panel-controlled wired systems
Advising on the most appropriate choice of system based on a risk assessment of your premises, considering life-protection, building-protection, false-alarm reduction, and ease of in-house checks and maintenance
Taking a balanced approach to help ensure that the cost of the system and components is proportionate to the protection they provide
Showing you how to conduct an in-house test of your fire alarm system, and how to operate the fire alarm control panel in the event of a false alarm
Providing a service-certificate, outlined report, and detailed inventory, all included in one typed document, emailed or posted to you

Emergency lighting

(works undertaken to BS5266 recommendations)

Our services and methods include:

Testing/rectifying your existing emergency lights
Amending/adding-to your existing emergency lighting system
Installing a new emergency lighting system
Advising on the most appropriate layout, based on a risk assessment of your premises
Taking a balanced approach to help ensure that the cost of the system and components is proportionate to the protection they provide
Showing you how to conduct an in-house test of your emergency lighting
Providing a service-certificate, outlined report, and detailed inventory, all included in one typed document, emailed or posted to you

Fire risk assessments

(in accordance with The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005)

These are undertaken by me – Nick Jones. I am a fire risk assessor, equipped with years of experience, study and training.

My fire risk assessment method includes:

A brief consultation via email or phone prior to the site-visit
A site-visit to include an inspection of all relevant areas and rooms
A further brief consultation via email or phone (or in person on-site)
Preparation and submission of the final assessment report by email

Details of what this project involves are outlined below. However, be free to request further information or a quotation, by emailing me.

A fire risk assessment is a legal requirement for any non-domestic premises in England and Wales, including the communal parts of blocks of flats and the communal parts of houses in multiple occupation.
The fire risk assessment needs to be reviewed and revised when necessary.
For comprehensive guidance regarding fire risk assessments of various types of premises, please refer to documents to which the links are below. These are the documents on which I base my fire risk assessing and my resultant recommendations.

For commercial premises, the process involves a minimum of:

An inspection of all areas of the building or site
A consultation to determine the existing fire-safety strategy and maintenances of the building
The preparation of the final report

For residential buildings, the process involves a minimum of:

Consultation (by phone is often sufficient)
An inspection of all communal areas of the building
A brief inspection of a sample flat-entrance door
A check of the type of smoke/heat alarm within a sample flat-entrance hallway
The preparation of the final report

Depending on what we find and on which level of fire risk assessment is required, further inspection and investigation may be necessary, but this is unlikely in most cases.

A fire risk assessment does not include a test or service of any fire-safety items within the premises assessed, and does not include the supply/installation of any fire-safety equipment, but it will often include an assessment of the design/layout of such items.

A completed fire risk assessment report is not a certificate that your building or site is then safe. The report will normally contain recommendations (in grouped priority-levels) that when acted upon, will increase the level of fire-safety and lower the fire-safety risk within the building. Where possible, I ensure that my recommendations are balanced; that the cost and effort of acting upon them is proportionate to the fire-safety advantage gained. It is also important to remember that it is not possible to achieve zero risk.

I cannot enforce any recommendations I may make; they are for your Responsible Person to consider and act upon.

In order for me to provide a quotation, I will request that you kindly provide me with as many of the following details as you are able:

Name, address and post-code of the building/site
Whether the assessment is to be of the whole building or of a section within it

And for the section to be assessed:

A brief description of its purpose or main use (block of flats, factory, office, care home etc)
The number of storeys (ground floor and above) (outline if any mezzanine floors)
Whether it has an attic or basement
The number of internal and external staircases
The number of final fire exits on the ground floor

Fire safety training

We provide brief, simple and clear demonstrations/training to our existing customers in the use of fire extinguishers, the use of the fire alarm panel, and in how to carry out in-house checks/tests of the fire safety equipment as per the servicing schedules and when section which can be accessed using the button below.

Fire safety advice

We are always happy to provide fire-safety advice to new and existing customers. This service is often free, although we may need to charge a fee if a site-visit or extensive time is required.