Fire Safety Audit

With the introduction of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Fire Authorities will no longer annually carry out fire safety audits of buildings to monitor compliance and fire safety.

The Fire Authorities are sample auditing buildings on a fire risk or building profile basis in an enforcement capacity only. Non-compliance with the Articles of the RR(FS)O may result in enforcement action which may result in the issue of an “Enforcement Notice” or “Prohibition/Restriction of Use”

It is therefore a statutory duty for the responsible person to ensure that the premises fully comply with the eighteen Articles of the RR(FS)O through regular Fire Safety Audits.

An audit is not an assessment of risk, but a compliance review of the safety provisions within the building.

A Fire Safety Audit should assess for suitability and compliance the following:

means of escape
emergency lighting
fire fighting equipment
fire procedures
fire separation
fire protection
fire signage
disabled access and escape provisions
flammable storage facilities
recording strategies
training provision

FSMC offer a Fire Safety Audit service designed to meet the requirements of the RR(FS)O and is intended to compliment the Fire Safety Risk Assessment, Fire Safety Manual and to in part devolve the responsibility of:

building owners and occupiers
managing agents
occupiers
prospective purchases or lease holders of buildings

Our audit procedure adopts the same process and principles adopted by the Fire Authority and use an identical approach and scoring strategy as detailed in the HSE Enforcement Management Model.

By instructing FSMC to carry out a Fire Safety Audit, RR(FS)O compliance is assured and enforcement action avoided.