Fire safety insights, compliance guides, and industry updates.
A clear guide to fire risk assessments in the UK: who needs one, what the law requires, the five-step process, and how often to review. Written for assessors and responsible persons.
Scotland has its own fire safety law, and it differs from England's on records, flats and who holds the duty.
Every building is different. The right software writes each report to match.
What a fire risk assessor's audit trail must capture, why excluded questions need written reasons, and how a report is amended after sign-off.
Yes. In England and Wales the Fire Safety Order applies the moment a guest pays to stay, even for one night, and the assessment must be written down.
The law requires a competent person, and the responsible person carries the risk, so here is what competence means and how to check an assessor has it.
Twelve months is the standard interval for reviewing a fire risk assessment, and here is what forces an earlier one, and when a review is not enough.
Download a free residential fire risk assessment template for blocks of flats, HMOs and sheltered housing. Structured to BS 9792:2025, in PDF or editable Word, no sign-up.
When landlords in England need a fire risk assessment, what it must cover in HMOs and blocks of flats, and the duties that apply to every rented home.
The HSE does not publish a fire risk assessment template. What the HSE template actually covers, and the official UK guidance to use in its place.
A section by section look at a completed UK fire risk assessment: premises details, hazards, risk rating, significant findings and the action plan.
BS 9792:2025 replaced PAS 79-2 for housing fire risk assessments. What changed, what the nine-step methodology means in practice, and how assessors should adapt.
What separates a strong PAS 79-1 fire risk assessment from a weak one? Practical guidance on report quality, common pitfalls, and what enforcing authorities expect.
Since October 2023, every fire risk assessment must be recorded in full. What you must document, how long to keep records, and why the trail protects you.